Work With Us.
It starts with a conversation.
I run a London-based luxury fashion consultancy, working with brands from first concept through to production. Working with me is a path rather than a menu. Each step is complete in itself — you can stop at any of them — but each one also earns the next, and you’ll know when it does.
01 — Discovery Call.
Free · Fifteen Minutes
Every engagement starts here. A short call to understand where your brand is, what’s in the way, and whether I’m the right person for it. No preparation, no charge, no obligation to go further.
— Studio Subscription.
£350 + VAT / month - MAX 8 Brands.
Not a step on the path — a different way of working. One scheduled hour a month, plus email access for quick questions in between. Most Subscription founders have done a Session first.
Best for: Founders who've launched, are running their own product day to day, and want a senior brain to sense-check decisions on a regular line.
02 — Studio Audit.
£250 + VAT · Thirty Minutes
Bring one problem. A pricing decision that won’t settle, a range that isn’t resolving, a factory quote you can’t judge, a sampling issue that keeps coming back. Thirty minutes of working time on that one thing, and you leave with a clear direction on it. If you book a Studio Session within thirty days, the £250 counts toward it.
Best for: founders who want proof of how I think before committing to more. One problem in, one direction out.
03 — Studio Session.
£750 + VAT · NINETY MINUTES + DOCUMENT
A paid ninety-minute working session. Bring a project, a problem, or a brand idea — we work through it together with senior judgement. Where the audit takes on one problem, the Session takes on the whole picture. You leave with a written Direction Document inside five working days: where the brand stands, what to do, in what order. It’s the document this practice is known for, and it only comes from a Session.
Best for: founders at concept stage, established brands stress-testing a decision, anyone who wants senior eyes on something specific without committing to a longer engagement.
06 —Full Service.
from £10,000 + VAT
End-to-end consultancy across a season or a launch. Concept through to wholesale rail. Brand identity, design direction, sourcing, production, quality control.
Best for: founders launching a brand from concept (LUCA, Kozha). Established names entering a new category. Brands that need senior judgement embedded in every decision.
04 —Studio Advisory.
From £2,000 + VAT / month - MAX 5 BRANDS
The senior product and strategy voice in your corner, season after season. I like being behind the scenes.
Best for: scaling brands with a team in place, that need a senior product and strategy voice — not more hands.
05 —Project Work.
from £1,000 + VAT
Single-scope briefs. A tech pack. A 3D garment development. A sourcing brief. A category extension review. Defined deliverable, defined fee.
Best for: brands that need a specific piece of work done well, without a full retainer.
“James has become an integral and invaluable part of our design team here at the Uniform Studio. He is as quick to respond as he is to smile which makes him a joy to work with.”
— Lois Hill, Director, The Uniform Studio