Chitra Buckley

After graduating in Business and French from Aston University, Chitra Buckley started out her career in fashion retail, buying for high-end department stores and specialist retailers in the UK and Canada. After moving back to Europe, she attained a M. Phil from the London College of Fashion on the "Interaction between buyers, merchandisers and designers in product design and development: Case Study of Top Shop." She currently leads the MA in Fashion Entrepreneurship & Innovation at London...See more

After graduating in Business and French from Aston University, Chitra Buckley started out her career in fashion retail, buying for high-end department stores and specialist retailers in the UK and Canada. After moving back to Europe, she attained a M. Phil from the London College of Fashion on the "Interaction between buyers, merchandisers and designers in product design and development: Case Study of Top Shop." She currently leads the MA in Fashion Entrepreneurship & Innovation at London College of Fashion, mentors emerging fashion designers and develops collaborative projects between industry and education in the UK and overseas. Current research interests include fashion micro-enterprises and SMEs, accelerators and incubation models in fashion, entrepreneurial orientation and business models. See less