ELWIN
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
Transfashional (Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art)
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
Larissa Hadjio
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
Community Clothing
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
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
LCF Term Round Up – Easter
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
Force of Nature (Mile End Art Pavilion)
Mile End might not be everyone’s first choice destination when it comes to connecting with the natural world. However, just minutes away from the A11, nestled in the Mile End Park, is an Art Pavilion.… 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