Here you will find a selection of posts with a focus on fashion, as well as the work of London College of Fashion staff and students during my time as Head of College.

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… View Full Post

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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. … View Full Post

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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. … View Full Post

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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. … View Full Post

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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. … View Full Post

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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… View Full Post

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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. … View Full Post

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Environmental Audit Committee Report

I hope that this report marks a turning point – as has been identified by Mary Creagh MP a voluntary approach to sustainability has not worked – it’s now time for the UK fashion industry to lead by example. … View Full Post

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