To all of those Covent Garden shoppers out there - that's a lot of you I'm sure - be sure to take a look at the Diesel flagship store on Earlham Street and...
Fashion Thinking
#LondonIsOpen
Last week Sadiq Khan launched a campaign to show London is united and open for business after the Brexit...
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...
LCF Stratford Move
This week has been an exciting one for us at LCF, with the fantastic BA16 catwalk show and exhibition, as well as my opportunity to brief the fashion industry...
LCF BA16
On Monday we celebrated our fantastic LCF BA16 event in Shoreditch with a catwalk show and exhibition. On the night, I also had the opportunity to brief the...
Travel: Milan
After a busy month or so in the office, a short visit to Milan came as a welcome relief. Whilst there I had the pleasure of meeting staff from the Politecnico...
Indonesia Fashion Forward
Today, LCF's Centre for Fashion Enterprise celebrated the launch of five Indonesian designers’ collections at Fenwick, Bond Street. I went down to the...
BIFT Student Work
One of the features of the conference in Beijing was that all the members of the Executive Committee were allocated a volunteer to look after them, help guide...
BIFT – Distinguished Professorship
Whilst in Beijing last month for the IFFTI conference, I was honoured to be awarded with a Distinguished Professorship from the Beijing Institute of Fashion...
Mentioning the ‘Unmentionables’ by Lorraine Smith
Lorraine Smith is a graduate of the MA History and Culture of Fashion course (now MA Fashion Cultures) at LCF. A fashion scholar with an interest in object...
IFFTI Conference – Beijing
After recovering from an exciting and very full-on week in Beijing, I've had some time to reflect on what a successful and inspiring conference it was, here...
Ryan Lo – LFW
For me, one of the standout shows of London Fashion Week was LCF graduate Ryan Lo. His collections are always so recognisable, with his blend of romantic...
Rob Phillips – Fashion Illustration
For this month's Unseen Fashion feature, LCF's Creative Director, Rob Phillips, kindly shared with me some of his latest work, inspired by the Pre-Fall...
MA Womenswear
For us here at LCF, London Fashion Week began last night with our annual MA Womenswear catwalk show at Royal College of Surgeons. For me, it is important our...
MA16 Exhibition
Last night saw the opening of LCF's MA16 Exhibition at Victoria House in Bloomsbury. I was really impressed with the work on show, and the exhibition, from...
The Definition of Gender by Cicely Proctor
It is fair to say that the level of exposure relating to transgender issues within mainstream media is unprecedented, with a surge of inclusion across...
Mad About The Boy (Fashion Space Gallery)
Over the last few weeks it's been fantastic to see how much coverage the current exhibition Mad About the Boy at our Fashion Space Gallery has received in...
MA16 Costume Design for Performance Show
Tonight I am really looking forward to going to Sadler's Wells to see the final work of our MA Costume Design for Performance students. Every year we...
Opinion: Wearables
I couldn’t help but notice the rising number of articles I read about the future of wearables last week. An interesting piece on Washington Post about how...
Fashion Cities: Seoul
Seoul, the South Korean capital, is increasingly seen as Asia’s fashion hub. With the Chinese economy slowing, Seoul’s potential as Asia’s key fashion market...
Inside the Industry – Amanda Wakeley
Last night we had the pleasure of listening to Amanda Wakeley speak about her fashion experience in one of our 'Inside the Industry' events. Raised in England...
Masculinities by Ben Whyman
As the month of January is all about menswear, I decided to ask our Manager of the Centre for Fashion Curation, Ben Whyman about the concept of masculinities...
London Collections: Men
Whilst I was enjoying the LC:M shows this weekend, I had to call for a taxi to get from one show to another and was struck by the fact that, when I asked for...
MA16 Menswear: Gallery
This morning we were at Banking Hall as LCF kicked of London Collections Men with our annual MA16 Menswear Show. It was brilliant to see the next generation...