Helen Spencer, Creative Director

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Helen is the Founder and Creative Director of Adventures in Apparel. She has over 15 years experience working in the fashion industry on fashion, curatorial and brand-driven projects with Central Saint Martins, LVMH, V&A, and Pernod Ricard. Helen is also an Associate Lecturer at Central Saint Martins, London College of Fashion, Chelsea College of Art, and Regent’s University.

Adventures in Apparel

Creative Director

FASHION & COSMETICS

August 2022 - Today (2 years and 7 months)

London

I founded the creative fashion agency Adventures in Apparel, where I am Creative Director. I develop brand partnerships and concept curation for clients and oversee the process from concept ideation to delivery. I manage teams, and budgets, secure sponsorship, and develop marketing strategies.

Adventures in Apparel seeks to act as the conduit between luxury brands and educational institutions. Our project strands are exhibitions, brand experiences, and student projects with educational institutions.

concept ideation pitch development Partnerships talent booking budget management sponsorship Marketing Social media fashion education brand partnership events fashion curation sponsorship

University of the Arts London

Associate Lecturer

FASHION & COSMETICS

April 2023 - Today (1 year and 12 months)

London, United Kingdom

• Central Saint Martins: Cultural & Historical Studies – Associate Lecturer (Oct 2018-Feb 2019).

• London College of Fashion: Cultural & Historical Studies Department – Associate Lecturer (Oct 2018-present).

• Central Saint Martins: BA Fashion Communication – Associate Lecturer (2018-Present)

• Central Saint Martins: ‘CSM Loves NHS’ - Covid-19 pandemic. The project was kindly sponsored by LVMH (Mar-Sept 2020)

• Chelsea College of Art and Design: BA Textile Design - Critical Practice Lecturer (Sep 2021-present)

• London College of Fashion: BA LCF Study Abroad – Course Leader (Jan 2023-present)

fashion curation Lecturing fashion sustainability communication student raport social issues marketing curriculums

Nightjar & Oriole bars

Events Manager

HOSPITALITY

January 2016 - May 2020 (4 years and 4 months)

London

• Senior Management position within the Communications team at Speakeasy Entertainment.

• Created, implemented and project managed consumer and press focused brand partnership events.

• Developed event ‘pitch’ decks, negotiate partnership deals, client invoicing, budget management, talent booking and event delivery. Negotiated and coordinated yearly marketing support deals with drinks brand groups e.g. Moet Hennessy, Pernod Ricard, Bacardi Brown Forman, Diageo, Gruppo Campari, W Grant.

• ‘East is Best,’ Fashion Masterclass for Clerkenwell Design Week - supported by Moet Hennessy (May 2017).

• ‘Designing the World’s Best Bars,’ Interior Design Masterclass for Clerkenwell Design Week – supported by St Germain (May 2018)

• ‘A Touch of Rouge,’ Brand Augmented Event Partnership for London Cocktail Week – supported by Grand Marnier (Oct 2018)

• ‘Maison Gothique’ – Brand Augmented Event Partnership for Halloween – supported by Grey Goose (Nov 2018)

Events Partnerships Brands event manager Talent acquisition budget management sponsorship

BA Fashion Design

London College of Fashion

2011

I gained industry awareness and understanding of key issues in fashion, through industry projects, collaborations and attending industry talks.

MA History and Culture of Fashion

London College of Fashion

2014

Through this degree I further specialized in fashion to understand the industry in more depth, learning about society and culture and the importance and meaning of fashion. Also, I broadened my knowledge of luxury fashion, luxury brands and marketing projects.