Writing
LCF BA16
On Monday we celebrated our fantastic LCF BA16 event in Shoreditch with a catwalk show and exhibition. On the night, I also had the opportunity to brief the...
Missoni Art Colour (Fashion & Textiles Museum)
I don’t always get the chance to go to all the fashion exhibitions I would like, but ‘Missoni Art Colour’ at The Fashion and Textiles Museum was one I had...
DRAPERS: Fashion will lose out if we leave the EU
Image via Worth Project, one of the many examples of European collaboration in fashion. Fashion, and its intrinsic relationship to our economy, social impact,...
Travel: Milan
After a busy month or so in the office, a short visit to Milan came as a welcome relief. Whilst there I had the pleasure of meeting staff from the Politecnico...
Secret London: Egg Shop – Kinnerton Street
Now that the days are longer and the sunshine a more present feature, I love to end the day taking a trip to Egg shop on Kinnerton St. It has been a cult...
Kathryn Sargent
On Friday I went to visit the new shop of the bespoke tailor Kathryn Sargent. Always keen to see women leading the fashion industry, I had read a piece in the...
FARA – Totes For Everyone
Last weekend I was pleased to see my social media streams full of people asking #whomademyclothes and supporting Fashion Revolution Week. Amongst the label...
Here Today Here Tomorrow
Last month, I paid a visit to Here Today Here Tomorrow in Dalston, the current shop and studio for this sustainable fashion brand. I was greeted with a chair...
Frieda Gormley – House of Hackney
Frieda Gormley is the co-founder of interiors, fashion and lifestyle brand, House of Hackney (HOH). I am a big fan of the way the brand, based in Shoreditch,...
Indonesia Fashion Forward
Today, LCF's Centre for Fashion Enterprise celebrated the launch of five Indonesian designers’ collections at Fenwick, Bond Street. I went down to the...
BIFT Student Work
One of the features of the conference in Beijing was that all the members of the Executive Committee were allocated a volunteer to look after them, help guide...
BIFT – Distinguished Professorship
Whilst in Beijing last month for the IFFTI conference, I was honoured to be awarded with a Distinguished Professorship from the Beijing Institute of Fashion...
Mentioning the ‘Unmentionables’ by Lorraine Smith
Lorraine Smith is a graduate of the MA History and Culture of Fashion course (now MA Fashion Cultures) at LCF. A fashion scholar with an interest in object...
IFFTI Conference – Beijing
After recovering from an exciting and very full-on week in Beijing, I've had some time to reflect on what a successful and inspiring conference it was, here...
Olivia Ahmad – The House of Illustration
Olivia Ahmad is the curator at the House of Illustration, and the co-curator, along with Paul Gravett, of the exhibition, Comix Creatrix: 100 Women Making...
Secret London: Margaret Howell – Wigmore Street
I love visiting the Margaret Howell store on Wigmore Street. It is so much more than just a retail space, it holds small exhibitions of mid-century designer's...
The Spirit Level
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...
Barnard College Global Symposium
I was very excited to be invited to this year's Barnard College Global Symposium, entitled Women Changing Europe. Female leaders from all over Europe came...
One Hundred Years of Solitude
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...
#IWD: A Sporting Chance
The battle for gender parity is one that has been played out on a sporting field, sometimes quite literally. When Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in “The...
Ryan Lo – LFW
For me, one of the standout shows of London Fashion Week was LCF graduate Ryan Lo. His collections are always so recognisable, with his blend of romantic...
Rob Phillips – Fashion Illustration
For this month's Unseen Fashion feature, LCF's Creative Director, Rob Phillips, kindly shared with me some of his latest work, inspired by the Pre-Fall...
MA Womenswear
For us here at LCF, London Fashion Week began last night with our annual MA Womenswear catwalk show at Royal College of Surgeons. For me, it is important our...
Jean Rhys
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...