May 28, 2020
Keanan Duffty is the Founder and Creative Director of Keanan Duffty Studio Keanan has worked with countless brands to create inspiring designs such as Gola, Reebok, Gwen Stefani's LAMB, Ben Sherman, Doc Martens, and many more. Currently, he is a contributing Fashion Editor for SOMA Magazine. Keanan is also the Founding Program Director for the Masters in Professional Study of Fashion Management at NYU, Parsons.
Apart from being an award-winning British fashion designer, Keanan is also an author, and a musician based in New York.
In this episode…
The fashion industry is an ever-changing and continuously growing field. With different designers coming with fresh new ideas and the widespread availability of platforms through which you can connect with consumers, it has now become possible for anyone who has passion and skill to come up with their brand. But what happens when new entrepreneurs who have never been taught how to manage their creations or interact with their consumer-base?
Keanan Duffty, an award-winning Fashion Designer and the Founding Program Director for the Masters in Professional Study of Fashion Management at NYU, Parsons, recounts his experiences in the fashion industry and how he hopes to teach others with the same guidance that helped him to grow as a designer and person.
In this week's episode of Wish I’d Known That, Betsy Pearce sits down with the iconic British fashion designer Keanan Duffty about how the fashion industry has changed over the years and the things that budding designers need to know before venturing into the industry. Keanan shares his insights on how commercialization and convenience has affected the creative process, the importance of balancing passion with making a living, finding ways to build a rapport with the market, and more. Stay tuned.