Katie Young Gerald is a designer, Sustainable Style Expert, entrepreneur, speaker and author of No1 Amazon best seller and industry-essential book, ‘The Textile Touch: How Five-Star Hospitality and Heritage Brands Create Their Signature Style Through Textiles’
With over 25 years’ experience in the luxury fashion, textiles and interiors, Katie has a vast and invaluable expertise in fabrics, garment design, technology and manufacturing, woven textiles & fit and style. Her skills and knowledge in sourcing and supplying luxury textiles, clothing and uniforms has enabled her to build trusted, established partnerships across the globe for over 20 years.
Her latest venture is relaunching the Luxury Heritage Textile brand English Eccentrics, designing and supplying limited editions redesigns from the archives.
She is also the Founder of Bespoke Textiles and her clients include Soho House, The Ace Hotel, the Ivy Collection & Royal Households who she has created bespoke uniforms to limited editions collections for.
Katie’s latest interview can be found here.
You can also view videos on YouTube
For more information on booking Katie for speaking events, please get in touch.
Previous Speaking Engagements
February 2021 - Vertue Sustainability Group - "How to create your Signature style for Brands & Individuals & Upcycling Tips
January 2019 - Hong Kong Fashion Week – ‘It takes 7 seconds to make a first impression, the top 3 problems in hospitality uniform design’
July 2018 - Home & Gift Fair, Harrogate - 'Masterclass on sourcing and developing your own brand products'
June 2018 - Fashion SVP - “25 years of working in fashion and textiles with luxury brands and how to source from Hong Kong and China as an overseas buyer”
February 2018 – PURE London – “25 years of working in fashion and textiles with luxury brands and how to source from Hong Kong and China as an overseas buyer”
January 2018 – Hong Kong Fashion Week - “From designing in the fashion industry through to Hospitality”
March 2017 – UK House Keepers Association Knowledge Day - “Let’s talk Fashion - applying unique styles from fashion to uniforms”
Sustainability, Sourcing & Style Speaker Topics
With over 25 years’ experience in the luxury fashion, textiles and interiors, Katie has a vast and invaluable expertise in fabrics, garment design, technology and manufacturing, woven textiles & fit and style. Her skills and knowledge in sourcing and supplying luxury textiles, clothing and uniforms has enabled her to build trusted, established partnerships across the globe for over 20 years.
Her latest venture is relaunching the Luxury Heritage Textile brand English Eccentrics, designing and supplying limited editions redesigns from the archives.
She is also the Founder of Bespoke Textiles and her clients include Soho House, The Ace Hotel, the Ivy Collection & Royal Households who she has created bespoke uniforms to limited editions collections for.
Katie’s latest interview can be found here.
You can also view videos on YouTube
For more information on booking Katie for speaking events, please get in touch.
Previous Speaking Engagements
February 2021 - Vertue Sustainability Group - "How to create your Signature style for Brands & Individuals & Upcycling Tips
January 2019 - Hong Kong Fashion Week – ‘It takes 7 seconds to make a first impression, the top 3 problems in hospitality uniform design’
July 2018 - Home & Gift Fair, Harrogate - 'Masterclass on sourcing and developing your own brand products'
June 2018 - Fashion SVP - “25 years of working in fashion and textiles with luxury brands and how to source from Hong Kong and China as an overseas buyer”
February 2018 – PURE London – “25 years of working in fashion and textiles with luxury brands and how to source from Hong Kong and China as an overseas buyer”
January 2018 – Hong Kong Fashion Week - “From designing in the fashion industry through to Hospitality”
March 2017 – UK House Keepers Association Knowledge Day - “Let’s talk Fashion - applying unique styles from fashion to uniforms”
Sustainability, Sourcing & Style Speaker Topics
- 25 years of working in fashion and textiles with luxury brands - YouTube
- From designing in the fashion industry through to Hospitality
- My 20 years of working with Hong Kong and China
- How Five star Hospitality and Heritage brands create a lasting & Sustainable Signature Style through uniforms & textiles
- How to Design, Develop & Deliver Sustainable Styles that lasts forever
- Why Repair, Reinvention & Recycling are the Future of clothes
- Are your Uniforms/Clothes costing the Earth?