PHIL BUCKINGHAM
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Bio
From a young age, Phil Buckingham knew he wanted to work in fashion and design. His first work experience was as a pattern cutter at a local dressmakers.
He pursued his dream and it has taken him from his British Chinese family home in the Yorkshire Dales, to London, where he studied Visual Communication at Middlesex University, on to a career that spans 20 years and has seen him travel worldwide - providing art direction for commercial and editorial clients covering fashion, music, film and design.
Phil is known for his super collaborative approach. His creative, kind and caring nature is well-loved by his clients and peers. His expertise in art directing authentic, compelling, and relevant imagery is stand out. Phil proactively seeks to elevate the voices of a wide-ranging and diverse group of artists through his work.
He is very experienced at leading teams on commercial and editorial film and photography sets - simultaneously capturing stills and motion, in studios and on location, working with adult and child actors, models, dancers and celebrities.
Creative and Art direction for fashion, music and beauty in stills and motion
Editorial and branded content art direction and design
Branding, design and artworking
Creative
Creative strategising
Lecturing, talks and workshops
Concepting
E-commerce refresh / art direction
Art buying
Creative production
Assembling and managing creative teams
Mood and story boarding, scamps
Model casting
Location sourcing
Movement direction
Editing and overseeing retouching/grading
Digital and Print management
Skills
Professional - 5 years management experience (team size 1-5). Highly experienced in client-facing and presentation work
Technical - Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Bridge, Acrobat, Capture One, Figma, Canva
Education
Middlesex University Visual Communication BA Hons - 2:1 (2000)
Teaching
University of the Arts, London - Creative Direction for Fashion (2025)
University for the Creative Arts - Fashion Imaging and Styling (2023-24)
Brighton University, Industry speaker
Conde Nast College of Fashion, Industry speaker
Barking and Dagenham, Industry speaker
Newman College, Industry speaker
Mentorships
Soho House mentorship programme 2024, Mentor
Net-a-porter
Mr Porter
CNX Agency
John Lewis and partners
M&S
The White Company
Boden
Primark
Radley
Amazon Fashion
Selfridges
Sony Music
Red Bull
Wrap London
Berghaus
Speedo
Barbour
Branded Content
Alaïa
Audemars Piguet
Balmain
Bottega Veneta
Brunello Cucinelli
Carolina Herrera
Dries Van Noten
Gabriella Hearst
Gucci
Lemaire
Loewe
The Row
Ralph Lauren
Saint Laurent
Stella McCartney
Valentino
Versace
Editorial clients
British Vogue (Art Director)
Beauty Projects (Art Director)
Lula (Art Director)
The Face (Designer)
Dazed (Art Director)
i-D (Designer)
Jocks & Nerds (Art Director)
Arena (Art Director)
Arena Homme Plus (Designer)
Pop (Designer)
Elle (Art Director)
Elle Collections (Art Director)
Wallpaper* (Designer)
GQ (Designer)
Red Bulletin (Art Director)
Kim Kardashian
Eva Herzigova
Phoebe Bridgers
Jamie Redknapp
Simone Biles
Sienna Miller
Amber Valletta
Donatella Versace
Virgil Abloh
Hailey Bieber
Letitia Wright
Rita Ora
Dua Lipa
Jonathan Anderson
Claire Waight-Keller
Sydney Sweeney
Cindy Crawford
Goldie Hawn
Cate Blanchett
Gillian Andersen
Lea Seydoux
Carey Mulligan
Jodie Comer
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Francesca Hayward
Lashana Lynch
Jorja Smith
Kaitlyn Dever
Margaret Qualley
Cameron Russell
Amanda Gorman
Tavi
Daisy Edgar-Jones
Phoebe Bridgers
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Ling Chen
Vanessa Kirby
Amandla Stenberg
Paloma Elsesser
Hunter Schafer
Jodie Turner
Thandiwe Newton
Charlotte Tilbury
Rita Ora
Kai Isaiah Jamal
References
‘Phil is a wonderful art director, highly capable and easy to work with. He’s able to interpret briefs and cater to multiple objectives and stakeholders. He’s flexible and takes feedback well. With deep fashion experience and brand facing client engagement.’
- Josie Cartridge - Vice President, Global Marketing Director, Net-a-porter & Mr Porter
‘Phil is extremely creative, talented and kind spirited. I'd recommend him for any job!’- Jaime Perlman - Vice President, Global Brand Image at Tory Burch
‘Phil is a super personable Creative Director and delivers art direction to the very highest quality. I was lucky enough to work with him on reimagining the way Berghaus present their ecom imagery. With Phil's expertise in high end fashion, we were able to elevate seemingly simple product shots to feel really premium crafted portraits. I highly recommend giving him a nudge if you need anything good, made to look excellent.’
- Stuart Ross Sheran - Creative Director, Pentland Brands