BA (Hons) Fashion Design
Make your cutting-edge designs ready for the catwalk. This degree will nurture your creativity through practical experience from tailoring to streetwear in our specialist fashion studios.
Laura Marsh
Senior Lecturer
Department of Art and Music
Biography
Laura graduated from Northumbria University in 2001 with a BA (Hons) Fashion. While studying, she undertook work placements at Katharine Hamnett and Jasper Conran.
After graduating, Laura worked for a small surf wear brand as a design assistant. From 2003, she worked for Smith & Pye, a leading specialist design agency sourcing designers and building design teams for a wide range of international fashion brands. In 2007, Laura took the PGCLTHE at Solent, and started teaching on the fashion degree programmes.
Further information
From 2003, Laura worked for Smith & Pye, a leading specialist design agency sourcing designers and building design teams for a wide range of international fashion brands. She was promoted to senior consultant, overseeing accounts with Arcadia, Louis Vuitton, Next and Gap. She advised brands on recruitment, and designers on their portfolio in London, New York and Paris. She also attended Graduate Fashion Week and graduate shows, handpicking the best graduates.
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