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Archive Artefacts: Percy Savage Bow Ties
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 and Cordwainer’s School, as well as some particularly inspiring, special collections. The special collections include the likes of the Mary… →
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Glasstress: The Students (Fashion Space Gallery)
On the eve of the opening of the Glasstress exhibition here at the Fashion Space Gallery, I thought I would ask for some student perspectives on the exhibition in Venice, where many of the pieces have travelled from. Nadia Saccardi part-time Ma Fashion Curation student has shared her experiences here… “On the early morning of… →
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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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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 conference last week, Mirror Mirror, discussing representations and reflections on age and ageing held here at the College last week. For her, representation of ageing is the new frontier, where are… →
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SHOWStudio: J.W. Anderson Womenswear A/W 2013 Panel Discussion
Frances Corner, Karl Plewka, Harriet Quick, Dilys Williams and Lou Stoppard discuss the show during London Fashion Week February 2013 →
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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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London Fashion Week
This season’s London Fashion Week has been really up-tempo. There were suggestions that the inclusion of Tom Ford on the schedule would bring in buyers and that generally there was more buzz around London and what it might be showcasing than in previous years. At a number of shows including John Rocha, people with seated… →
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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… →