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London College of Fashion students collaborate with Adidas and Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation

Students at University of the Arts London’s London College of Fashion have unveiled a collaborative project with adidas and the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation to honour the legacy of Stephen Lawrence. Titled The Market, the project was created by scholarship recipients from multiple courses across the college and explores the market as a shared...

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GEMS education and London College of Fashion form strategic partnership to expand fashion education

GEMS Education has entered into a strategic partnership with the London College of Fashion (LCF), University of the Arts London (UAL) to enhance access to specialist fashion education and professional pathways for students in the Middle East and beyond. Under the collaboration, GEMS Education will work with LCF to develop expanded opportunities...

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Footwear designer to watch: Annie Purdy

British footwear design is undergoing a revival, and it is being led by a new crop of designers looking to place innovation, craftsmanship and sustainability at the core of their designs. Leading the resurgence is recent London College of Fashion (LCF) and Royal College of Art graduate Annie Purdy, who was awarded the Sustainable Development...

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LCF’s Centre for Sustainable Fashion wins KE award

The UK-based international knowledge exchange association PraxisAuril has announced the winners of its annual KE awards, which this year included the London College of Fashion (LCF) at the University of the Arts London (UAL). The Centre for Sustainable Fashion at LCF, UAL has been awarded the KE award for Sustainability Collaboration of the...

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LCF to open free exhibition exploring wellbeing through fashion

The London College of Fashion (LCF) at the University of the Arts London (UAL) has announced a new exhibition entitled ‘Collective Care’ at its new East Bank campus in London. The exhibition will open its doors on September 24 and will run until December 14 and invites the public to reconsider the relationship between fashion and community...

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From Posadas to New York: Exploring the career of Palomo Spain

At the beginning of July, designer Alejandro Gómez Palomo, creative director of his label Palomo Spain, received the 2024 National Fashion Design Award in his home country of Spain, an accolade that recognises his revolutionary contribution to menswear, his ability to fuse haute couture and ready-to-wear with a unique aesthetic of Spanish flair,...

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London College of Fashion Showcases Next Generation of Design Talent

The London College of Fashion (LCF), part of the University of the Arts London (UAL), has launched its annual celebration of undergraduate talent with a series of events highlighting the Class of 2024. The programme commenced with an exclusive runway show featuring designs from 128 students in the BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Menswear...

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Monsoon Accessorize to fund fashion scholarships

Fashion retail group Monsoon Accessorize has announced it will fund scholarships for “trailblazing students” on the MA Fashion Futures course at London College of Fashion (LCF) and Central Saint Martins (CSM), University of the Arts London (UAL). The move follows a successful pilot where the retail group supported two students, an LCF MA Fashion...

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University of the Arts London names winner of LCF Enterprise Challenge 2024

Paulina Swigart, a current master student in fashion entrepreneurship and innovation at London College of Fashion (LCF), University of the Arts London (UAL) has won the first prize in the LCF Enterprise Challenge 2024. Swigart presented Shifted, a size-adjustable clothing brand with the aim of ‘empowering women to feel confident in their bodies...

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Alexander Manufacturing sponsors design by LCF menswear graduate

Scottish luxury fashion manufacturer Alexander Manufacturing is sponsoring a bachelor student at London College of Fashion (LCF), University of the Arts London (UAL). The creative in question, Euan Mcdonach is a final year student of the bachelor programme in fashion design technology: menswear at LCF. Alexander Manufacturing provided Mcdonach...

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London College of Fashion names Joanne Begiato associate dean for research

The University of the Arts London (UAL) has appointed researcher Joanne Begiato as the associate dean for research at London College of Fashion (LCF). She will be starting in her new role in August. Joanne Begiato is a professor of history with a range of interests. She has published on topics primarily related to the history of human bodies, a...

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London College of Fashion to host May Day Rave

London College of Fashion, UAL is gearing up to host a free May Day Rave evening event on May 2nd at its new East Bank location in Stratford's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The event marks the debut of LCF After Dark, a late event series, at the campus and is part of the public cultural program surrounding the institution's major exhibition,...