Professor of Practice
Biography
Janet Cheung had pursued her studies in Fashion Design and Garment Techniques in the renowned “ESMOD” (l'Ecole Supérieure des Arts et techniques de la Mode) in Paris. After which, she had started her career as a fashion designer in London for five years, where she had gained invaluable experience working for the U.K. fashion wholesalers/manufacturers. Since then, Janet had returned to Hong Kong where she continued her fashion design career working for several leading international and overseas garment wholesales/buying offices.
Ms Cheung was also a full time Senior Lecturer for the Fashion Design Discipline of the School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic for 6 years followed by her 3 years of preceding part-time teaching, totaling nine years of her fashion design academic career. From 1989, Janet had since started her own fashion design and creative consultancy services providing fashion & uniform design related services to the local and overseas corporates and organizations.
Apart from being Director to the Hong Kong Design Center and Vice Chairman to the Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association; she is also members of many other official organizations, such as serving as Advisory Board members and External Examiner to the Fashion Design Courses for the major academic organizations in Hong Kong, namely the Institute of Textiles & Clothing of the HK Poly University; IVE; Department of Fashion and Image Design of HKDI; Caritas Bianchi College of Careers etc. In addition, she also serves as Advisory Board members for the HKTDC; CITA; AGF etc., as well as panel members for various Assessment/Vetting Committees of the various Government funded &/or renowned programmes & design competitions in Hong Kong & China.
Ms Cheung was also a full time Senior Lecturer for the Fashion Design Discipline of the School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic for 6 years followed by her 3 years of preceding part-time teaching, totaling nine years of her fashion design academic career. From 1989, Janet had since started her own fashion design and creative consultancy services providing fashion & uniform design related services to the local and overseas corporates and organizations.
Apart from being Director to the Hong Kong Design Center and Vice Chairman to the Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association; she is also members of many other official organizations, such as serving as Advisory Board members and External Examiner to the Fashion Design Courses for the major academic organizations in Hong Kong, namely the Institute of Textiles & Clothing of the HK Poly University; IVE; Department of Fashion and Image Design of HKDI; Caritas Bianchi College of Careers etc. In addition, she also serves as Advisory Board members for the HKTDC; CITA; AGF etc., as well as panel members for various Assessment/Vetting Committees of the various Government funded &/or renowned programmes & design competitions in Hong Kong & China.
