CONNECTING CULTURES: Fashion as Social Energy
“Our clothes are too much a part of us for most of us ever to be entirely indifferent to their condition: it is as though the fabric were indeed a natural extension of the body,… View Full Post
Working in London's East End: Social Responsibility, Fashion Education in Prisons
The Fashion Education in Prisons Projects have delivered successful social interventions in London HM Prisons for female offenders, including: HMP Send – The Beauty’s Inside Magazine HMP Holloway – Made for Change These projects have… View Full Post
“Fashion is part of communication. It’s the beginning. We describe part of ourselves by how we look, but you can’t tell a book by its cover. There’s an appropriateness. I think it’s funny when decades… View Full Post
Fashion Inspiration and the Eighteenth Century by Dr Christoph Vogtherr
Looking for inspiration? Today’s concept of fashion is deeply rooted in the Eighteenth-century. Many Londoners are convinced that something truly exciting and creative cannot be older than a decade. I don’t know why. Ever since… View Full Post
Working in London's East End: Fashion Innovation Agency
The Fashion Innovation Agency, forms part of LCF’s Business and Innovation offering and is based in Hackney on Mare Street. The Fashion Innovation Agency (FIA) works with global luxury, contemporary high end brands, Fast-moving consumer… View Full Post
Travel: IFFTI – Momenting The Memento
Every year IFFTI‘s (International Foundation of Fashion and Technology Institutes) conference is hosted by one of its member institutions. With over 50 members representing 37 different nations, the conference is renowned for the way it… View Full Post
“In spite of rumours of the demise of couture, the snide comments from people who say it is PR only to sell fragrance and those who see no modern validity in it, it survives. It… View Full Post
Working in London's East End: Designer-Manufacturer Innovation Support Centre
Based in Hackney on Mare Street, Designer–Manufacturer Innovation Support Centre (DISC) supports fashion designers and manufacturers to innovate their business, products and services. The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) provide funding for 50% of this… View Full Post
The Art of Dress in Florence
London College of Fashion is currently celebrating the Art of Dress in a project that reflects centuries of ‘dress’ evolution in all its various guises. The project has been shown in New York, Dubai and… View Full Post