The Women's Library

The Women's Library

As part of the college’s #LCFYearofTheWoman, celebrating the centenary of women’s suffrage in the UK, we organised a visit to The Women’s Library, the oldest and most extensive collection on women’s history in Europe. The… View Full Post

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TIH Models

TIH Models

Last year at Business of Fashion VOICES I witnessed an incredibly moving talk by James Scully on the culture of bullying within modelling. Since then, further exposures (also by Scully) have revealed the concerning scale… View Full Post

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Secret London: Luna & Curious

One the verge of the beautiful and historic Boundary Estate in Shoreditch, Calvert Avenue plays host to one of the best selections of shops in London – think Leila’s Café, Ally Capellino, Boboye and Wonderound,… View Full Post

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Woman's Hour Craft Prize (V&A)

Woman's Hour Craft Prize - Caren Hartley

As we begin the centenary year of female suffrage in the UK, I thought I would make the first exhibition visit of 2018 a female focussed one. The Woman’s Hour Craft Prize exhibition at the… View Full Post

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BBC Woman's Hour: Clothes as Activism

Image via Vanity Fair This morning I was privileged to join BBC Woman’s Hour to talk about the Golden Globes 2018, where many women wore black to honour sexual harassment victims. I discussed the use of… View Full Post

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LCF Year of The Woman

We will soon be entering 2018, which is the 100th anniversary of women receiving the right to vote in the UK. Both for me personally, and for the college, this is a hugely significant centenary.… View Full Post

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The Soap Co.

As I arrive at The Soap Co., I am greeted warmly by receptionist Kevin Lyon, who politely asks me about my journey to get to their factory in Higham’s Park. I hadn’t come far, but… View Full Post

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