Jeanne Langford is the course leader for the MA Fashion Design Management course. Having begun her academic career in 2012 as an external examiner, she now teaches across a wide range of units including product development, supply chain management and sustainability. She is a graduate of London College of Fashion with a BA (Hons) in Fashion Buying and Merchandising and holds an MSc in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. Her current research interest includes block chain technology implementation within fashion supply chains. Previous experience has involved managing critical paths, working with suppliers in India, China and Europe and a specialisation in design and product development of accessories at companies including Friis & Co, Lily Gardner and Hackett London.
Marie Jones has worked at the heart of the fashion industry for over 30 years, holding Design Director and Head of Design roles for some of the UK’s leading retailers, such as Arcadia, House of Fraser and M&S. She is currently Lecturer in Fashion Design Management at London College of Fashion. Marie holds a BA (Hons) in Fashion & Textiles, and an MA with distinction in Fashion & Sustainability from London College of Fashion, and her research revolves around disrupting the paradigms surrounding fast fashion, consumerism, and the disposal of clothing. She holds a PG cert Academic Practice: Art, Design and Communication, and is a Fellow with the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Alongside her academic work, Marie is co-founder of Hendy & Jones, a sustainable fashion brand which uses traditional and modern patch working techniques to upcycle preloved menswear.
Adam Rose is an independent consultant who also supports LCF in a Practitioner role across several buying and merchandising focused courses. He has gained over 30 years of retailing experience at Debenhams and his specialism is Merchandising - however having worked at Trading Director level and led large scale transformation projects he also has a wealth of valuable insight into a number of disciplines and product types and so is well placed to offer expertise across a broad spectrum of areas. In an industry in constant change, Adam is passionate about developments in technology and sustainability as well as understanding how best to manage and harness new thinking and approaches impacting people, processes and systems.
Eleanor Rockett
Eleanor Rockett graduated with distinction from MA Fashion Design Management at LCF and holds a first-class LLB Law Degree. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and her research focuses on optimising intellectual property management to create innovative business models for fashion brands. Eleanor is a lecturer in Fashion Law at LCF and also works as an Intellectual Property Educator across UAL. Previously she has worked as a researcher in Digital Fashion at the Royal College of Art and a lecturer on the MBA at London Business School. She has industry experience as a business consultant with clients going on to win British Fashion Council NEWGEN and stocking in Selfridges, Harrods and Farfetch. She has worked as a strategist at a number of fashion technology start-up companies that have been featured in WWD, Forbes and Vogue Business.
Julie Dennison
Julie Dennison is a senior lecturer and academic, having extensive experience of teaching and curriculum development at undergraduate and postgraduate level since joining UAL in 2007. Julie currently holds the role of Senior Lecturer in Fashion Business Research Methods, focusing on developing specialist research methodologies with students to enable them to complete diverse advanced level research outputs at postgraduate level. Prior to her teaching career, Julie worked for over a decade in product design and development as a Senior Fashion Buyer, specialising in CMT operations for major UK High Street brands such as River Island and Arcadia. Her published research focuses on consumer behaviour in digital environments. She holds a BA (Hons) in Textiles and Fashion, a Masters in Strategic Fashion Marketing, a PG Cert in Academic Practice and is a Fellow of the HEA.
Jade McSorley
Jade McSorley is a PhD researcher, sustainability advocate and digital ethics activist. After a 16 year international career as a fashion model, she now focuses her work on building a sustainable fashion future. Her PhD research follows on from her Masters in Fashion Futures at University of Arts London in which she received a distinction. She subsequently worked at the Fashion Innovation Agency at LCF. Jade’s research explores the connection between digital fashion consumption, identity and sustainability. Jade is also the co-founder of tech start-up LOANHOOD, a circular fashion community offering more sustainable ways to experience fashion through circular commerce solutions. She has spoken at numerous events, including TEDx, discussing innovative business models, digital identity and fashion within the metaverse, as well as working being a member of the Sustainable and Social Justice Committee for Fashion Roundtable. She is an advocate of responsible innovation and is keen to understand the sustainable and ethical implications of emerging technologies within the fashion sector.
Gemma Metheringham
Gemma Metheringham is a circular fais a circular fashion consultant, committed to understanding how the current growth in the secondhand fashion market can be leveraged to support reductions in fashions overall carbon emissions. Originally trained as a Designer at Nottingham Trent University, Gemma worked for over 30 years as a Design and Creative Director in the Fashion Industry. At Karen Millen she led teams responsible for product design, development and sourcing, and all consumer touchpoints across brand, marketing, retail design and in store experience globally. In 2016 she returned to Next to launch a new collaborative project, Label/mix. She started her The Elephant in my Wardrobe Instagram feed to challenge throwaway fashion consumption in 2020 and the conversations started here, combined with a growing passion for sustainability, led her to complete the Fashion Futures MA at LCF in 2022/23. Gemma is currently continuing her research into the fashion resale market, mentoring, lecturing and writing on circularity.
Terence Senford
An alumnus of the London College of Fashion, Terence Senford holds a BA in Fashion Design Technology. He began his career on Savile Row as lead designer at Ozwald Boateng, for collab and diffusion lines as well mainline product creation. He has since held numerous creative leadership roles at globally renowned brands including Hugo Boss, Umbro, Puma, and Adidas.
He teaches across both the business and design schools, centring his interests on creative concept, trend futures, innovation, and strategic leadership. Terence is passionate about using mentoring and coaching toward collective creative learning and development of the self through the lens of creativity. Additionally, he is involved in creative outreach programs aimed at inspiring young people. Beyond his academic pursuits, Terence is also a fashion tech start-up advisor and maintains a creative/art practice.
