Black jackets from Yohji Yamamoto, certainly. And I could probably always find room for another pair of Margiela tabi shoes. But looking back, the things I...
Mind, Health & Progress
Cleaning and leadership
A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece about how several women from history and mythology have inspired how I think about leadership. This time I want to write...
Beyond Bedlam: Richard Dadd, Creativity and the Power of Nature
As Chair of Maudsley Charity, I was invited to the Royal Academy’s exhibition ‘Beyond Bedlam’, exploring the life and work of Richard Dadd. Best known today...
The only way out is through
This thought has been milling around in my mind for some time now. What resonates with me is how it illustrates the way we make change, how we continue to...
Courage and pragmatism: keeping EDI at the heart of the university
On Wednesday 25 March, I was pleased to take part in a panel on Courage and Pragmatism at the Advance HE Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference. Chaired...
Towards a more creative society
Creativity is at the heart of all we do at Goldsmiths: in the students who come to learn here and the ways we teach them; in our research agendas and...
Seeking answers to today’s big questions
The start of a new academic year has always brought the anticipation of the new as well as some familiar rhythms: it is a moment of renewal and...
Women in universities
Today, 8th March, is International Women’s Day. It’s a date that has always stood out for me in the calendar as a chance not just to celebrate the...
The Spirit Level
The Fashion Reader is a series where I explore the books that have influenced, inspired and intrigued me. I share stories about writers who have provided that...
Crime & Punishment
The Fashion Reader is a series where I explore the books that have influenced, inspired and intrigued me. I share stories about writers who have provided that...
Working in London's East End: Green Spaces
As promised, in my post about the V&A Sackler Lecture, I'd like to profile some of the work the college is doing in London's East End; projects,...
Opinion: A Question of Age
Many of the world’s leading fashion designers for example Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld, or Vivienne Westwood, to name but a few, are in their 60s, 70s, even...
Opinion: Fashion Education in Prisons
The College’s project with women offenders at Send Prison has given many of us an insight into the contradictions in our attitudes to crime and punishment,...
Mirror Mirror
Food is more carefully photographed than old people. Food is celebrated while old age is marginalized. Margaret Morganroth Gullette pointed this out at our...
OPINION: Sooner or Later
In thinking about ideas or innovations that are ahead of their time, or those which have had a major impact on our lives, it is tempting to focus on those...
Opinion: The Creative Arts and Rehabilitation
Over the summer we published the first edition of The Beauty’s Inside, a unique and collaborative publication between LCF and HMP Send. The magazine brought...
Beauty of Age: The Debate
In preparing for the Beauty of Age debate tonight, a number of themes have emerged that have really set me wondering as to where our contemporary emphasis on...