John Walford

Visiting Lecturer

Professional Biography

John's module tries to open up the students creativity and analytical skills regarding fashion. Graduates from his module have a high employment rate within the industry.

Qualifications

  • BA (Hons) 

Past Employment

Started Graduate Fashion Week and Fashion Scout.

John has produced fashions shows all over the globe for designers as diverse as Vivienne Westwood, Romeo Gigli and Manish Arora. He is also involved with both Shanghai fashion Week and Shenzhen Fashion Week.

Teaching

Over the course of the module, students learn how to produce fashion shows looking at all aspects from casting, choreography, lighting down to risk assessments. We look at over 100 creatives via peer to peer presentations to inform, educate and inspire. We also deal with topics such as sustainability and diversity.