Beatrice Newman
Head of Department
Head of Department
Department of Fashion , School Of Arts And Creative Industries
Areas Of Interest
- knitwear
- textiles
- fashion design and business
OVERVIEW
Beatrice is the founder of womenswear brand Korlekie. After completing her Masters in Digital Fashion at London College of Fashion, she went on to launch her label, which, has been running for eight years, dressing a range of customers and VIP clientele in the UK and across the world.
Whilst running her brand she also leads the fashion subject cluster as the Head of Department and is course leader in Fashion Design.
Her research interest lies in heritage and digital hand weaving techniques for a modern audience and business and educational innovation in fashion.
Her specialisms lie in knitwear, textiles, fashion design and business.
PUBLICATIONS
- Marketing Fashion by Harriet Posner 2015, feature in book
- Knitwear Design by Carol Brown 2013, feature in book
- Birds Of Paradise Catwalk Presentation Oxford Fashion Week, Oxford Museum Of Natural History 2014
- AW14 'Chiaroscuro' Collection Showcase 2014
- SS14 'Ophelia' Collection Showcase at the Strand Gallery, London, 2013
- Labo Ethnik, Paris 2013
- Ghana Fashion & Design Week Vogue Italia Editorial 2012
Moving Image
- UV Mapping The Body. Projection.
- Fragments Pre Fall 2012. Vanity & Vainness of Beauty.
- The Labyrinthic Web AW12. Concept Film.
- Ophelia SS15. Shakespeare's Hamlet. Re-interpretation Of Ophelia's Death.
- Chiaroscuro. Light and Dark and Exploration of Fabric Design in Teaser Film.
TEACHING
BA (Hons) Fashion Design
Fashion your future with a Fashion Design degree at the University of East London. Explore London-based courses for a dynamic career in fashion designing.
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MA Fashion
Focus on researching and developing creative practice; implement an interdisciplinary learning project or curriculum initiative in the field of fashion.
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- FT6025 Final Major Project: Theoretical Identity
- FT7023 Identify: Concepts and Technology
- FT7022 Define: Live Industry Project
- PX7001 Creative Practice
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