Dec 21 2015
Kinvara Balfour
One of the World’s Leading Style & Retail Experts
Kinvara Balfour has become a leading web expert and an authority on everything from fashion and beauty to food and retail culture, having worked in almost every area of the fashion industry. She has contributed to The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, Vogue, Sunday Times Style, The Observer, ES and Quintessentially magazines. She has sat on the British Fashion Council’s prestigious London Fashion Week selection committee and, for several seasons, compiled much of their official literature.
“Kinvara shares her views on consumer & product trends of the future”
After university, Kinvara Balfour worked as Fashion Assistant and then Features Writer at Tatler. Her appointment as Style Editor at the Saturday Telegraph Magazine followed, where she gained a reputation as one of London’s most instinctive style writers. Having won the Lloyd’s Bank Fashion Challenge out of 29,000 entries at 16, she began her career assisting the competition’s judge, Vivienne Westwood, in her design studio. Several years at Tomasz Starzewski followed, alongside a spell as a fashion model. Three years later she was awarded the role of London Editor for daily email phenomenon DailyCandy.com. A cult hit in USA, this was to be DailyCandy’s first international edition, and she launched it to mass acclaim. In addition, she trained as an actress at Central and has written two plays.[/expand]
Fashion trend hunter, Kinvara Balfour advises today’s culture-conscious brands on what is happening in the world of fashion, beauty and style, both physically, on the catwalk and most famously, on the web. Her topics extend well beyond the field of fashion – she speaks on subjects ranging from youth markets to recognising trend changes and leading brand strengths. Today she hosts trend presentations and consultations around the world. Having consulted some of the largest global retail brands, she offers an edge as sharp as any Samurai sword; her insights translate into profits for clients. [/expand]
Kinvara Balfour is an articulate and informative speaker with an impressive knowledge of what is happening in the world of style, fashion and beauty. Her sense of humour and charming character serve her well, she is an intelligent and very likeable individual with an infectious enthusiasm.[/expand]
Topics
Recognising Trend Changes & Leading Brand Strengths
What is happening in the World of Fashion Hair and Beauty
What’s Hot (and What’s Not)
On-line Retailing
Fashion Culture
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