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.
The brands I work with tend to stay for years. That's the model.
I take on the brands I want to work with. There aren't many.
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.
Best for: A first conversation, before you commit to anything.
02 — Studio Session.
£750 + VAT · NINETY MINUTES + DOCUMENT
Ninety minutes on your brand, then a written direction document: what to make, in what order, at what cost, and who should make it. It's the document this practice is known for.
Best for: you know something isn't working, but not what.
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Two ways to begin. One costs nothing and answers whether we should work together at all. The other answers what your brand should do next.
Working together over time
Ongoing access at two levels. The difference is how much of the work you keep and how much of it I take on.
03— Studio Subscription.
£350 + VAT / month - MAX 8 Brands.
One scheduled hour a month, plus email access for quick questions in between. Most subscription founders have done a Studio Session first.
Best for: Founders running their own product day to day who want decisions sense-checked.
04 — Studio Advisory.
From £2,000 + VAT / month -MAX 5 BRANDS
The senior product and strategy voice in your corner, season after season. I work alongside your team through the whole cycle, and I like being behind the scenes.
Best for: Scaling brands with a team in place that need judgement, not more hands.
Bigger Builds
One defined piece of work, or the whole collection.
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: A specific piece of work done well, without a retainer.
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: Launching from concept, or entering a new category. LUCA and Kozha work this way.
“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