
Jacqueline Brown
PHD SCHOLAR | UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX | 2024 – 2027
With 16 years experience in the global fashion industry living and working in 4 countries over 4 continents, professional fashion designer Jacqueline Brown (née Shaw) birthed Africa Fashion Guide, the only sourcing consultancy and information based platform for African fashion, as a tool to educate, inform and retune the perceptions of Africa’s fashion and textile industry – a vehicle she sees for trade and development.
Now an author of the coffee table book Fashion Africa, an international public speaker, a university fashion lecturer, an African fashion business consultant and industry researcher, Jacqueline, who holds a Masters degree in Ethical Fashion and a Masters in Social Research (2018) is known for being an expert and most proudly an ambassador in the ethical African fashion landscape.
Having spoken at elite venues such as House of Lords, European Commission to name a few, she actively campaigns for a more responsible way of doing fashion business and doing it well in Africa. Jacqueline has built up her name and is recognised internationally as a public speaker.
As an African fashion business coach she uses her expertise to bring to life African fashion led projects. Jacqueline, with her unique tools and strategies, specialises in creating sustainable solutions that help new and existing fashion businesses successfully navigate the sourcing and manufacturing landscape of Africa’s fashion and textile industry.
Jacqueline believes Africa is fashion’s future is unapologetically a champion for fashion in Africa and her work and reputation represents her enthusiasm and high belief in this. Due to this she aims to equip as much people as possible in setting up businesses in Africa.

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