Nathalie Evans

Senior Lecturer (Fashion Business)

Nathalie Evans

Senior Lecturer (Fashion Business)

Email: n.evans@mmu.ac.uk

Telephone: 0161 247 2127

Academic and professional qualifications

MPhil

BSc (Hons) Marketing and Distribution

Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGC-AP)

Previous Employment

Yohji Yamamoto - Press Office

Mackinnon and Saunders - Cosgrove Hall: Production of Martians for Tim Burton's Mars Attack

Cooneen Textiles, Cavden Group / Leisurewear International, Christys' By Design - merchandiser, buyer and account manager

Academic service (administration and management)

Link Tutor for the Postgraduate provision at Istituto Marangoni Paris and London

Languages

French - Fluent

Spanish - Conversational

Undergraduate teaching

Fashion Design and Technology

Fashion Buying and Merchandising

International Fashion Promotion

Postgraduate teaching

MA International Fashion Business - Professional Practice

Postgraduate research supervision

I normally supervise one or two MA students dissertations.

Membership of professional associations

Associate of the Textile Institute (CText ATI)

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Videos

The Business Project - Level 6 Courses 2015

Business Project - Teaching in action

The Business Project trading event is the backdrop for the interview. A team of academic mentors (Joanna Blanco-Velo, Jamal Majid, Cathy Chase) support students through their business start-up journey. The focus is on active and participative learning as the students develop a business proposal and adopt the role of company directors with specific remits within the company. As the business team develop the business model, students have opportunity to put theory into practice and to utilise and reflect upon business practices and the development of their professional skills in preparation for employment.

Research

Research Interests

My MPhil research focused on the internationalisation strategies of UK SME clothing suppliers; the primary research method was case studies.

The industry is dominated by SMEs who significantly contribute to the economy however little is know about their internationalisation strategies. I examined how these businesses expanded their distribution operations from the UK to overseas markets and concluded that the entrepreneurs are critical to this process because they create unique work cultures and surround themselves with knowledgeable staff. However, because the market place is fast changing, the entrepreneur quick decision-making enabled their business to respond to market demands with agility. I found that there are four main elements to an internationalisation strategy : the business environment, the market entry strategies, the supply chains and the quality systems.

Books

Evans, NNF., Jeffrey, M., Craig, SE., 2018. 'Costing for the Fashion Industry - revised edition', Bloomsbury.

Jeffrey, M., Evans, N., 2011. 'Costing for the Fashion Industry', Berg.

Office Location

Room C2.34
Cavendish South
Manchester Fashion Institute
Manchester Metropolitan University
Cavendish Street
Manchester M15 6BG

Office Hours

Monday to Friday 9 till 5