Virginia Grose is the Head of Fashion at the University of Westminster – School of Arts with a background in fashion and product development in the UK fashion industry. Having worked many years with Courtaulds Testiles on many fashion product times, Virginia developed an interest in cashmere knitwear.

She has worked closely with textile and finished garment manufacturers in the UK, China, Italy, Sri Lanka and the Philippines. Since transitioning into academia 15 years ago, she has enjoyed researching and writing as part of her scholarly activity.

Virginia is currently a PhD researcher at Robert Gordon University where her research into the Scottish luxury cashmere supply chain is at the primary research data collection stage.

Virginia says, ‘I look forward to spending my time writing whilst at Cove Park before I conduct some field visits in Fife and Montrose to support my data collection.’