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IT'S NICE THAT: Why fashion can be political
To mark International Women’s Day 2017, I wrote a few words for It’s Nice That on how both the wearing and making clothes is a political act. It seems that over 100 years after the suffragette movement, women are still having to find ways of having a voice. And clothes, whether making or wearing, remain… →
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QUESTIONING FASHION: Yamamoto & Yohji
Ahead of Yohji Yamamoto’s show in Paris tonight, which I am very much looking forward to, I thought I would share a piece I wrote a little while ago for the epilogue to ‘Yamamoto & Yohji’ published by Rizzoli in 2014, called Questioning Fashion. It is easy to underestimate just how far fashion has come over… →
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San Patrignano: Tom Adams & Bethany Williams
Back in December you might remember reading about the inspiring community of San Patrignano in Italy. I spoke with LCF’s Director of Social Responsibility Claire Swift about our plans to work with San Patrignano in order to achieve joint ambitions of supporting rehabilitation. Last month Tom Adams, BA Menswear Course Leader, and Bethany Williams, MA… →
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BOF Voices – How Can we Nurture the Next Generation of Fashion Designers?
You might remember back in December I joined Polimoda director of strategy and vision Linda Loppa, Central Saint Martins course director MA Fashion Fabio Piras and Parson’s School of Design board of governors Simon Collins, at VOICES, BoF’s new annual gathering for fashion thinkers. We spoke about the importance of the fashion industry investing in its future talent and the… →
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Molly Goddard (Now Gallery)
Since graduating in 2012, Molly Goddard has fast become one of London’s most exciting young designers, known for her tulle dresses and use of traditional techniques like pleating and smocking. Just this week I noticed that she launched her first footwear collection as part of collaboration with Topshop. On top of showing as part of… →
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SHOWstudio: Valentino Couture SS17
This morning I was at SHOWstudio to discuss Valentino’s Haute Couture S/S 17 show alongside Lou Stoppard, Lucy Norris and Deborah Milner. With Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli separating last summer, it’s quite a unique situation with them both launching their couture solo debuts – for Dior and Valentino – at the same time. It’s fascinating to see… →
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The Vulgar: Fashion Redefined (The Barbican)
When we think of the word vulgar in fashion, it conjures up images of garish outfits, overexposed bodies or people behaving inappropriately; the word is full of negative connotations. However, ‘The Vulgar: Fashion Redefined’ curated by Judith Clark, Professor of Fashion and Museology at LCF, explores a more rounded, more thoughtful definition of vulgarity. Judith… →
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Hardy Amies: A Dagenham Designer (Valence House)
A new exhibition opened on Saturday exploring the life and work of Sir Hardy Amies, British fashion designer, tailor and royal dressmaker. The exhibition, conceived by Create London and curated by LCF’s Amy de La Haye, takes place in a beautiful old manor called Valence House in Dagenham. Amies grew up in Dagenham, first living at… →
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S.E.H Kelly
“I loved going round little boutiques, finding out brands I hadn’t heard of before, feeling like I had discovered a gem. I wanted this to be like that. I wanted us to be hard to find, quite exclusive, small runs, and not really in magazines. I just wanted us to be a jewel people could… →
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SHOWstudio: Fashion Says NO to Violence Against Women
Friday was an important day. It was the day Fashion said NO to Violence Against Women and marked the 20th anniversary of the vital work led by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women. London College of Fashion, along with SHOWstudio, used the Orange Label Project to raise awareness of this issue and we… →