Posts tagged with Better Lives

April 29, 2013  Nike Project

International – USA

Building on our International theme this month I have asked Alex McIntosh, Business and Research Manager at the Centre for Sustainable Fashion here at the college to tell us about an exciting project we have been involved in. “Last week the Launch 2020 summit took place at Nike HQ in Portland Oregon; Launch is a [...]

April 19, 2013  Lucy Orta - Terrace Wires

St. Pancras as a Fashionable Environment

I’d like to share with you the work of one of our professors here at the college. Professor of Fashion and Environment, Lucy Orta has a new installation at St. Pancras. With her husband, she has created Cloud: Meteoros which is the first commission in a new series ‘Terrace Wires’ at St.Pancras. “Clouds have long [...]

March 18, 2013 

Women – My Inspiration

Smoke and Mirrors – Frida Kahlo’s Dresses. An Exhibition Museo Frida Kahlo. This exhibition is curated by Circe Henestrosa, a fashion curator who holds an M.A. in Fashion Curation from London College of Fashion. Circe was awarded a Distinction for her research thesis and exhibition: “Frida’s White Cabinet”, an exhibition of artist Frida Kahlo’s wardrobe [...]

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 [...]

March 6, 2013  Faith and Fashion

Women – The Debate

The debate last night was very interesting. I’m looking forward to the next instalment but for now… Please do read more here…

March 5, 2013  Upasna

Women – Faith and Fashion

As a University of the Arts London Religion and Belief Champion I’m quite looking forward to an event being hosted at the College’s RHS Space tonight. Faith and Fashion, A panel discussion is being led by Professor Reina Lewis to celebrate International Women’s Day. Read more… Upasna. BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear

March 4, 2013  JNGourley

Women – Voices

In the run up to International Women’s Day I though it would be an idea to share the opinions of my female colleagues here. Dilys Williams is the Director of Centre For Sustainable Fashion at the College. We asked Dilys about her views on women in realtion to her work at the Centre for Sustainable [...]

September 19, 2012  The Pain/Cause HMP Full Sutton

The Creative Arts and Rehabilitation

Over the summer we published the first edition of The Beauty’s Inside, a unique and collaborative publication between LCF and HMP Send. The magazine brought together eleven serving women offenders and eleven students from across our School of Media and Communication who, over the course of ten weekly workshops held at the women’s prison last [...]

August 1, 2012 

The Long Run

More information about the RSA event The Long Run: Life is a Marathon Life as a Marathon