Panel of Charity Shop Design Challenge Judges revealed

Adding to the magnificent John Bright and Jenny Beavan, we are very fortunate to confirm a fashion heavyweight panel of Charity Shop Design Challenge 2016 judges, and the fantastic thing about it is that they all have their heart firmly based on the South Coast.

Basia Szkutnicka
Basia is a fashion consultant, educator and writer, and formerly course director and lecturer at London College of Fashion. From January 2017 she will hold the position of Professor of Fashion Design at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She is also the author of "Vintage Details; A Fashion Sourcebook"

Maggie Alderson
Maggie is a fashion writer and bestselling novelist. She has been editor of ELLE UK and ES Magazine and for several years had a fashion column in The Times. She contributes to leading magazines and newspapers in the UK, the USA and Australia and is currently writing her tenth novel. 
www.maggiealderson.com

Ben Ramsden
Environmental Activist and Ethical Fashion Entrepreneur campaigning and supporting various social projects including entrepreneurship, education, natural resource management, seed security and living wages for farmers across 1000 villages in India.

Philip Oakley
St. Leonards based lighting and interior designer and eccentric dog owner. Philip has been creating lighting displays for Blackpool Illuminations and working with Savile Row tailor Richard James amongst many other projects.
www.oakleyilluminations.co.uk