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MA16 Costume Design for Performance Show
Tonight I am really looking forward to going to Sadler’s Wells to see the final work of our MA Costume Design for Performance students. Every year we celebrate the work of our MA students in an evening of performances and short films, where costume forms the central narrative. You can read a nice interview with… →
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Jane Petrie – Costume Design
Jane Petrie has been working as a costume designer for over fifteen years. Working on a number of high profile projects, Jane’s film credits include ‘Moon’, ‘Fish Tank’, ‘Suffragette’, starring Carey Mulligan and Meryl Streep, and most recently, ‘Genius’ with Nicole Kidman, Jude Law and Colin Firth. I spoke to her about her route into costume… →
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Archive Artefacts: Thea Porter Blouse
From one era defining woman to another, Thea Porter may not be as famous a name as last week’s featured designer Mary Quant, however her influence on the look of her era is just as significant. Porter’s exotic fabrics and loose, sensual designs helped instigate the boho-chic look of the late 60s and 70s. Inspired… →
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Savage Beauty with Claire Wilcox (V&A)
On Monday I was treated to a tour of the V&A’s brilliant Savage Beauty exhibition. I was guided by our own Chair of Fashion Curation at LCF, and the V&A Museum’s Senior Curator of Fashion, Professor Claire Wilcox. The exhibition, showing the work of the late, visionary designer Lee Alexander McQueen, only has a couple more weeks to… →
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Travel: Antwerp – An Innovative Approach
When I was invited to visit Antwerp as part of their celebrations of 50 years of their Fashion Academy, part of their Royal Academy of Fine Art, I was delighted. Antwerp has always intrigued me. Anyone interested in fashion and particularly some of fashion’s more influential designers will be aware of Antwerp. The Antwerp Six… →
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Clothing Eros: The Erotic Potentials of Dress
Earlier this year, I took part in an in conversation with Judith Clark and Adam Phillips on The Concise Dictionary of Dress, erotic potentials of fashion, and the idiosyncratic collaboration between a costume curator and a psychoanalyst. Listen to the podcast here… →
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London Fashion Week
This season’s London Fashion Week has been really up-tempo. There were suggestions that the inclusion of Tom Ford on the schedule would bring in buyers and that generally there was more buzz around London and what it might be showcasing than in previous years. At a number of shows including John Rocha, people with seated… →
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Head On (Fashion Space Gallery)
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… →
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C125 Campaign. The Livery Companies
This week we are celebrating the work of our footwear and accessories courses with a number of our key supporters, as part of our Cordwainers 125 Campaign. These courses, originally started 125 years ago at Cordwainers College are a key part of the work of London College of Fashion. Jonathan Michael Moyler. BA (Hons) Cordwainers… →