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“Longevity of vision is what we need.”
Visiting Paris Fashion Week for the first time for a couple of years gave me a chance to reflect on where I think the industry is. It’s made me consider fashion from two perspectives and this is my first set of thoughts…. It’s not just the complex geo‑political context that we are living in that… →
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International Women’s Day – Madame Gres
In the run up to International Women’s Day I’ve been thinking about those women who have achieved much not just in their chosen field, but who have also influenced and inspired others. One such woman was Madame Gres. Alix Gres was an artist in the real sense of the world who dreamed of being a… →
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Frances Corner – TEDx Talk Video
As promised, my TEDx talk that I performed as part of TEDx Whitehall ‘Don’t tell me fashion is frivolous’ is now online.For my talk, I decided to speak about the importance of fashion. I discussed the fact that whilst fashion has its problems, ethically and environmentally, it can also be a force for change, there… →
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Institute of Positive Fashion
I wanted to take this opportunity to share a new resource from the Institute of Positive Fashion. Set up in September 2019 by the British Fashion Council, the Institute of Positive Fashion (IPF) aims to bring together expertise from a range of sectors to help British brands navigate key issues linked to its three pillars… →
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Back To Black
A powerful colour with many cultural associations, dressing all in black is often a sophisticated, elegant and restrained fashion statement, yet even so black’s historical associations with evil, death, eroticism, piety and puritanism remain. →
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Mundo Latinx
Including a wide range of media such as film, photography and illustration, as well as textile and fashion design, Mundo Latinx also highlights the permeability of borders, the continual movement of people, which stimulates the formation of new ideas and identities, as well as large diaspora communities. →
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Fashion Doesn’t Stop At 50.
Fashion is becoming increasingly more diverse, no longer should we be made to wear comfy and frumpy, but clothes which represent us. We do not forget about fashion when we turn 50, so neither should the industry. →
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Fashion Means Business
Last week, London College of Fashion’s Business School collaborated with Old Spitalfields Market to create an interactive and highly informative fashion experience. The event explored how ‘Fashion Means Business’ through a variety of interactive workshops, talks and digital demonstrations/displays. →
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FASHIONED WORLDS MA_19
“Fashion is a subject that touches many aspects of our lives and and experiences; a touchstone, departure point and portal, it can lead to many journeys and facilitate limitless discoveries. Postgraduate students from the school of Media & Communication approach fashion as a material, something from which to mould meanings, messages and modes of expression.”… →
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Musée Yves Saint Laurent, Paris
One section of the museum, brings together the designs that have come to define YSL’s signature style. Most of the collection borrows designs from menswear, retaining the same cut, comfort and practical aspects in a way that combined simplicity and elegance. →