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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Creative Director operating in the Fashion space. If you think a Creative Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Tom Seymour
Global Sr Creative Director of Nike
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About Nike: Nike designs, develops, and markets footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessory products.
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Henry Graham
Creative Director & Co-Founder of Wolf & Badger
Henry Graham is Creative Director & Co-Founder @ Wolf & Badger.
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About Wolf & Badger: Wolf & Badger is a multi-channel retail platform for the finest independent, ethical and unique brands from around the globe.
Alexandra Hoffnung
Creative Director, Social Commerce of Net-a-porter.com
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About Net-a-porter.com: Net-a-porter.com is an online luxury fashion retailer.
Riz Smith
Co-Founder and Creative Director of Riz Boardshorts
Riz Smith is the co-founder and creative director at Riz. He is also a design tutor at Central Saint Martins. Riz is a former associate lecturer at London College of Fashion.
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About Riz Boardshorts: Riz Boardshorts designs and produces sustainable boardshorts and swim shorts for men.
Joanna Przetakiewicz
Founder & Creative Director of La Mania
Joanna Przetakiewicz is a Founder, Creative Director, and Owner at La Mania.
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About La Mania: La Mania is a leading fashion brand in Poland, which is developing towards the European markets of luxury goods.
Stefan Michalak
Founder, Creative Director of Wantfeed
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About Wantfeed: Wantfeed lets you store and curate things from around the web into your own personal wantlist.
Annette Albrecht-Wetzel
CEO, Creative Director and Co-Founder of PIPPA&JEAN
Annette complements with her female intuition, strategic creativity, and sense of style. As a Creative Director, she is responsible for the collections of PIPPA&JEAN. As Brand and Project Leader, she led large, multicultural, global teams and launched brands such as Dove in Europe, the USA, South America and Asia, where she also lived with her family. After the birth of her two daughters she found it shocking that the career of women stalls as a result of starting a family. That’s why she has been behind PIPPA&JEAN with full conviction from the very beginning. She takes a particular interest in fulfilling the wishes of many women who strive for a more flexible and self-determined working style – for Annette, a healthy work-life balance is vital.
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About PIPPA&JEAN: PIPPA&JEAN is a social selling community with the aim of many women’s wish for a self-determined life.
Tessa Weale
Creative Director of Archie Foal
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About Archie Foal: Archie Foal is a British luxury brand which sells clothing and accessories.
Zara Juricic
Co-Founder & Creative Director of Crumpet Cashmere
Zara Juricic is Co-Founder & Creative Director at Crumpet Cashmere.
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About Crumpet Cashmere: Designer Women’s Cashmere Introducing the Cruise collection – Introducing statement knits that are classically beautiful yet effortlessly
Matt Brown
Founder and Creative Director of Double Visión
Creative Director and Entrepreneur
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About Double Visión: Fashion brand
Will Chapman
Creative Director and Co-Founder of Roarsome
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About Roarsome: Animal-themed kids clothing for epic outdoor adventures, whatever the weather.
Sophia Webster
Founder & Creative Director of Sophia Webster
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About Sophia Webster: Sophia Webster is a British accessories designer and Flamingo enthusiast.
Kasia Bromley
Creative Director and Co-Founder of Acai Activewear
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About Acai Activewear: Acai Activewear is a clothing brand for the women’s outdoorwear market.
Olivia Cantillon
Co-Founder & Creative Director of Own The Look
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About Own The Look: It is an online global womenswear store focusing on outfit dressing for the everyday woman.
Stacy Chan
Founder & Creative Director of Stacy Chan London
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About Stacy Chan London: Founded in 2013, the Stacy Chan brand takes unique, minimalist construction as a starting point for luxury fashion.
Samantha Cameron
Creative Director and Founder of Cefinn
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About Cefinn: Cefinn is Contemporary designer womenswear by Samantha Cameron
Sadie Clayton
Founder & Creative Director of Sadie Clayton
Sadie Clayton is a luxury sculptural womenswear label launched in 2015. Sadie graduated from Kingston University in 2013 and has shown on the catwalk in London and Berlin, and exhibited as part of the Nick Waplington / Alexander McQueen: Working Process exhibition at Tate Britain, demonstrated her work on several occasions at Tate Modern most recently as part of Late at the Tate’ in October 2016 when 600 people tried on Sadie’s sculptural pieces, presented as part of Artisanal Intelligence at AltaRoma January 2016, showcased at Art Basel Miami December 2016 and exhibited at the Museum of Art and Design as part of Singapore Design Week 2017. Sadie Clayton’s works are inspired by headspace and the concept of time. Finding your headspace, the creativity and enhanced benefits of life in this creative mental environment and holding on to Time which is hard to keep. Sadie believes strongly in collaborations working with many artists and photographers including cult British artist Andrew Logan, Mark Lebon, Ki Price and Darren Gerrish. Sadie also believes in pushing the boundaries with art and technology. For her S/S 2017 collection she worked with MHD Hologram to push the concept of time and headspace by presenting her collection as holographic videos at the Royal Academy of Arts and this season she presented at M&C Saatchi translating the process of creating her copper sculptures into an augmented reality experience. She continues her collaboration with Nixon watches creating a small bespoke range and at her A/W 2017 presentation unveiled the first of an ongoing relationship with Underground shoes. Sadie has also presented at the Café Royal, Royal Academy of Arts, and the Sanctum.
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About Sadie Clayton: Sadie Clayton has become a renouned figure in Londons emerging fashion industry since graduating from Kingston University
