Background
Wilson, Louise was born on February 23, 1962 in Cambridge, England. Daughter of William and Pamela Elizabeth (Tebbs) Wilson.
Wilson, Louise was born on February 23, 1962 in Cambridge, England. Daughter of William and Pamela Elizabeth (Tebbs) Wilson.
Master of Arts Fashion, Central St. Martins College of Art & Design, United Kingdom, 1984—1986. Bachelor Fashion(honorary), Preston Polythechnic, United Kingdom, 1980—1984.
Wilson was based at the Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design in London, where she was the course director of their Master of Arts in Fashion from 1992 until 2014. Her former students include Alexander McQueen, Jonathan Saunders, Christopher Kane, Marios Schwab, Peter Jensen, Richard Nicoll, Christopher Shannon and Sophia Kokosalaki. After initially studying textiles at Galashiels Technical College, she went on to take a degree in fashion at Preston Polytechnic (later the University of Central Lancashire), graduating in 1984 with first class honours.
In 1986 she gained an Master of Arts in Fashion with distinction from Saint Martin"s School of Art (later Central Street Martins).
She worked for various designers including Les Copains, Gianfranco Ferré and Daniel Hechter and as a designer for Guess jeans before becoming an associate lecturer at Street Martins in the early 1990s. In 1992 she succeeded Bobby Hillson as the course director of the Master of Arts degree programme in Fashion Design.
She moved to New York City in 1997 to become creative director for Donna Karan. After two years she returned to Central Street Martins and was made a full professor in 1999, although she simultaneously continued to work for Donna Karan until 2002.
Wilson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to education and the fashion industry.
Life partner Thomas Kwamina Aggrey. 1 child Timothy Wilson-Aggrey.