Marquelle Turner-Gilchrist is a global luxury professional, civic engagement enthusiast, and nationally celebrated change agent. Originally from the small, rural town of Johnsonville, NC, he graduated from Fayetteville State University in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. Years later in 2014, he completed a dual-degree global luxury management graduate program split between North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina and SKEMA Business School in Sophia Antipolis, France, where he obtained a Master of Science in Global Luxury Management and a Master of Management - Global Innovation Management.

Marquelle has been selected as BET’s inaugural 30 Under 30 in 2016 and has been featured on VOGUE, VOGUE UK, GQ UK, GQ South Africa, Black Enterprise, ESSENCE, Blavity, featured on the nationally syndicated Real Daytime Talk Show Hot Topics segment, and has spoken at New York University’s Cause Marketing Summit and Parsons the New School on the intersectionality between activism, impact and fashion.

He has been afforded the opportunity to work both domestically and internationally throughout his career in the fashion and luxury industries. From working in New York City to attending fashion shows and working across France, Italy, England, Denmark, the Middle East, the UAE, Lebanon, and Turkey, his international experiences have been instrumental in both his professional and personal growth. An avid culture-advocate, he has personally traveled to Morocco, Egypt, Singapore, Malaysia, Greece, Kuwait, Amsterdam and his favorite, South Africa.

Marquelle’s career started as an Assistant Buyer for Hugo Boss (NYC), where he was brought on as a luxury industry expert as the company transitioned from a premium company to a luxury one. He was then recruited to move to Doha, Qatar to help open the country’s largest department store: Galeries Lafayette Doha. Prior to leaving the Middle East, Marquelle was tapped to lead the first international expansion for the luxury Turkish brand, VAKKO, into Qatar.

Upon moving back to the United States, Marquelle was recruited back to Hugo Boss to oversee Men’s Wearing Occasions for the United States, Mexico, Canada, Brazil and e-Commerce. Shortly after, he was afforded the opportunity to head up the Men’s Ready-to-Wear strategy for the United States and Canada for GUCCI. Prior to focusing on ATELIER LENORA full time, Marquelle was the Head of Partner Success and Special Projects at SHOWFIELDS.

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Best,

MARQUELLE.