Global Licensing Fashion UK names new group creative director

Global Licensing and Fashion UK, specialist designers and manufacturers of licensed apparel, have appointed Hannah Miles as Group Creative Director. In her role, the company said, Miles will oversee Global Licensing’s new children’s daywear division, and pilot the new lines from Fashion UK. She will not only liaise with UK customers, but also those based in Europe in order to forge designs that will cater for each individual market.

Commenting on her new role, Miles said in a statement: I’m really looking forward to focusing on designing innovative children’s apparel, with selected licensed focussed retailers, where we can give focus and make their in-store selection the best. We have a great team across the group that work with some very highly skilled factories, so I’m eager to see how we can all work together to create products that are at the forefront of the market.”

The company added that Miles brings years of experience and skills from her previous role as managing director at Smith & Brooks, where she worked within product design for over eleven years.

Global Licensing founded in 1996, has been one of the leading brands in the licensed adult apparel industry. Focused on catering for the children’s market, Fashion UK was founded in 2000 and is known for its fashion forward kidswear collections. Both these brands merged in 2017.