Tag: green

  • Opinion: Mend, Repair & Reuse

    An estimated £140 million worth (350,000 tonnes) of used clothing goes to landfill in the UK every year. The rise of cheap, fast fashion, has now made it more practical to throw away our clothes when they get damaged than it is to repair or reuse them. The environmental cost of landfills are significant. Not… →

  • The Kering Talk: Kelly Slater

    “Sustainability should be the norm, not an alternative.”  Kelly Slater Last night saw the second annual Kering Talk take place at LCF, as part of our five year partnership. This year’s guest was surfing legend, Kelly Slater. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing his story into sustainable fashion, it was inspiring and insightful, so I wanted to… →

  • Visiting The William Morris Gallery

    “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful” – William Morris Yesterday I enjoyed a fabulous visit to the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow. I was joined by Ligaya Salazar, Director of the Fashion Space Gallery here at LCF and our Professor of Fine Art,… →

  • Opinion: Fashion and Prisons

    Last week I read an interesting article about an American clothing company who have come up with a creative solution to two social problems. At LCF, I have always been passionate about using the power of fashion to tackle social, environmental or political issues so it immediately caught my eye. The article mentions how little… →

  • Sustainability: Kering Partnership

    One of the most important developments in our support of sustainability is our partnership with fashion conglomerate, Kering. Kering own some of the world’s most recognised brands, including Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen, so the partnership presents a fantastic opportunity for our students to learn more about how sustainable practices can be implemented into the… →

  • Sustainability: Waste Off Challenge

    At LCF, students and staff take part in in the Waste Off Challenge: to turn waste materials from around the college into purposeful inventions. The university wide challenge sees staff and students from a range of courses, promote sustainable fashion and support creation over consumption. LCF worked with St Joseph’s Hospice, who gave the students… →

  • Sustainability: Grow a Garment

    Not many of us know where the garments we buy on a weekly basis were made, let alone what they are made from. To challenge this modern problem, LCF teamed up with Cordwainers Community Garden (whose members use LCF land to grow food crops) and the artist Zoe Burt, to grow and manufacture an item of clothing… →