About Louisa
Louisa’s background is in sustainable fashion practice and creative entrepreneurship. She is the Creative Director of Studio Courtenay, a responsible clothing brand which is designed and made in the North East region and sells European vintage through Trendlistr. She is a founding committee member of Colour Collective UK, a not-for-profit organisation that promotes colour education through multidisciplinary workshops and lectures. She completed the Cambridge University Institute for Sustainability Leadership Accelerator Programme in 2020.
She has been lecturing since 2018 and is an early-career researcher whose current areas of interest include digital identities, the body in fashion photography and the imagery of the Global War on Terror.
She contributes to the Critical Securities and Foreign Policy research cluster at Northumbria University, which brings together UK, European and international security researchers, using critical, decolonial, and feminist perspectives to challenge mainstream narratives of war and security.
She now lectures at Northumbria University on Fashion Communication BA (Hons) and MA Luxury Brand Management and has previously lectured for the MA Arts, Business & Creativity course at Newcastle University and the University of Sunderland on BA (Hons) Fashion Journalism and Fashion Design & Promotion course.