by Sarah-Hayley Owen: London College of Fashion

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Thursday, February 02, 2012

Watch London College of Fashion MA_12 Catwalk Show LIVE from the V&A on NOT JUST A LABEL

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Weekend Reading: Carmen - 'A Life in Fashion' at The Fashion Space Gallery, London College of Fashion, 16.11.2011 – 14.01.2012

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

London College of Fashion Opens First Retail Space

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Tomorrows Shining Stars, Today: LCF BA(hons) Fashion Show 2011

Monday, May 16, 2011

Fantasy Footwear - London College of Fashion MA Class design for New Look

It is always a proud and exciting moment to see students from your old college taking on the British High Street in style. This is exactly what four MA students from Cordwainers at the renowned London College of Fashion (LCF) have mastered.

LCF in collaboration with high street retailer New Look is proud to announce the launch of the London College of Fashion Master’s collection for New Look which launches in store Mid May. The collection comprises of six styles designed by four MA students studying MA Fashion Footwear. Overall winner Chang Seok (Ralf) Ko designed and created three of the winning designs (a flat sandal, a high open toe mule and a mid heel strappy sandal) with runners up Ruth Jones, Adriana Lurascu and Kim Kwang producing one design each.

In March 2010, New Look set LCF students on the internationally respected Cordwainers at London College of Fashion MA Fashion Footwear course the task of designing a range of shoes with a view of one or more of the styles being selected as part of the exclusive six style SS11 collection.

Heading up the judging panel was New Look’s Group Design Director, Barbara Horspool, along with Malcolm Collins, Director for Footwear and Accessories, Fiona McGuire, a Senior Footwear Designer and Helen Bleazard Head of Buying for Footwear and Accessories.

The panel were also joined by LCF’s Professor Roy Peach, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, famed British footwear designer Jonathan Kelsey, who provided a critical designer eye and inspirational British womenswear designer Giles Deacon who has been working with New Look on a collaborative basis for the past three years designing Gold by Giles.

The overall winner Chang (Ralf) Seok Ko produced three styles using a bleached denim technique with hand frayed raw edges which will play an integral role in the craftsmanship and production process of his shoes gained the opportunity to travel overseas and see his designs made up by one of New Look’s suppliers.

The entire collection has something for everything, from Ralf’s understated bleached denim glamour, to the vibrant colours of Ruth Jones’ modern wedge heels, or the romanticism of Adriana Lurascu lingerie inspired designs and not forgetting Kim Kwang’s killer heels with seductive cut out bars.

Be sure you to refer to the New Look website for when they are in stock.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Brush with Fashion - The Latest LCF Collaboration

‘Brush with Fashion’ is the latest collaboration between The Body Shop and the prominent London College of Fashion.

Ann Massal, International Brand and Innovation Director of The Body Shop said in our interview, “For me it is very exciting and I think it really shows that you can be sustainable, creative and fashionable at the same time, without a trade-off anymore”.

The pioneers in beauty and fashion joined forces to create a limited edition SS11 Make-up collection embracing the Body Shop's ethical commitment and passion to create on-trend cruelty free make-up in partnership with London College of Fashion who are also renowned for a similar devotion to sustainability, setting up the Centre for Sustainable Fashion in 2008.

The collection takes its name from the addition of smart built in brushes in each product for convenience. There are two striking portable Quattro eye palettes, Boho Beauty provides wearable matte shades in nude, apricot and two earth tones, whereas A la Mode is a beautiful blend of pearlescent white, pink and silver with an intense black to add dramatic definition.

Two hi-shine lip treatments, made with community fair trade marula and avocado oil, compliment the collection in pastel hues of pink cream or a juicy peach. And that is not all; add warmth to your complexion with the Illuminating Face Base. This product is blissfully moisturising plus it features elements of mica and light diffusing pearls to create a soft focus effect.

William Tempest, London College of Fashion graduate and winner of a WGSN global fashion award for best emerging brand also added his creativity to the collaboration. The campaign poster inside all Body Shop stores features a model holding a giant make-up brush wearing an eye-catching strapless dress which was part of William’s debut for London Fashion Week.

Speaking to me about his role in the collaboration, William said, “This is a really great project for me to work on because I really want to help support the London College of Fashion” and “The Body Shop is a brand I have always bought ever since I was a teenager”.

The unique collection is packaged in a design created by a London College of Fashion undergraduate, following a joint The Body Shop and London College of Fashion design competition. Katarina Voloder, a German 21 year old BA (Hons) fashion illustration student, whose design was selected, used a poster featuring “cupcakes, candy mixed in with make-up as the main inspiration” for her winning design. Katarina said, “I think The Body Shop is a great company, from January I have a work placement and I am looking forward to starting a great journey with them.”

The limited edition ‘Brush with Fashion’ will be in The Body Shop stores nationwide from today. It has never been simpler to brush on spring’s fashion-driven colours, anytime, anywhere with professional looking make up on the move.

Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Lights, Camera's, Action: LCF MA Class of 2011

Designs by: Suzana

Bettencourt

Photographer

Fernando Lessa

Model:

Samantha

Louise Hicks

Designs by London College of Fashion’s MA students took to the catwalk this evening at the prestigious Victoria and Albert Museum, in the beautiful surroundings of the Raphael View Gallery.

The show entitled MA_11 Duel, presented 22 collections of Men’s and Womenswear showcased to an audience of guests including Harold Tillman CBE, CEO of Whistles Jane Shepherdson, Artist Grayson Perry and TV personality Jo Wood to name but a few.

In this year’s class of 2011 there are students from all over the UK including Wales, Scotland and England, plus further afield such as South Korea, China, USA, Turkey, Ireland, Italy and Denmark.

Highlights of the evening included collections by Jo Power, 27 from County Cork in Ireland, who was awarded the Harold Tillman Scholarship having already picked up a number of accolades, such as Persil Young Designer of the Year 2009 and Nokia Young Designer of the Year 2005. Her collection was perfectly streamlined with strong silhouettes and clean lines in a simple monochrome palette, with vibrant flashes of poppy red. It is testament to Jo’s ability that she is already in talks with investors to set up her own label.

MA Digital Fashion graduate, Suzana Bettencourt from the Azores Islands in Portugal, designed pieces inspired by particular African Tribes whose mourning traditions are marked by joyful rituals. The collection, with an emphasis on knitwear due to her BA degree in Fashion Knitwear, was highly sculptural and body conscious using a new technology that pushes the boundaries of the shaping properties of knit - with the ultimate goal of dressing real women with garments that give them shape and support in all the right places. Susana accessorized her collection with statement jewellery hand crafted in Portugal, in collaboration with Miguel Garrido.

Menswear was particularly strong this year, with Danish graduate and another Tillman scholar Asger Juel Larsen, 28, who has already been approached to show at Berlin Fashion Week. Although the coveted MA Collection of the year, presented by Harold Tillman, went to the impressive Italian graduate Matteo Mollinari, 27, whose exquisitely tailored menswear collection fuses traditional tailoring with the more unusual textile techniques, for example hand-made crochet, ultimately creating a highly desirable and modern collection.

The show was a remarkable success, as always, and vital platform for these graduates to launch their careers, eager to replicate the success of previous graduates. Nicole Murray’s, FDT Womenswear 2010, collection was snapped up by Harrods soon after last year’s show and has now debuted her first solo collection last season at On/Off London Fashion Week. Nicole said; “The LCF MA show at the V&A is an excellent platform to put new designers and new labels into the view of major industry players, including key press and buyers. The V&A catwalk show was the turning point of my career”.

A fantastic show and make sure you see my twitter feed for my thoughts on the other designer collections.

Monday, January 24, 2011