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Fashion Matters Gala 2016
Last Thursday (10th November) we hosted the fourth annual Fashion Matters fundraising Gala at Victoria House Basement in London, with a fantastic showcase of the very best LCF has to offer. The Gala featured a re-creation of the LCF Formulates exhibition showcasing Cosmetic Science, a display of our Social Responsibility work with charity Art Against… →
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Film: Fashion Says No to Violence Against Women
Yesterday I shared my speech from a fantastic night at the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women 20th Anniversary Gala in New York. Today I wanted to share some more information about our Orange Label Project ‘Fashion Says No to Violence Against Women’ using these films we have created. In this first film, I… →
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Speech: UN Trust Fund To End Violence Against Women Gala
Last night I spoke at the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women’s 20th Anniversary Gala in New York – a completely inspiring event. I spoke about our Orange Label Project and the power of fashion to inspire change. At the London College of Fashion we believe passionately that fashion is so much more… →
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London Cloth Company
“This yarn goes up, this yarn goes down, weft goes through, alternate it, repeat. That’s basically weaving. It’s always been like this.” There’s something about Daniel Harris’ unfazed character. In 2010, with no prior experience of weaving he bought an old loom from a barn in Wales. In the process of taking the small loom… →
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In Conversation with Carmen Dell'Orefice
Ahead of tonight’s annual Fashsion Matters Gala, for which we have enlisted fashion icon Carmen Dell’Orefice as our special guest, I thought I would share an ‘In Conversation’ I had the pleasure of doing with her a few years ago. Our Fashion Matters Gala is the London College of Fashion’s annual fundraiser for scholarships and… →
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Cabinet Stories (Emmaus Greenwich)
Last Thursday I went to celebrate the opening of the Cabinet Stories exhibition at the Emmaus Greenwich shop in Poplar. A collaboration between the Centre for Fashion Curation and the Social Responsibility team at LCF, Cabinet Stories is part of our Better Lives work – a term we use at London College of Fashion to… →
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#BOF500 2016
I was very pleased to be included on the 2016 edition of The Business of Fashion 500, the professional index of the people shaping the global fashion industry, for the second year in a row. The index is based on nominations received from current members of the BoF 500 as well as research from the… →
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TEDx TALK TRANSCRIPT: Don't Tell Me Fashion is Frivolous
Those who follow me on Twitter will know that a couple of weeks ago I did a TED talk as part of TEDx Whitehall. It was extremely nerve wracking, but I was so pleased I managed to get through it. For my talk, I decided to speak about the importance of fashion. I discussed the… →
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Opinion: Beautiful, yes – but that’s not all
Writing about the legacy of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (QEOP) and the development of a cultural and education quarter, the Guardian’s Oliver Wainwright states that UAL’s London College of Fashion will mean “ready-made beautiful people to drape themselves stylishly across the terraces.” When is this myopic view of an industry that is worth a… →
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SHOWstudio: Paris Haute Couture AW 16 Roundup
On Thursday I took part in a SHOWstudio panel discussion to round up the Paris Haute Couture AW 16 shows alongside Lou Stoppard, Stephen Jones, Mimma Viglezio, Deborah Milner, and Hilary Alexander. You can watch the discussion on demand here →