Leslie Holden

Leslie is a graduate of the RCA and a co-founder at the groundbreaking online education, The Digital Fashion Group As Head of Fashion at the Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) and a member of the AMFI board for over 14 years, Leslie was responsible for the redevelopment of the international curricula focusing on digitalization and sustainability in fashion, and the first AMFI Master award, MA Fashion Enterprise Creation. He grew the international recognition and standing of the school as a centre of excellence for fashion teaching and research. Being a design director and entrepreneur with over 20 years’ experience in the fashion industry for such companies as Dunhill, Stefanel, Byblos, Burberry and Liberty, he has extensive knowledge of the international luxury market and the relationship of education to business. Leslie sits on the Steering Committee of The EU Worth Partnership Project, and is an EU expert for the creative industries. He was for many years an Executive Board member of the International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes (IFFTI), and a trustee of The UK Graduate Fashion Foundation, and is a regular keynote speaker at many major fashion education and creative conferences.

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Digital Fashion Mindset (Coursera)

Digital Fashion Mindset is a collaboration between Parsons School of Design at The New School and The Digital Fashion Group Academy. This course teaches you to recognize the significance of the digital revolution in historical and present-day contexts and how it relates to the fashion industry’s ability to [...]

Digital Fashion Industry (Coursera)

Digital Fashion Industry is a collaboration between Parsons School of Design at The New School and The Digital Fashion Group Academy. This course explains how digital technologies have the potential to dramatically impact and positively improve the fashion industry by creating a more sustainable digital ecosystem. [...]

Digital Fashion Reality (Coursera)

Digital Fashion Reality is a collaboration between Parsons School of Design at The New School and The Digital Fashion Group Academy. This course explores how to remove the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds to create a hybrid, taking an interactive approach to consumer engagement. [...]