Posts tagged with Beauty

March 10, 2013  Paquin Dinner Dress 1909

Women – Voices

To celebrate International Women’s Day this month I though it would be an idea to share the opinions of my female colleagues here. Dr Djurdja Bartlett is a Senior Research Fellow here at London College of Fashion. I asked Djurdja how she spent International Womens Day this year… “On my way to the library of [...]

February 5, 2013  Head ON

Head On

An exciting programme of events in the Fashion Space Gallery, entitled ‘Elements of Fashion’ continues with Head On. From the Fashion Space Gallery curators Gemma Williams and Leanne Wierzba: “Hats have historically played an important role in fashion, as practical conceits, visible symbols of propriety and class, and vehicles for adornment. While contemporary society no [...]

July 12, 2012  Louise Maxwell

Life as a Marathon

We sometimes live our lives as though we are running a series of sprints, 100 metres to our desired career, 200 metres to the perfect house. Ageing is considered to be something that affects us in later life. What if we consider ageing – as some scientific studies have found – to be a lifelong [...]

May 30, 2012  Ritaliata

Fashion On Food

For sometime now I have been interested in the relationship between the fashion and food industries. Over recent years we have become increasingly concerned about what we put into our bodies – the quality and source of our food- yet we still don’t place the same emphasis on what we put next to our skin- [...]

May 17, 2012  Noble Art of the Sword

Beauty and Brutality

Fashion is sometime like water, it is forever seeping into all aspects of our lives sometimes in surprising ways. The exhibition at the Wallace Collection- The Noble Art of the Sword: Fashion and Fencing in Renaissance Europe is a prime example of this. Fight Book Detail- Ridolfo Capo Ferro, Gran Simulatero dell’arte e dell’uso della [...]

May 16, 2012  Alexander McQueen Ball Gown

Ballgowns

Gown by Victor Edelstein, 1986. Worn and given by Lady Heseltine. Museum no. T.264-2001. Image © David Hughes 2011 Fashion is often accused of being frivolous, ephemeral and unnecessary. It is not essential to our survival as human beings. Perhaps it is a sign that times are peaceful, that we are able to create and [...]

April 30, 2012  A mature model on the LCF BA Catwalk 2010. Image Credit: Catwalking.com

Beauty of Age

In preparing for the Beauty of Age debate tonight, a number of themes have emerged that have really set me wondering as to where our contemporary emphasis on equating youth with beauty will lead. For example, growing interest in the ancient fairy tale, Snow White. Currently a number of films, ballets and television programmes are [...]

April 19, 2012  Diana_Vreeland

Diana Vreeland

Looking at a series of quotes by Diana Vreeland, one of my favourites is where she celebrates vulgarity- “ Vulgarity is a very important ingredient in life. I’m a great believer in vulgarity- if it’s got life…..no taste is what I’m against.” I sometimes wonder if all the choice and instant access to garments and [...]