Photo by Hollie Ward.

Jenni Kusowski is an innovative fashion designer with over fourteen years of industry experience as a denim specialist with extensive knowledge of wash, fabrics, fit and sustainable production. She has worked in both the womenswear and childrenswear market and has managed large volume product on a regular basis. She has travelled internationally to work with vendors in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Dubai, Spain, Italy and China.

Her concern for environmental issues has focused her practice on minimizing the impact of the denim industry and finding solutions for positive change. She believes collaboration across disciplines and systems thinking is key to moving the fashion industry forward and discovering innovations for the future.

Jenni’s commitment to denim and sustainability led her to leave NYC for London in 2016 and attend the MA Fashion Future program at the London College of Fashion. While at LCF she won the Kering Award for Collaboration in Fashion and Sustainability. This award led to consultancy work at Stella McCartney where she was able to put her passion for environmentally conscious denim into practice.

Jenni founded Pioneer Blue in 2021 with a focus on sustainable design strategy and low-impact denim development.