Fashion Entrepreneur: A panel of industry specialists

To celebrate the launch of iconic British fashion designer Keanan Duffty’s new book, we are hosting a panel discussion of fashion leaders featuring influential figures from the world of fashion, marketing and branding.

Join us on Tuesday, November 19 to hear from a panel of industry professionals, all of whom appear in Keanan’s book, who will discuss what it takes to succeed in the fashion industry.

Panel:

• Keanan Duffty, fashion designer and educator
• Jenny Packham, Creative Director
• Raoul Shah, CEO and founder of Exposure
• Julian Vogel, partner at ModusBPCM

The discussion will be led by Hywel Davies, Dean of the M School (Fashion, Textiles, Jewelry and Materials) at CSM.

About the book:

Fashion Entrepreneur: The Complete Guide to Building a Brandis a five-part guide to running a successful fashion business. Covering everything future fashion leaders need to know about management, financing, marketing, branding and sales.

Guided by the author’s vision and filled with interviews with iconic fashion figures, the book shows that despite all the flaws in today’s fashion system, there has never been a better time to become a visionary and game-changing fashion entrepreneur. Case study respondents include designer Tommy Hilfiger and some of the biggest names in fashion marketing, advertising, brand collaborations and legal representation.

About the author:

Keanan Duffty is a British fashion designer, musician and educator, known for his bold, rebellious style. A BA Fashion graduate from Central Saint Martins, Duffty founded his fashion brand after moving to New York in 1993. He collaborated with Aveda, Dr. Martens, Reebok, Ben Sherman, Gwen Stefani and John Varvatos. Duffty dressed the Sex Pistols for a US tour in 2003, and in 2007 he collaborated with David Bowie on a collection for Target.

Duffty was the stylist for the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s 2016 tribute to Bowie, which featured Tilda Swinton and Michael C. Hall. Duffty is the author of the so-called Rebel Rebel: Anti-style and Fashion Entrepreneur.

On the education side, Duffty created and served as its founder and director of the Master of Fashion Management program at Parsons School of Design. He became dean of fashion at Istituto Marangoni Miami, and in 2024 joined the faculty of the Jimmy Iovine and Andre “Dr Dre” Young Academy at the University of Southern California.