Category: Fashion Thinking

For me, Helsinki is all about light. It’s what I noticed most during my recent visit, whether streaming through my window at 4:30am, or making the evening seem like the afternoon at 10 pm. I found it hard to know the time of day: insomnia was never far away. But the light it gives clarity… →

This years show was quite different to previous years I thought, and still very exciting and interesting to see what the students are creating and how well accomplished their collections are. Read more… Backstage… Review on Vogue… →

As part of the 2014 London Festival of Architecture, the Fashion Space Gallery team have also been working with Studio Weave to transform the roof terrace at 20 John Prince’s Street into an urban garden environment. The aim of the project was to create an inspirational and sympathetic space that will help to facilitate experimental… →

‘The collection suggested Scott, probably like much of his audience, sees brands as little more than logos. Without history and stories those logos are relevantly meaningless, just words that can be flipped and punned and reworked for the most likes and shares. Who cares if the famous Hermes ribbon stands for years of craft when… →

I am sure many of you are aware Anya Hindmarch is one of the world’s foremost designers thanks to her eponymous label, Anya Hindmarch. We were lucky enough to have Anya visit the college yesterday evening where she shared pearls of wisdom about her success for the benefit of our students. "Luxury is about stories…… →

Over the past few months I have spent quite a bit of time travelling. Tokyo, Paris, and Shanghai are all great cities, but my most memorable travel experience was the Festival of the Buddha’s Tooth at Kandy Sri Lanka. I had traveled to Sri Lanka for work, to visit a fashion design programme London College… →

Fashion influences most aspects of our 21st century world. Predicated on our need to clothe ourselves, it demonstrates our yearning to wear garments reflecting individuality and our need for beauty, adornment and creativity. We are prepared to pay more for clothing or an accessory which makes us feel more beautiful, intelligent and successful. Fashion sells… →

Fashion is full of dichotomies and it is these clashes that fuel the future of the industry. Most fundamentals (clothes, food, housing) have evolved within the construct of our society, becoming ever more complex and worthy of debate with the onset of media influence, economic change, class shift, choice and sexual equality. Jessica Hearnshaw. BA… →

The question is often asked: ‘Where are the next generation of influential designers, who will follow in the wake of Yohji, Rei, Kenzo and Miyaki, going to come from?’ But are we asking the wrong question? There already is a younger generation of Japanese designers establishing themselves, Junja Watanabe and Matohu, who imbue their work… →

This year, as last, LCF’s Better Lives series has focused on the reciprocal relationship between Fashion and Psychology. The 2014 series, curated by Dr Carolyn Mair (Reader in Psychology and Course Leader of MA Psychology for Fashion Professionals and MSc Applied Psychology in Fashion), is concerned with ‘…isms in fashion’. Valentina La Porta. BA (Hons)… →