sustainability
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2018
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What’s Going on in Fashion Activism?
Our PostDoctoral Research Fellow Francesco Mazzarella tells us about the co-creation workshop he will facilitate with Professor Helen Storey at the upcoming Global Fashion Conference, aimed at mapping out the fashion activism landscape. The mainstream ecosystem of fashion production and consumption is proving unsustainable in terms of autonomous livelihoods, cultural heritage, social equality, and environmental […]
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Women. Fashion. Power.
On International Women’s Day this year we reflect on the title of last year’s exhibition at the Design Museum. What is the interplay between them when it comes to fashion and sustainability? And what can we make of these words in a Post-Weinstein #TimesUp #MeToo world? What of Women. Fashion. Power… 100 years after some […]
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2017
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Victoria Andre: Kering Award Finalist
Victoria Andre talks about sustainable supply chains and iconic loafers as she tells us a little about her project for Gucci as part of the Awards programme. Tell us a little bit about your project VA: My project aimed to propose a more sustainable supply chain for Gucci’s footwear range. I looked at how I […]
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The Laundry Pile
Today, we hear from Emma Rigby, about her work and event she has organised to shine a light on the social practices involved in domestic laundry. The event is called The Laundry Pile and is the launch of CSF’s Prof. Kate Fletcher’s new book Opening up the Wardrobe. Emma completed her PhD at CSF last year. Through the […]
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2016
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Kering Award Finalists: Yophi Ignacia and Rosalie Overgaauw
Over the next few months, we will be introducing you to each of the ten finalists for the Kering Award for Sustainability 2016, ahead of the winner announcements in November. Since January 2016, these students have been developing and refining their sustainability projects, and presented them to an esteemed panel of judges from Kering, the […]
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H&M x LCF – Playful Activists
Throughout London Fashion Week we have been taking a look at some of the student collections which are being showcased at H&M stores around central London as part of the H&M x LCF collaboration project. Today we visit The Playful Activists, by Dayun Lee and Dawn Kelso, currently on display in the Covent Garden H&M windows. Through […]
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H&M x LCF – Something New
Last night we officially launched the H&M x LCF project with a London Fashion Week event hosted by H&M at their flagship Oxford Circus store. The response from the room was overwhelmingly positive, with real appreciation for the creative works on display. Showcasing the student works during London Fashion Week is not only a testament to the quality […]
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H&M x LCF at London Fashion Week
It was around this time last year we launched the Clothes Well Lived project – a collaboration with H&M and London College of Fashion’s BA (Hons) Creative Direction to create a series of window installations that challenge our perceptions of value through the lens of fashion. This year the journey continues as we work with H&M, BA(Hons) Fashion Design & Technology […]
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Lucy + Jorge Orta: Food
Food and fashion are rarely considered on the same platform, discussed at the same debates, or indeed even thought about in the same way. However, despite their apparent differences and the fact they seem so vastly removed from each other- think size zero models, skimpy dresses and unnaturally shaped mannequins- however, there are more similarities […]
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Kering Award for Sustainability: The Final Presentations
‘I love watching everyone’s presentations rehearsals and hearing about their projects,’ one Kering Award finalist stated last week. ‘It’s like doing a Master’s degree in sustainability!’ I have to agree. I’ve worked at the Centre for Sustainable Fashion for three months, the final three months of the 2016 Kering Award for Sustainability, which culminated in […]
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