Richard Mkoloma is an innovative and effective creative lead, having worked as a designer and consultant in the fashion industry for over 20 years working for large, global brands and niche start-up labels in the UK, USA, Europe, Africa and Asia. He has collaborated & lead teams through the creative process to design and deliver key strategic concepts, helping to successfully launch new apparel brands from inception and revitalise existing product lines.

Commercially astute with core sensibility for aesthetic fusion, Richard’s considered approach is a culmination of learnings from his experience in sportswear, tailoring, denim & premium fashion and his other creative love spoken word poetry & music.

He is an experienced lecturer to Bachelor and Masters-level students, at one of the world’s most prestigious Fashion universities (UAL, London College of Fashion), where he works within the ‘Fashion Business School’, developing and leading on Enterprise and Luxury Brand Management units. His teaching practice seeks to cohesively deepen the connections between creativity and management processes.

Richard has long enjoyed working on personally rewarding creative & skills building initiatives for young people - collaborating on various art-education projects with charities and education organisations all with a mindset of supporting young people and new entrepreneurs.

Design projects have covered :
Menswear . Womenswear : Sport-luxe / lifestyle . Ath-leisure . Contemporary fashion . Golf . Accessories . Outerwear . Denim . Cut n' Sew.

Creative / Strategic projects have covered :
Footwear . Luxury . Concept ideation . Brand development . Trend . Creative / Product direction . Resource planning . Event / Exhibition curation . Book production . Workshop facilitation . Mentoring . Public speaking .

With a repertoire of creative, business and culture-focused experiences that equip him with a broad skillset that encompass design, strategy and enterprise for local and international markets, Richard is passionate about meeting challenges & working collaboratively on engaging ideas that help to shape the future.