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WHY-WHAT-WHO Exhibition – 10 Years of Fashion Artefact at London College of Fashion – Beijing
WHY-WHAT-WHO Exhibition – 10 Years of Fashion Artefact at London College of Fashion Exhibition Hall, 1st floor, BIFT PARK, Beijing, China Last week I visited the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology in China to host the opening exhibition of ‘What Why Who’ – 10 years of fashion artefacts from the London… →
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Azzedine Alaïa: The Couturier
Azzedine Alaïa: The Couturier Exhibition “I always feel free. When I don’t want something, I don’t make it” Tunisian-born couturier Azzedine Alaïa was always seen as an outsider in the world of fashion. He always dressed in a uniform of back and always worked to his own schedule. Azzedine ignored the traditional fashion collection… →
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Sir John Cass Foundation Annual Lecture: Fashioning Futures
Founded in 1784 by City of London politician and philanthropist Sir John Cass, the foundation has a rich history of supporting pioneering initiatives to promote participation and achievement for the most disadvantaged young people in the capital. The foundation has evolved over its more than 250-year history to become one of the leading independent education… →
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London Fashion Week Festival
London Fashion Week Festival 2018 September is an important month in the fashion calendar. London, Milan, New York and Paris all showcase their next year Spring/Summer collections and many designers use this as an opportunity to create hype around their brands by putting on interactive events and shows. During fashion week, industry… →
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5 Affordable Sustainable Clothes Brands
5 Affordable Sustainable Brands Many people assume that to shop sustainably – it will cost a small fortune. This however is not the case. Locally sourced materials and production can be found right here in the U.K at a reasonable price, it is just about knowing where to find them and… →
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Orla Kiely: A Life in Pattern
Orla – Kiely: A life in pattern On Monday 17th September, Orla Kiely ceased trading. Meaning that online business and retail stores in both London and Kildare closed. After seeing this news, I wanted to celebrate the designers fantastic work and patterns from over the years by visiting the Fashion and Textile museum’s exhibition dedicated to… →
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Savile Row: Scabal & London College of Fashion
Scabal has partnered with the London College of Fashion, to support an industry project inspired by their collection of Salvador Dali paintings. Savile Row has long been the home of British tailoring. In 1972, Scabal settled into number 12 Savile Row and has been crafting traditional and modern style suits from this coveted address ever… →
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Fashion District Launch
Fashion District This morning we celebrated the launch of the Fashion District – A new vision for an East London Fashion Innovation Hub. Joined by BFC Chief Executive, Caroline Rush, Deputy Mayor Justine Simons and designer Christopher Raeburn, LCF collaborated with our partners to launch exciting plans for a new technologically advanced district, reviving east… →
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BOF500
Once again, for my fourth year running, I am honoured to be a part of Business of Fashion’s top 500 (BOF500 – the 500 people shaping the global fashion industry). Since 2013, The Business of Fashion has been hand-curating a list of fashion power players. This year, the list focused on change agents – those who are… →
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Elle – The Sustainability Issue
This month Elle magazine printed their first ever sustainable magazine, made from 100% recycled paper. The groundbreaking issue addresses how the fashion industry and consumers can make meaningful changes to the way they work and shop to help the environment. Teaming up with industry leaders such as Naomi Klein, Pamela Anderson, Stella McCartney, Arizona Muse, Livia Firth,… →