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SHOWstudio: Jonathan Saunders Womenswear A/W 2013 Panel Discussion
Frances Corner, Marion Hume, Maggie Norden, Sasha Wilkins and Lou Stoppard discuss the Jonathan Saunders show During London Fashion Week February 2013 SHOWStudio →
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Head On (Fashion Space Gallery)
An exciting programme of events in the Fashion Space Gallery, entitled ‘Elements of Fashion’ continues with Head On. From the Fashion Space Gallery curators Gemma Williams and Leanne Wierzba: “Hats have historically played an important role in fashion, as practical conceits, visible symbols of propriety and class, and vehicles for adornment. While contemporary society no… →
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Source
The Centre for Sustainable Fashion are the proud owners of the Ethical Fashion Forum 2012 SOURCE Award in the Education category. Judged by an impressive panel the award recognises the centre’s commitment to integrating sustainability into the heart of fashion education, and creating ambassadors for sustainability in the fashion industry. Renée Lacroix. MA Fashion and… →
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Shopping
Lately there has been much discussion in the press and media generally about the future fate of the British High Street and retail more generally. The most recent report highlighted last week was how retail chains are closing their shops at a rate of around 30 a day. Changes in our shopping habits with the… →
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Framed! (Fashion Space Gallery)
Cyrus Karibu. I was excited to see the huge pair of wire mesh eyeglasses hanging from the ceiling in the reception area on my arrival to College today. An exciting programme of events in the Fashion Space Gallery, entitled ‘Elements of Fashion’ commences tomorrow with Framed! Contemporary Eyewear in Fashion. Over the coming year, the… →
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Opinion: Fashion On Food
For sometime now I have been interested in the relationship between the fashion and food industries. Over recent years we have become increasingly concerned about what we put into our bodies – the quality and source of our food- yet we still don’t place the same emphasis on what we put next to our skin-… →
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FiFi Awards
These days, any celebrity worth their salt, has at least one fragrance to their name. It was interesting to note when I, along with Louise Wilson of CSM and Wendy Dagworthy of RCA, were judging the best new packaging for male and female fragrances for this week’s FiFi Awards, just how many celebrity’s have used… →
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“Perhaps in reaction to this onslaught of globalisation, regional and national identities are now cherished as never before. This is especially evident in ‘the West’, where we crave sushi from Japan, batik prints from Java, kung foo movies from Hong Kong, tango from Argentina, beaded jewellery from East Africa etc precisely for their cultural otherness,the… →