MANAGEMENT TEAM
SHAUN KEARNEY
LINDSAY INGLESBY
JAMES LACEY
MICHELLE GERRARD
WENDY CAVE
SMOOTH HR
CLARE HAMM
Co-Founder/Patron
Co-Founder/Principal
Academic Coordinator/
FE Programme Leader
Head of Pastoral Care
Business Development
HR
Finance
BRUCE ATKINSON
VIENNA BERNDT
GILLIAN BENNETT
SARAH FULLER
LINDSAY INGLESBY
SARAH KENNEDY
JAMES LACEY
SOPHIE LEWIS
JOLENE LLOYD JONES
JEN MANNING
STAFF TEAM
Creative Practice/
Garment Construction
Academinc Administrator
Technical Assistant
Art & Illustration
Academic Study Skills
Digital/Photography
Academic Study
Skills/Projects
Art Assistant
Contextual Studies
Pattern-Cutting/
Garment Construction
To enhance the already world class training programme we offer, a variety of industry professionals visit Rare School of Fashion and Art to teach regular masterclasses, keeping students fresh with current trends, offering feedback on progress and advising students on their potential for industry employment.
Some of the incredible talents we’ve hosted for masterclasses at Rare are….
Linda Watson - Fashion historian and fashion writer for Vogue
Alec Maxwell - Fashion Film director and editor for Vogue, Designer for KLOSS Merchandise
James Enevoldson - Bespoke Tailor for H. Coleman Tailoring
Philip Armstrong - Fashion Designer
Francesca Couture - Fashion Designer
Heather Rowland - Fashion Stylist
Nicola Carragher - Director and Design of Elixir Design Interiors
Beth Hyland - Fashion Buyer
...and many more
Our students can also take part in live design projects for external clients. In the past, our students have taken part in design projects for KLOSS, Liverpool Football Club, Vogue Ball, music videos, theatrical productions of 'Aladdin' and 'Beauty & the Beast', and have completed styling on photo shoots for Beth Hyland, to name a few.