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 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.

Publications

Handbook of Research on Global Fashion Management and Merchandising
Handbook of Research on Global Fashion Management and Merchandising
Alessandra Vecchi, Chitra Buckley. © 2016. 862 pages.
Innovation and novel leadership strategies have aided the successful growth of the fashion industry around the globe. However, as the dynamics of the industry are constantly...