THIDA HAWKINS, Senior Fashion & Textiles Industry Consultant, joins us at WSA today to talk to students about applying for jobs in the industry. Make sure you make it!

5-6pm in Lecture Theatre A

THIDA HAWKINS – Over fourteen years head office experience across luxury through to commercial level specialising in womenswear with childrenswear, menswear and accessories. Expertise across Product Development, Production, Studio management and Licensing.  

Senior level manager at Eley Kishimoto, Katharine Hamnett, Uniqlo x Celia Birtwell and Marks & Spencer. Additional recruiting and business management through Denza Ltd with clients Celine, Hugo Boss, Pucci, Roksanda Ilincic, Mary Katrantzou, Toast and Karen Millen to name a few.

Seven of these years have also included projects across a breadth of additional design disciplines, incorporating environmental studies and research, interiors, automotive, publications, accessories, exhibitions and events, education and architecture. 

Partners have included Werk Magazine (D&AD award winning), London Fashion Week catwalk shows, BMW, Duvel Beer/Glasses, Eastpak, Medicom Be@rbrick, Wesc headphones, Orlebar Brown, Laura Ashley (Japan), Galeries Lafayette, Incase Apple Mac accessories, Bicycle Film Festival and Cinelli bicycles, Freestyle Magazine, Environmental Justice Foundation, Climate Week, Oxfam, Tatty Devine jewellery, John Lewis and Linda Farrow sunglasses, Weekday, Ruby motorbike helmets, London College Fashion, Manchester Metropolitan University, Ravensbourne, Winchester School Art, Flanders Fashion Institute and many more…