ABOUT DIANA BONHAM

7 years as a Senior lecturer on Fashion Buying and Merchandising degrees and apprenticeship programmes, with PGCert and HEA Fellowship accreditation.

7 years’ experience delivering 1 day specialist training courses for the fashion industry approved by UKFT.

Over 20 years’ experience of all aspects of woven product development and buying including sourcing and range building.

Managing, building and developing buying and product development teams for wovens.

2018 – Present: My Trained Eye, who offer fashion industry training courses.

2018 – Present: The Fashion Retail Academy, Senior Lecturer on the Buying and Merchandising degree. Programme manager on Buying and Merchandising apprenticeship courses. Creator of competencies and training courses for fashion retailers. Course content delivered both face to face and live online.

2017 – 2018: The University of West London and The University of Westminster. Visiting Lecturer for Buying and Merchandising Degree Courses.

2010 – 2017: Long Tall Sally, Head of Buying and Design.

2009 – 2010: Ethical Fashion Consultancy, Director and Consultant.

2004 – 2009: Aurora Intimates, Founder and Senior Brand Manager, Odille Lingerie (Oasis) and Karen Millen Lingerie.

1999 – 2004: Oasis, Head of Buying for all woven and accessory departments.

1993 – 1999: Oasis, Senior Buyer for soft wovens, tailoring, dresses, outerwear, denim and CMT ranges.

1990 – 1993: Oasis, Buyer for jersey, knitwear and Indian wovens.