Annette Miller — Fashion Industry Expert & Course Principal
Annette Miller is a fashion industry professional, entrepreneur and Course Principal at La Mode College, specialising in fashion design, product development, fashion business and building commercially viable fashion brands.
Her career has included working with large global fashion companies before going on to establish and grow her own fashion brand, Palm Collective, which reached approximately A$750,000 in annual revenue and was stocked by major fashion retailers including THE ICONIC and ASOS.
Through her experience developing and running a fashion business, Annette has worked across the commercial fashion process, including collection development, trend and market research, technical design, garment production, manufacturing, branding, wholesale, e-commerce and fashion marketing.
Today, Annette brings this practical fashion industry expert experience to La Mode College, where she helps develop industry-focused online fashion education designed to bridge the gap between learning fashion and understanding how the industry operates in practice.
Her areas of expertise include:
- Fashion design and collection development
- Fashion product development
- Technical drawings and fashion tech packs
- Garment production and manufacturing
- Fashion buying and merchandising
- Starting and growing a fashion brand
- Fashion e-commerce and wholesale
- Fashion branding and marketing
- AI tools and emerging technology for fashion design and product development
Annette contributes expert articles and educational resources for La Mode College covering fashion careers and salary, fashion design, fashion buying, product development, fashion business, garment production and the evolving role of AI within the fashion industry.
