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For London to truly tackle climate change, we can’t forget our universities
This blog post was first published on the HEPI blog on Friday 2 July 2021. In the run up to November’s postponed COP26, the conversation around climate change is gaining pace. This week sees the third year of London Climate Action Week, a campaign bringing together climate professionals and communities across the city to find… →
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Thinking local and global on Earth Day
Today is Earth Day, the annual event uniting people and leaders across the world to take action to protect our planet. This year’s ‘Restore our Earth’ theme will focus on the innovative thinking needed to pull us back from the brink of climate catastrophe. This year’s theme feels all the more significant as we approach… →
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World Homeless Day: Two inspirational charities
Ahead of tomorrow’s World Homeless Day, I wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate two charities who are providing vital support to people impacted by homelessness. Centrepoint – helping homeless young people get back on their feet Centrepoint is an extraordinary charity supporting more than 14,000 homeless young people across England every year. They provide… →
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Guest Post: Comme Des Marxists Exhibition
A guest post by Camilla Palestra Comme des Marxists – a Project by Rainer Ganahl Fashion Space Gallery, London Until 12thJanuary As a way to celebrate the 10thanniversary of the Centre for Sustainable Fashion at the London College of Fashion, I had the pleasure of working with Austrian American artist Rainer Ganahl, to present for… →
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Fashion District Launch
Fashion District This morning we celebrated the launch of the Fashion District – A new vision for an East London Fashion Innovation Hub. Joined by BFC Chief Executive, Caroline Rush, Deputy Mayor Justine Simons and designer Christopher Raeburn, LCF collaborated with our partners to launch exciting plans for a new technologically advanced district, reviving east… →
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VIN + OMI and London College of Fashion launch BIN 2 BODY
BIN 2 BODY is a collaborative project to turn single use plastic bottles, collected during London Men’s Fashion Week , into fashion which will be showcased at the next VIN + OMI show in September. The focus in London, highlighted by the recent Mayor of London’s campaign, is to encourage consumers to use much less… →
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Inside Arc – Fashion | Space | Gallery – Exhibition
Inside Arc – Fashion | Space | Gallery Archives are usually repositories of objects, not intended for further use, rarely displayed in static exhibitions or museum cases. The Arc is a working archive, consisting of garments, accessories and other paraphernalia amassed by designer Jennefer Osterhoudt. Many items are by John Galliano and Alexander McQueen, with whom… →
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T-SHIRT: CULT, CULTURE & SUBVERSION
T-SHIRT: CULT, CULTURE & SUBVERSION Exploring this exhibition of T-shirts through the 20th century highlighted the multi-faceted role of such a simple, yet iconic garment. Curated by David Sinclair, Jenna Rossi-Camus and Dennis Nothdruft, the exhibition chartered the history, culture and subversion of the most popular item of clothing on the planet, the T-shirt. The… →
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#IWD: A Sporting Chance
The battle for gender parity is one that has been played out on a sporting field, sometimes quite literally. When Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in “The Battle of The Sexes” match in 1973 it sparked a change in the way women were treated in tennis. King quickly convinced colleagues to form the Women’s… →
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Fashion as Armour: Wallace Collection
“Fashion is the armour to survive the reality of everyday life.”- Bill Cunningham As one of the Trustees of the Wallace Collection I feel fortunate to have the pleasure of visiting this inspiring place on such a regular basis. The Wallace Collection owns one of the finest collections of fine and decorative arts in the… →