Fashion Question Time
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
Opinion: Crafty Businesswomen
Last week saw the fourth annual Edinburgh Yarn Festival. The brainchild of two women, Jo Kelly and Mica Koehlmos, the show is dedicated to showcasing the very best yarns from small, niche producers and is one… View Full Post
Museum of Transology by Cicely Proctor (Fashion Space Gallery)
After Cicely wrote a brilliant piece about The Definition of Gender for this blog last year, where she looked at the increasing exposure of trans issues in the fashion industry, I thought who better to… View Full Post
IT'S NICE THAT: Why fashion can be political
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
San Patrignano: Tom Adams & Bethany Williams
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
Albion Knitting Company
“The British knitwear industry was dead.” But not, it seems in an industrial estate in Harringay, where Albion Knitting Company are spearheading a renaissance of luxury knitting in the UK. Albion, established by Chris… View Full Post
Justin Oh
“At the beginning it was a struggle, but one day I had a ring at the door, with no appointment. Normally we don’t allow that, but I answered it and there was this tall guy… View Full Post
San Patrignano
Anyone familiar with this blog will know that I am passionate about using the power of fashion to tackle social, environmental or political issues. At LCF we like to use fashion to reach out to… View Full Post
Hardy Amies: A Dagenham Designer (Valence House)
A new exhibition opened on Saturday exploring the life and work of Sir Hardy Amies, British fashion designer, tailor and royal dressmaker. The exhibition, conceived by Create London and curated by LCF’s Amy de La Haye,… View Full Post
S.E.H Kelly
“I loved going round little boutiques, finding out brands I hadn’t heard of before, feeling like I had discovered a gem. I wanted this to be like that. I wanted us to be hard to… View Full Post