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Fashion Revolution hosts Fashion Question time: Rana Plaza
Fashion Revolution hosts Fashion Question time: Rana Plaza Is the Fashion industry a better place for women to work five years on? On 24 April 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsed. 1,138 people died and another 2,500 were injured. Rana plaza housed five garment factories from big global brands including Primark, Mango, Monsoon and… →
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Fashion Reader: Muslim Fashion
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 creative spark, those who have shaped my beliefs and those who have simply been a pleasure to read. With some, the link to fashion will be obvious, with… →
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Archive Artefacts: Thea Porter Blouse
From one era defining woman to another, Thea Porter may not be as famous a name as last week’s featured designer Mary Quant, however her influence on the look of her era is just as significant. Porter’s exotic fabrics and loose, sensual designs helped instigate the boho-chic look of the late 60s and 70s. Inspired… →
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HARPER'S BAZAAR: Working uniforms
Today’s woman is overloaded with choice; which job, where to live, what to buy. What to wear to work is yet another decision to make. Such choices give women a level of freedom that should not be taken for granted, but they can also place a psychological burden. How can we make clear decisions on… →
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Savage Beauty with Claire Wilcox (V&A)
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 Wilcox. The exhibition, showing the work of the late, visionary designer Lee Alexander McQueen, only has a couple more weeks to… →
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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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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… →