Leslie was born in Scotland where he studied Fashion Design. Following that, he got his Master’s degree at the Royal College of Art in London. His career as a fashion designer was one of diversity and intensity.
Leslie was employed by fashion houses like Byblos, Stefanel, Debenhams and Alfred Dunhill. Aside from working, Leslie took on an active roll in teaching Fashion and Marketing at a London location.
He moved to Belgium in the nineties teaching fashion ARTEZ in Arnhem, being a life coach and freelance designing, and after a while moved to Amsterdam Fashion Institute.
Leslie is a Co-Founder at The Digital Fashion Group. Being a design director and entrepreneur with over 20 years’ experience in the fashion industry, he has extensive knowledge of the international luxury market and the relationship of education to business.
Leslie sits on the Steering Committee of The EU Worth Partnership Project, and is an EU expert for the creative industries. He was for many years an Executive Board member of the International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes (IFFTI), and a trustee of The UK Graduate Fashion Foundation, and is a regular keynote speaker at many major fashion education and creative conferences.