24Jan
This year, we are once again launching a search for people like YOU (male and female) to model in photoshoots, fashion films and walk the runway in one of the highest profile graduate showcases in the UK: our BA runway show on 28 June.
We love individuality, we love image, we love uniqueness, we just want to see more of it in the fashion industry – we know things are changing but we’re not willing to wait – our students are the fashion industry of tomorrow. We say homogeneous fashion images are for the faint hearted. We will create events and editorials that are alive and reflect how much London College of Fashion loves fashion and loves the people that make it happen. To do this we need YOU.
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24Jan
2011 saw LCF’s first search for individuality and uniqueness for the BA Catwalk shows. 300 people registered their interest to take part and out of those 20 models were chosen for the BA Catwalk Show.
We caught up a few of the models and some of them have since been selected for other graduate shows, House of Fraser, Milan Fashion week and GQ magazine!
Siobhan Ridguard - casting to catwalk
Siobhan Ridguard decided to enter after seeing the content of previous LCF shows:
I was awe-struck by the artistry of the designers, production that had gone into the show and the standard of models … Since the casting I have had the privilege to work with LCF again on a shoot promoting the new academic year and I’ve been selected for the Central St Martins first year show, worked for Romero Bryan, Bastyan and House of Fraser to name but a few.
Siobhan wore collections by Chi Chi Luo.
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20Jan
Students and Course Leader Yvonne Mills
Students from the FdSc Beauty and Spa Management course attended a recruitment session at spa services global provider Steiner Leisure. Students spent the morning on a Arcadia cruise ship to see if they would be interested in working for Steiner on land and sea.
20Jan
Stine a 2011 BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear graduate, has been named as the UK finalist of the H&M Design Award 2012.
19Jan
Stine Riis, a 2011 BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear graduate, has been named as the UK finalist of the H&M Design Award 2012, for which she wins €5,000. Stine now joins finalists from five other countries to compete for the global H&M Design Award prize of €50,000, and the chance to show the winning collection at Stockholm’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Stine’s collection was chosen by a jury of British fashion experts, who praised Stine for the maturity and modernity of her designs.
Speaking of the experience Stine said:
It’s very exciting. There are so many talented students in Britain, so for me to be chosen to represent the UK is a really big deal. My dream is to start my own label, and getting selected for this competition gives me the confidence to keep going. It’s a really great experience from which I can learn so much.
Ann-Sofie Johansson, H&M’s head of design commented:
Stine really stood out because her collection was really modern. It had a good balance between somethingthat felt new, but at the same time was also really commercial, and you just wanted to have it. She showedvery good craftsmanship, and lots of ideas in one collection. It was very strong.
The H&M Design Award is a new annual initiative to support and encourage the future stars of fashion. BA graduates from fourteen fashion schools have competed to be the finalist for six countries, who will then be judged by a grand jury for the overall prize. In the UK, students from Central Saint Martins, Brighton School of Architecture and Design and London College of Fashion were judged by a panel which included Emma Sells of Elle.co.uk; Cat Callender of The Daily; Gareth Scourfield of Esquire, H&M’s Head of Design Ann-Sofie Johansson and Chloe Bowers, UK Public Relations Manager for H&M.
16Jan
Two LCF students are currently taking part in the Sri Lankan reality show Ideators. The reality TV show competition brings together six undergraduates from the UK and six from Sri Lanka. The contestants are mixed up and divided into two teams. Each team is given a challenging business task that they must complete within a given time-frame. Week by week the contestants will get whittled down from the losing team until the last-standing contestant walks home with the coveted title ‘British Council IDEATOR’.
The British Council partnered with 14 leading organisations in Sri Lanka and 10 UK and Sri Lankan educational institutes to deliver ‘IDEATORS’, which provides an interactive learning platform to its contestants and viewers.
One of the LCF students Lara Caxton (MA Fashion Entrepreneurship) has previously been to India to study fast fashion.
Learn more about Enterprise at LCF
Visit the IDEATORS website to find out more
Visit Lara’s blog
12Jan
Trung's design
Last year BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Menswear student Trung Le entered the “A Suit that Fits” competition to have his design go into production for the bespoke tailors website.
A Suit That Fits offers individually hand tailored suit options for men and women. Their studios are across the UK whilst the tailoring takes place in Nepal.
Trung wearing his own design
Trung went onto the win the competition and his design can now be bought at www.asuitthatfits.com. Trung will graduate in June 2012.
05Jan
Little Mix wearing spiked shoulder pieces by Nikita Karizma
Recent BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Development graduate Nikita Karizma created the outfits that Little Mix wore for their winning performance.
Nikita was scouted by the X Factor costume team from her profile on University of the Arts London portfolio site Showtime. Since being selected to join the team she has been creating pieces for the X Factor finals under the guidance of Laury Smith. Nikita’s highlights included creating a baby pink dress from her graduate collection for Amelia Lily, designing spiked shoulder pieces for Little Mix and producing 28 silver harnesses for dancers which were worn at the final.
Amelia Lily wearing a specially commissioned piece from Nikita's graduate collection
Speaking about her experience, Nikita revealed:
It was an absolute pleasure working with Laury Smith and the X Factor team. We fitted Amelia’s dress onto her right before she walked onto the stage and watched her perform from her dressing room, a moment in time that a young designer will never forget. Thank you so much for the support and I look forward to sharing many more fashion memories with you all.
BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles graduate Sanna Naapuri was also featured when Misha wore an oil print velvet cape and leggings from her A/W 2011 collection.
Misha B wearing Sanna Naapuri Autumn/Winter 2011
20Dec
Showtime profile image from Cosmetic Science student Thuy Do
For National Science Week 2011 Dr Danka Tamburic, Course Leader for MSc Cosmetic Science, took part in the “Secret Scientists” campaign by the British Science Association showcasing the varied fields that scientists can work in.
Danka spoke about her background and how she started teaching at researching at London College of Fashion:
At the moment, I lead a project which evaluates the effect of micro-needling on skin parameters and another one, involving a multidisciplinary team, which looks into various aspects of mature beauty – The Beauty of Age project.
