Here you will find a selection of posts with a focus on fashion, as well as the work of London College of Fashion staff and students during my time as Head of College.
I wanted to take this opportunity to share a new resource from the Institute of Positive Fashion. Set up in September 2019 by the British Fashion Council, the Institute of Positive Fashion (IPF) aims to… View Full Post
A powerful colour with many cultural associations, dressing all in black is often a sophisticated, elegant and restrained fashion statement, yet even so black’s historical associations with evil, death, eroticism, piety and puritanism remain. … View Full Post
Including a wide range of media such as film, photography and illustration, as well as textile and fashion design, Mundo Latinx also highlights the permeability of borders, the continual movement of people, which stimulates the formation of new ideas and identities, as well as large diaspora communities. … View Full Post
Fashion is becoming increasingly more diverse, no longer should we be made to wear comfy and frumpy, but clothes which represent us. We do not forget about fashion when we turn 50, so neither should the industry. … View Full Post
Last week, London College of Fashion’s Business School collaborated with Old Spitalfields Market to create an interactive and highly informative fashion experience. The event explored
how ‘Fashion Means Business’ through a variety of interactive workshops, talks and digital demonstrations/displays. … View Full Post
“Fashion is a subject that touches many aspects of our lives and and experiences; a touchstone, departure point and portal, it can lead to many journeys and facilitate limitless discoveries. Postgraduate students from the school… View Full Post
One section of the museum, brings together the designs that have come to define YSL’s signature style. Most of the collection borrows designs from menswear, retaining the same cut, comfort and practical aspects in a way that combined simplicity and elegance. … View Full Post
When Bethany said she wanted to change the system many doubted it was possible; but three collections in and she’s proving that fashion does not have to come at the expense of people and planet. … View Full Post
I hope that this report marks a turning point – as has been identified by Mary Creagh MP a voluntary approach to sustainability has not worked – it’s now time for the UK fashion industry to lead by example. … View Full Post
London College of Fashion and Cartoon Network joint forces creating a competition for students to create a design inspired by the iconic crime-fighting superheroes, Powerpuff Girls.… View Full Post