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Having studied at the prestigious Parsons the New School for Design in New York City, Fiona Dieffenbacher started out working for Donna Karan and was mentored by both Michael Kors and Anna Sui. She later opened her own boutique, and her collections retailed across the US and Japan. Fiona is now Program Director of the BFA Fashion Design course at Parsons. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Having studied at the prestigious Parsons the New School for Design in New York City, Fiona Dieffenbacher started out working for Donna Karan and was mentored by both Michael Kors and Anna Sui. She later opened her own boutique, and her collections retailed across the US and Japan. Fiona is now Program Director of the BFA Fashion Design course at Parsons. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Alice Kettle is Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and Visiting Professor at the Centre for Real World Learning University of Winchester, UK. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Having studied at the prestigious Parsons the New School for Design in New York City, Fiona Dieffenbacher started out working for Donna Karan and was mentored by both Michael Kors and Anna Sui. She later opened her own boutique, and her collections retailed across the US and Japan. Fiona is now Program Director of the BFA Fashion Design course at Parsons. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Originally from California, Angie Boothroyd worked as a graphic designer when she moved to London in 1994. She then retrained in jewellery at London Guildhall University and then at the Royal College of Art where she completed her MA in 2001. Angie set up a workshop at Cockpit Arts with the help of a Cockpit Arts Seedbed Award and a Setting Up Grant from the Crafts Council. Since then she has exhibited her work throughout the UK and abroad, including such prestigious events as Origin: The London Craft Fair, Goldsmiths’ Fair, and COLLECT. She has taught jewellery making at a variety of institutions. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

David Shaw worked in fashion buying for over 20 years for some of the UK’s most famous high street fashion retailers. He is now an academic, consultant trainer and writer on fashion retailing and marketing. David has lectured at the London College of Fashion, Nottingham Trent University, Middlesex University, University of Surrey, Northumbria University and The Institute Marangoni in the UK, as well as the Dublin Institute of Technology and Macquarie University, Sydney. He has previously published four titles on fashion buying, marketing and management for Routledge, Macmillan and Springer-Verlag. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Dimitri Koumbis is the Creative Director of Situ Retail Environments, which is a design firm that focuses on consumer research, demographic and trading area studies, branding, store design and visual merchandising/display for retailers. He is also Adjunct Faculty, Fashion Merchandising and Marketing at The Art Institute of New York where he teaches Contemporary Retail Environments, Store Design, Visual Merchandising, Branding, Trends/Forecasting, Textiles, Portfolio, and Apparel/HR Management. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Elizabeth Galton is a celebrated British creative talent. Former Creative Director of Links of London, Elizabeth successfully modernized the brand's design. Elizabeth has consulted for many high-profile brands including Swarovski, Liberty and Harvey Nichols. She is a graduate of the Royal College of Art and visiting lecturer at the University of the Arts, the London College of Fashion and Central Saint Martins. She was appointed an official ambassador for London Jewellery Week in 2011. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Alice Kettle is Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and Visiting Professor at the Centre for Real World Learning University of Winchester, UK. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Elinor Renfrew is Associate Head of the Design School and Director for Fashion at Kingston University, UK. Elinor graduated from the renowned MA Fashion course at Central St Martin's, UK and worked in the fashion industry for 10 years before going into education when she moved to Melbourne, Australia, where she taught at RMIT. She has also taught at Manchester Metropolitan University, Edinburgh College of Art and Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication, UK. Elinor has recently been awarded an associate Professorship and is a member of the Graduate Fashion Week and British Fashion Council Steering Committees. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Colin Renfrew is Pro Vice Chancellor Dean at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He graduated in Printed Textiles from Glasgow School of Art and went on to complete an MA from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. Colin has over 30 years' experience in fashion education in the UK, Australia, Sri Lanka and Russia. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology and the China Academy of Art. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.

Dimitri Koumbis is the Creative Director of Situ Retail Environments, which is a design firm that focuses on consumer research, demographic and trading area studies, branding, store design and visual merchandising/display for retailers. He is also Adjunct Faculty, Fashion Merchandising and Marketing at The Art Institute of New York where he teaches Contemporary Retail Environments, Store Design, Visual Merchandising, Branding, Trends/Forecasting, Textiles, Portfolio, and Apparel/HR Management. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.