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Mundo Latinx
Including a wide range of media such as film, photography and illustration, as well as textile and fashion design, Mundo Latinx also highlights the permeability of borders, the continual movement of people, which stimulates the formation of new ideas and identities, as well as large diaspora communities. →
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FASHIONED WORLDS MA_19
“Fashion is a subject that touches many aspects of our lives and and experiences; a touchstone, departure point and portal, it can lead to many journeys and facilitate limitless discoveries. Postgraduate students from the school of Media & Communication approach fashion as a material, something from which to mould meanings, messages and modes of expression.”… →
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Musée Yves Saint Laurent, Paris
One section of the museum, brings together the designs that have come to define YSL’s signature style. Most of the collection borrows designs from menswear, retaining the same cut, comfort and practical aspects in a way that combined simplicity and elegance. →
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WHY-WHAT-WHO Exhibition – 10 Years of Fashion Artefact at London College of Fashion – Beijing
WHY-WHAT-WHO Exhibition – 10 Years of Fashion Artefact at London College of Fashion Exhibition Hall, 1st floor, BIFT PARK, Beijing, China Last week I visited the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology in China to host the opening exhibition of ‘What Why Who’ – 10 years of fashion artefacts from the London… →
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Orla Kiely: A Life in Pattern
Orla – Kiely: A life in pattern On Monday 17th September, Orla Kiely ceased trading. Meaning that online business and retail stores in both London and Kildare closed. After seeing this news, I wanted to celebrate the designers fantastic work and patterns from over the years by visiting the Fashion and Textile museum’s exhibition dedicated to… →
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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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A trip to Paris: Galleries Lafayette
During my recent trip to Paris, I saw a number of fashion shows and also took part in the debate on sustainable fashion at the British Embassy, which showed students work from our MA Fashion Futures programme. I was also lucky enough to attend the opening of the new Lafayette Aspirations building in Paris’s Le… →
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Missoni Art Colour (Fashion & Textiles Museum)
I don’t always get the chance to go to all the fashion exhibitions I would like, but ‘Missoni Art Colour’ at The Fashion and Textiles Museum was one I had been looking forward to. Founded in 1953 by Ottavio and Rosita Missoni in their basement, the brand has gone on to become one of fashion’s… →
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MA16 Exhibition
Last night saw the opening of LCF’s MA16 Exhibition at Victoria House in Bloomsbury. I was really impressed with the work on show, and the exhibition, from concept to final result, was professional and inspirational – a must see! There has already been some excellent press coverage, including an interview with four of our students… →