JENNY SCHWARZ
Jenny Schwarz graduated from Central Saint Martins with a BA in Menswear, having previously completed a three-year couture apprenticeship with Gabriele Blachnik in Munich. During her studies she worked for the prestigious Korean handbag designer Storie Sac.
After graduating, she worked for Alexander McQueen before leaving to launch her own successful Jenny Schwarz Menswear label. Her rugged, elegant garments have attracted many customers, including Graham Norton, Gary Numan, Labrinth, Imagine Dragons and Kings of Leon. Jenny’s work has appeared in GQ, Gay Times, Wonderland, Vogue China and on the cover of LA Fashion Magazine. For her own brand she secured £76.000 investment.
Since 2018 Jenny has taught for a number of high profile institutions, including being the Course Manager for Fashion and Textiles at London College of Contemporary Arts teaching Fashion Design and Entrepreneurship. She also teaches Fashion Business and Marketing on the Masters Degree at the IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems, Austria.
She is currently in the process of setting up a womenswear brand, Black & Fox.
Jenny also works as a consultant for new brands, sharing her years of in-depth knowledge and experience, and is collating this advice in How to be a Fashion Designer.
SCOTT MASSEY
Having studied BA Fashion at Southampton Solent University – an education which included studying under the renowned creative pattern cutter Shingo Sato, and having later completed further qualifications in Sustainable Fashion and Garment Technology, Scott has had a diverse career covering many facets of the fashion industry.
Scott ran his own brand for a number of years, exhibiting at numerous events particularly on the South Coast of the UK, specialising in luxury sustainable womenswear. Scott’s design aesthetic fuses his love of historical fashion with his knowledge of cutting edge design and production techniques; his ethos is that clothing should be created with longevity and timelessness in mind. Scott still works on bespoke pieces for clients, particularly specialising in statement pieces for events.
Additionally, Scott has taught multiple courses in fashion, including Creative Practice, and Garment Technology, with a view to making the fashion industry as accessible to students from all backgrounds as possible, and instilling them with the knowledge and values required to make a positive impact in the fashion industry.
Throughout his career, Scott discovered that his passions and expertise aligned particularly with the role of Garment Technologist, through which he is able to realise his values of reducing fashion waste and working with international supply chains to create garments which are high quality, right for the customer, and fit for purpose.