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Dr Martin Shoben
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Dr
Martin Shoben D. Univ. M.A. BEd FCFI
C.Text FTI
Director of Studies
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"I am proud of the
Centre and its ever growing contribution
to the worlds fashion industry. We have
a wonderful cultural blend, with students
from over thirty different countries creating
a truly vibrant working environment.
It is immensely satisfying
to see students develop their talents and
achieve their ambitions with the guidance
of dedicated, skilled and imaginative staff.
We are continually adding new programmes
within our curriculum to match developments
within the fashion industry to ensure that
the LCFS remains at the cutting edge of
fashion education".
Profile:
A leading trainer and educator
in fashion design for the past 30 years.
Martin is the founder, Director of Studies
and the Chairman of London Centre for Fashion
Studies Hanoi. He has international standing
as an author of many best selling books
on pattern cutting, design and grading.
These publications, which are used in design
colleges around the world, include:
- Pattern Cutting and Making
Up
- The Art of Dress Modeling
· Grading for the Fashion Industry
- Pattern Cutting and Making
Up for Outerwear Fashions
He also
works as a Fashion Industry Consultant and
has been involved in missions with United
Nations in China, India, Bangladesh, Thailand,
Jordan and Syria and Vietnam, as well as
working on European Community funded projects
in Thailand, India, Fiji and Sri Lanka.
He has also traveled and lectured within
Czechoslovakia and Hong Kong. Martin designed
the multi purpose work aid, the Pattern
Master and other cutting equipment. Altogether
Martin has had over 30 years experience
at every level of the Fashion Industry leading
directly to the valuable programmes he has
been able to design.
Experiences in moderating,
examining and assessing other colleges'
courses have enabled Martin to develop innovative
subject specific courses which are in high
demand by the Fashion Industry.
*Barbara
Kitsco - Managing Director
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Barbara
Kitsco
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Barbara
brings years of experience in the fields
of business and marketing. Having worked
in adult education in Canada for over 25
years and having owned and operated her
own businesses she blends the academic with
the practical to provide
LCFS students with a comprehensive understanding
of fashion business.
Among her
many skills, Barbara is an accomplished
hat designer having worked for hat manufacturing
companies in Canada as well as owning her
own custom made hat shop.
She has
been a marketing lecturer and Director of
Marketing with LCFS since January 2005.
* Robert
Middleton Cooper - Director of Studies
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Robert Cooper
FCFI, B.Ed, Dip. of
Design, UK
Director of Studies
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Bob’s
career in the fashion industry
started in 1964 as a trainee cutter
for a UK bridal company. A few years
later he graduated from Leeds
College of Technology studying
Design and garment construction.
During the past 42 years he has
worked for many leading companies
and brand names around the world in
the areas of design, pattern making,
production management, and quality
control.His experience in education
was for 10 years in Western
Australia where he was Head of
Department at Bentley College of
Fashion & Textiles, TAFE.During this
period he was also appointed
Chairman of the WA Clothing and
Footwear Industry Training Council
which was responsible for research
and development of training courses
for the Australian Clothing and
fashion industry.
In
1990 Bob left Australia and returned
to working in industry as production
manager in China and the South Asia
Region. This led him to Vietnam in
1991 where he later opened his own
business manufacturing and retailing
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* Victoria
Roe
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Victoria is a creative womenswear
designer. She has an excellent
academic record including an MA in
Womenswear Design at Central St
Martins. Before she came out
Victoria lectured at 3 universities
in the UK and also designed and
produced her own label. She is now
in her second year lecturing Fashion
Design full time at LCFS, Hanoi.
During her time in Hanoi, Victoria
has been interviewed on various
fashion television programs and
magazines, has designed a collection
that was showcased in a creative
exhibition in December 2007, during
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Victoria
Roe
M.A.
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* Valerie Margaret Banniter
B.Ed
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Profile:
Valerie Bannister is one of UK's
leading evening wear specialists.
She has been a visiting lecturer in
many different fashion design
educational institutes and has vast
industry experience. Some of her
industry experience includes -
Designing, making and selling
wedding dresses for smaller brides,
pattern cutter and pattern room
management for film, stage and TV.
costumes, as well as pattern cutter
for Jean Muir, London and Elizabeth
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Valerie Bannister
B.Ed |
* Garth Armitage
ACI
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Garth
Armitage
B.A.
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Garth Armitage
has worked in the fashion industry since
1966, with extensive industrial experience
as Design Manager, Technical Manager, Senior
Pattern Cutter and Product Manager with
many prestigious companies in the UK and
Thailand.
A graduate of the Belfast College of Technology,
Garth has had 12 years teaching experience
in pattern cutting, manufacturing techniques
and production management in both a class
lecturing situation and in extensive workshop
practice. He is also experienced in clothing
course development and in freelance managerial
and technical consultancy within the clothing
industry.
* Donna Beston
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Donna
Beston
B.A.
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Donna Beston is a Creative
Designer and Specialist in bridal, evening,
cocktail and occasionwear.
She works as a freelance associate lecturer
for Central Saint Martins in London to provide
technical support to students producing
degree collections.
She also has over 20 years work experience
in the fashion industry as a Designer/Pattern
Cutter in different countries such as the
UK, United Arab Emirates, India and China.
*Le
Thi Ngoc Uyen
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Le
Thi Ngoc Uyen
B.A
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Uyen is a graduate of the
Hanoi University of Technology, Faculty
of Textile, Garment and Fashion Technology.
Upon completion of her studies
she spent several years working in the garment
industry in Vietnam. First as a merchandiser,
where she was responsible for the production
process from first sample to finished garment
and then as assistant designer, training
and supervising new staff, sourcing fabrics
and trims and developing sewing and pattern
cutting skills.
She has been a garment construction
lecturer with the London Centre for Fashion
Studies since it first opened in 2004.
*Viviane
Pearson
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Viviane
Pearson
MA; Cert. Ed.
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Viviane
is a specialist in fashion design and product
management. She graduated from Central St.
Martins College of Art and Design, London.
She has been teaching in many universities
such as Southampton Institute, London College
of Fashion, Portsmouth College of Art, South
Downs College and Oldham College of Art.
She has
over 30 year-experience in higher education
as a senior lecturer and course leader on
HND and BA (Hons) fashion degree courses.
She teaches all major subjects such as Fashion
Design, Pattern Cutting, Modeling on the
stand, Garment Construction, Fashion Product
and Technology, Fabric Study at levels 2
& 3, Research Practice at level 2, Dissertation
supervision and Final Major Project (individual
collections) at level 3.
She also
has more than 10 years experience working
in Fashion Industry as Designer/Pattern
Cutter, Design Product Developer and Design/Production
Consultant. Her external liaison includes
teaching design at Jyvaskyla Polytechnic
Finland, organizing timetables and courses
for incoming students on Socrates exchange
programme. She is also a design faculty
representative at Malaysian education fair.
* Christiane
Isenberg
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Christiane
Isenberg
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Christiane
Isenberg has over 15 years work experience
in fashion industry. She has been in many
different working positions in Fashion Design
and Marketing such as Trend Researcher and
Consultant, Fashion Stylist and Editorials,
Fashion Designer, Fashion Journalist, Project
Management… She also obtains experience
working with Fashion International School
in Fashion Marketing.
Her language skills in English, German,
Dutch, French and Spanish has enabled her
to work and experience with many International
Fashion Brands and Companies.
* Vivienne
Austin
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Vivienne
Austin
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Vivienne Austin currently
is a Creative and Versatile Designer/Illustrator
in the Fashion Industry, both local and
international market, with particular expertise
in women's swimwear and activewear as well
as sportswear. She graduated from St. Martins
School of Art and Bolton College of Art
and Design. She has gained over 20 year
experience in Fashion Industry, both professionally
and teaching experience in Western and America.
Vivienne has excellent eye for colour and
unusual flair for developing fashion oriented
commercially viable product lines. She also
has exemplary illustration skills and this
makes her to become a very highly qualified
and experienced instructor in Design for
Sportswear and Streetwear.
* Dawn Branigan
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Dawn
Branigan
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Dawn Branigan is now a Lecturer
at London Centre for Fashion Studies and
London Institute (DALI at London College
of Fashion). She graduated from Marketing
Huddersfield Polytechnic in Business Studies
in 1982. She also obtained certificate in
Education to become an Educator with Thames
Polytechnic, (Garnett College). She has
been a member of Institute of Direct Marketing
since 1995.
Ms. Dawn is currently responsible
for teaching many subjects such as Introduction
to Marketing, Fashion Buying and Merchandising.
She has been involved in many
teaching activities in Business for Fashion
since 1989. She has been experienced in
the delivery and development of many teaching
subjects to students in different colleges
and countries such as Marketing Decision
Making in The University of London, Market
Research; Communication and Advertising;
Personal Skills for PG Diploma in Business
for Fashion, Product Planning and Pricing
Policies in Management Development Institute
for Singapore, Managing the Environment
module at Women's Institute of Management
in Malaysia, Fashion Marketing in Context;
Retail Research & Strategy; Retail Marketing;
Communication & Promotion; Business
Opportunities and Business Plan; Import/Export
and International Marketing. She used to
be Subject Leader and Senior Lecturer Fashion
in Design with Marketing, School of Art
& Design in University of East London.
* Clive
Hallett
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Clive
Hallett
MSIAD, DipAD
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Clive Hallett is currently
teaching design, merchandising, range development
and BA Hons courses in London Centre for
Fashion Studies. He is also a Lecturer on
various design courses, range development
on the BA Hons courses in some International
Branding Universities such as London College
of Fashion, Preston University, Goldsmiths
College, and West Sussex College of Design.
Working experience in design,
merchandising and branding in fashion industry
both domestic and international market have
enabled Clive to develop many effective
teaching programs that suit to the needs
and demands for Today's Fashion Industry.
Clive has made his presence and various
design collection at International Reputation
Companies such as ladies leather collection
in Pierre Cardin - France, silk sportswear;
knitwear and leathers with Omanti - USA,
Italian look men's and women's leather designer
collection with Gaitonde - India, working
on tee-shirts, underwear and casuals wear
for Fruit of the Loom - USA, collections
of woolen and cotton men's outerwear for
Mabrun - Italy etc.
Clive has experienced
in designing menswear for Gallini, Greyhound,
Desmonds (Mark & Spencer) for producing
in Asian market such as Hong Kong, India,
Korea. In British Fashion Houses, he has
involved in design work with Sabre, Daks
Simpsons, Adams & Hunter, Nicols International,
etc. He has worked in uniform design, corporate
wear, leather and accessories, childrenswear,
swimwear, colour and style forecast and
prediction service, range building, buying
and setting up retail stores. Clive has
also participated in some development programmes
working with range development, design,
merchandising, branding and marketing projects.
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