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.
Fashion exhibitions have never been so popular. Although it’s the blockbusters that garner most attention, what really excites me are the growing number of smaller exhibitions popping up in London in recent times (Hardy Amies,… View Full Post
A couple of months ago I went to visit The Place, Simon Burstein’s new concept store, which is home to innovative English brands such as designer Alice Archer. Whilst I was there primarily to see… View Full Post
After going to the brilliant Transfashional Talk at London College of Fashion back in February, I was really looking forward to going to Warsaw to celebrate the opening of it’s joint exhibition in Warsaw. However, as… View Full Post
I first discovered the German-born designer, Larissa Hadjio when I caught sight of one of her brilliant Tonie clutches at London Fashion Week. After studying Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, Hadjio launched her line… View Full Post
I became aware of the Community Clothing label a month or so after reading an article in Creative Review. I was immediately drawn to their support of the British manufacturing industry and their focus on… View Full Post
We kicked off Fashion Revolution Week with the third annual Fashion Question Time event at House of Commons called “The Climate of Fashion” I was invited to sit on the panel for the event, alongside… View Full Post
As we come to the end of spring term, I thought I would reflect on what has been going on at LCF these past few months. I thought about mentioning the fantastic Museum of Transology,… View Full Post
To mark International Women’s Day 2017, I wrote a few words for It’s Nice That on how both the wearing and making clothes is a political act. It seems that over 100 years after the… View Full Post
Ahead of Yohji Yamamoto’s show in Paris tonight, which I am very much looking forward to, I thought I would share a piece I wrote a little while ago for the epilogue to ‘Yamamoto &… View Full Post
Back in December you might remember reading about the inspiring community of San Patrignano in Italy. I spoke with LCF’s Director of Social Responsibility Claire Swift about our plans to work with San Patrignano in… View Full Post