Teachers

Kirstie Clements

Kirstie Clements is a best selling author, editor, journalist, consultant, and key-note speaker, with vast first hand experience in the luxury Fashion industry.

Kirstie worked for Condé Nast International and Vogue for more than 25 years and was editor-in-chief of Vogue Australia for 13 years.

Kirstie teaches Fashion Journalism and Multimedia at FBI.

"Kirstie was an amazing teacher in that she continuously engaged the class and related it to todays society to keep us involved and up to date with journalism trends."

“Kirstie is the absolute best! She has a way of expressing the information across that get you engaged. The combination of practical activities that also allow you to receive feedback from a seasoned expert in the field was surreal!”

"One of the best tutors and classes I ever been attending- very insightful, Interesting, motivating , clarifying and closely tied with my personal interest of future work . Absolutely amazing.”

Jennifer Burke

Jennifer is a Digital Campaign Manager with over 7 years’ experience in the media and marketing industry, working extensively on TV, print and online marketing campaigns.

Jennifer is currently the Direct Marketing & Partnerships Manager at Paramount and Network 10 with previous experience at Harper’s Bazaar and Elle.

Jennifer teaches Fashion Media & Communications and Fashion Advertising.

"Fashion Advertising was great, Jennifer is really passionate and engaging. Class activities were relaxed which was great. 10/10"

Bianca Henderson

As the former Marketing Manager for The Iconic and now Marketing Manager for Sephora, Bianca Henderson is a marketing professional.

She has a strong background in identifying market demand, developing and implementing marketing campaigns for brand awareness and developing customer insights.

“Bianca made the class really enjoyable and informative. As someone who is interested in the marketing side, I valued her knowledge and was able to extend mine. Her industry examples and real-life experiences were a great tool to help with my understanding of the content.”

“Bianca did an amazing job explaining everything in detail and in a great order. I would rate this class a 10/10, as for the content, the environment, the group activities as well as talking to Bianca about her experience in the industry is definitely intriguing."

“Class with Bianca has been so worthwhile. Bianca had an amazing way of breaking things down so that they are understandable. She provides a great mix of speaking and practical learning activities. I would rate her classes 10/10.”

Manon Marguerite

Manon is a Fashion Design professional with a keen interest in sustainable and ethical practice.

She has over 10 years experience in running a Fashion Label managing everything from Design to Garment Construction to Social Media Management and Marketing.

Manon teaches Fashion Design at FBI.

“The teacher's skill in fostering engaging discussions was truly commendable! The ability to encourage active participation created a dynamic learning environment, making the subject matter even more impactful. ”

"Manon is so good. She explains every single thing about lesson we need to know."

“Incredible teacher, extremely informative and excellent at engaging the whole class in discussions! Manon is the best! She's so kind and such a great teacher, have learnt so much from her throughout this unit! ”

Julie Sutherland

Julie is a Retail professional, with extensive experience in the fashion and beauty industry, also having worked with iconic brands such as Giorgio Armani.

Julie is currently the Retail Manager, Travel Retail Oceania, at Parfums Christian Dior.

Julie teaches Fashion Business Success at FBI.

"The class I had with Julie was one of my best classes so far, her attitude towards the topic and class made it engaging and entertaining. She was always happy to help and went through every part in detail."

Rachael Tsui

Rachael is a Fashion Buyer and Planner with over 7 years experience in women’s Fashion including buying, e-commerce, product development and merchandise planning.

Rachael is a currently the Head of Buying & Planning at Lee Matthews.

Rachael teaches Trend Forecasting at FBI.

Erin Laffey

Erin has over 10 years experience in the Fashion Industry in particular in Event Management and Client Experience. She has previously worked for luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co.

Erin is currently the Event Project Manager at Cartier.

Erin teaches Event Management at FBI.