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 [...]
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 [...]
Layer by Layer opens tonight and is the first of a two-part series of exhibitions exploring digital print in fashion. This exhibition, which focuses on 3D printing and its potential as a tool for design, is very exciting and thought provoking. By outlining some of the processes, materials and applications of 3D printing, the exhibition [...]
I’m looking forward to next week when I will be travelling to Shanghai as a guest of Donghua University to give a presentation on fashion and the environment at the 19th International Fashion Forum of the 2013 Shanghai International Fashion Festival. To celebrate our international theme and following on from last months focus on International [...]
I’m here in Los Angeles this week for the annual International Federation of Fashion Institutions (IFFTI) conference. The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) are hosting the event. Founded in 1999 IFFTI’s mission is to develop a global network of institutions recognized as leaders in the advancement of education in Design, Technology and Business [...]
“Today someone in Moscow, someone in Buenos Aires, someone in Sydney, someone in Bangalore can all eat the same meal in the same fast food restaurant, drive the same car, watch the same movie, struggle with the same computer software, drink the same beer, lust after the same pop star and wear the same clothes, shoes and watch. In this sense, not only is the world interconnected, it is culturally continuous, amalgamated, united.”
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 [...]
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 [...]
