“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful” – William Morris Yesterday I enjoyed a fabulous visit to the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow. I… View Full Post
Considering my black and white theme for this year’s display in my office, I couldn’t miss out on adding these classic pieces from the fantastic Mary Quant Make-Up Collection we have in the LCF Archives.… View Full Post
London College of Fashion has a range of weird and wonderful items held in its college archive. The archive contains pieces of the college’s history, from its original trade schools at Barrett Street, Shoreditch, Clapham… View Full Post
Changing what we teach and how we learn is one of the greatest contributions an educational establishment can make. Although we want to change outlooks on education here at LCF, making sustainability a key part… View Full Post
One of the most important developments in our support of sustainability is our partnership with fashion conglomerate, Kering. Kering own some of the world’s most recognised brands, including Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen, so the… View Full Post
On Monday I was treated to a tour of the V&A’s brilliant Savage Beauty exhibition. I was guided by our own Chair of Fashion Curation at LCF, and the V&A Museum’s Senior Curator of Fashion, Professor Claire… View Full Post
Bee keeping at LCF is part of our Better Lives campaign, which aims to use fashion as a discipline to drive change and build a sustainable future. Placing a hive in an urban area has… View Full Post
Not many of us know where the garments we buy on a weekly basis were made, let alone what they are made from. To challenge this modern problem, LCF teamed up with Cordwainers Community Garden (whose members… View Full Post
“Only with technology can you create new things in fashion. Everything else has been done.” -Hussein Chalayan Yesterday I took part in a thought-provoking workshop organised by the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology,… View Full Post
Progression is an area of work at LCF that supports students from our local communities to make the transition from Further Education to Higher Education. This area of work also supports existing students to progress… View Full Post