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Glasstress: The Advisor (Fashion Space Gallery)
I invited Charlotte Hodes, Professor in Fine Art at London College of Fashion to tell us about her experiences of the White Light/White Heat Project. “Our involvement with Glasstress: White Light/White Heat is thanks to Frances Corner’s vision. It has been a hugely challenging but amazing project to be part of both as an artist… →
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Travel: Portland Oregon
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… →
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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… →
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Layer by Layer: The 3D Printer (Fashion Space Gallery)
I had a chance to see some of the digital printing today as part of the Layer by Layer Exhibition at Fashion Space Gallery. This piece is a half printed sample of work created by Silvia Weidenbach. You can see the printers’s work, layer by layer. This piece is designed using free form modelling which… →
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Layer by Layer (Fashion Space Gallery)
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… →
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Travel: Shanghai
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… →
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Travel: Los Angeles
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… →
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“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,… →
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Smoke and Mirrors: Frida Kahlo's Dresses (Museo Frida Kahlo)
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… →
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International Women's Day 2013
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… →