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Amy de la Haye – Curation
Amy de la Haye is our Rootstein Hopkins Chair of Dress History & Curatorship at London College of Fashion (LCF). After working as a Curator of Twentieth Century Dress at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V & A), she joined us LCF in 2000 to become Reader in Material Culture and Fashion Curation. Since 2007… →
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HUFFINGTON POST: How is digital technology changing London fashion week?
With fashion week season already upon us and our social media feeds filling with glimpses of the catwalk, it’s a good time to reflect on how the industry is changing the way it presents itself and the relevance of live shows in a digital age. The catwalk will always play a pivotal role in how… →
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BUSINESS OF FASHION: Schools Must Respond to the Needs of the Industry
Last week I wrote a piece for one of my indispensable sources, Business of Fashion, on why and how we should integrate business learning into creative education. Fashion is of course a creative subject — many forms of fashion are viewed and understood as art — yet it is also a commercially driven world,… →
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HARPER'S BAZAAR: Working uniforms
Today’s woman is overloaded with choice; which job, where to live, what to buy. What to wear to work is yet another decision to make. Such choices give women a level of freedom that should not be taken for granted, but they can also place a psychological burden. How can we make clear decisions on… →
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SALT: It's time we stopped destroying the earth
This week I wrote a post for SALT magazine about the environmental issues the fashion industry must address. In a world with rapidly depleting resources and increasing insecurity both politically and environmentally, I discuss what role, if any, the fashion industry can play in changing our course. Have a read here. SALT is a new… →