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Travel: Visiting Antwerp
Visiting Antwerp was a real surprise. I had gone to get a feel for a very different type of fashion education at their Fashion Academy and to discuss with the Director of the Fashion Museum whether we could collaborate on projects, that would look at ways of exploring further, some of the current debates about… →
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Travel: Portland Oregon
Building on our International theme this month I have asked Alex McIntosh, Business and Research Manager at the Centre for Sustainable Fashion here at the college to tell us about an exciting project we have been involved in. “Last week the Launch 2020 summit took place at Nike HQ in Portland Oregon; Launch is a… →
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Travel: Shanghai
I’m looking forward to next week when I will be travelling to Shanghai as a guest of Donghua University to give a presentation on fashion and the environment at the 19th International Fashion Forum of the 2013 Shanghai International Fashion Festival. To celebrate our international theme and following on from last months focus on International… →
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Travel: Los Angeles
I’m here in Los Angeles this week for the annual International Federation of Fashion Institutions (IFFTI) conference. The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) are hosting the event. Founded in 1999 IFFTI’s mission is to develop a global network of institutions recognized as leaders in the advancement of education in Design, Technology and Business… →
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Travel: Paris
My trip to Paris during its latest fashion week was to see the Yohji Yamamoto show – which as an avid follower I found this time did not hang together in the way it usually does. However, my main purpose was to visit a number of fashion exhibitions. Balenciaga These exhibitions; Balenciaga, Comme des Garcons… →
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TRAVEL: India – Human Nature
Recently, I travelled to Jaipur in India for the annual conference of the International Federation for Fashion Technology Institute. The theme was Fashion Beyond Borders, which enabled speakers and delegates to look at the role of technology, globalisation and craft in the industry and the implications of this for fashion education institutions around the world.… →
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Travel: Paris – Haute Couture
A year ago I visited the Paris couture summer shows for the first time. Unfortunately I am unable to go this year, but the anniversary has made me reflect on a trip that helped me see the close relationship between art, artistry and fashion. The visit began with the Madame Gres exhibition at the Musee… →