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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: Antwerp – An Innovative Approach
When I was invited to visit Antwerp as part of their celebrations of 50 years of their Fashion Academy, part of their Royal Academy of Fine Art, I was delighted. Antwerp has always intrigued me. Anyone interested in fashion and particularly some of fashion’s more influential designers will be aware of Antwerp. The Antwerp Six… →
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Clothing Eros: The Erotic Potentials of Dress
Earlier this year, I took part in an in conversation with Judith Clark and Adam Phillips on The Concise Dictionary of Dress, erotic potentials of fashion, and the idiosyncratic collaboration between a costume curator and a psychoanalyst. Listen to the podcast here… →
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Opinion: Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is an extraordinarily stimulating event. Not only does it act as a crucible where ideas, arts and crafts are brought together to be juxtaposed, shared and challenged but the backdrop of the city itself shows the relationship between fashion and art. Its physical infrastructure shows how form, function, ideas, culture and craft… →
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School of Design Technology Moving Annual
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LCF_M
It’s that time of year again, London Collections Men. Last night we had our LCF Masterclass panel event at The Hospital Club There were some very interesting discussions so I’d like to share with you the video. The purpose of the event was to provide a platform for the college, alumni, the media and industry… →
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Glasstress: White Light/White Heat
I am just on my way to Venice to see an exciting exhibition we have been working on which will be opening during the Venice Biennale. White Light/White Heat is a development of Glasstress, concieved by Adriano Berengo, president of the Berengo Glass Studio and Venice Projects. This latest exhibition is a dramatic expansion of… →
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Glasstress: The Advisor (Fashion Space Gallery)
I invited Charlotte Hodes, Professor in Fine Art at London College of Fashion to tell us about her experiences of the White Light/White Heat Project. “Our involvement with Glasstress: White Light/White Heat is thanks to Frances Corner’s vision. It has been a hugely challenging but amazing project to be part of both as an artist… →