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UAL awarded Queen’s Anniversary Prize for role in sustainability education

University of the Arts London (UAL) has been announced as the recipient of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize, an honour awarded every two years to the UK university or college that delivers benefits to the wider world through education and training. UAL was selected for its role in “influencing perceptions and actions towards environmental and...

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Monsoon partners with UAL on 'zero-waste' capsule

Fashion retailer Monsoon has unveiled a new collaborative collection with London College of Fashion (LCF), alongside the institute’s Making for Change and FabricWorks social initiatives. Together with LCF’s University of the Arts London (UAL), Monsoon has released an eight-piece capsule collection, featuring the likes of ponchos, dresses,...

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LCF to host exhibition tracing the social impact of fashion

London College of Fashion (LCF), University of the Arts London (UAL) has announced a new, free fashion exhibition to coincide with the opening of its new, single-site campus at East Bank on Stratford’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park this October. ‘Designed for Life,’ will run from October 2 to January 19, 2024, and will explore LCF’s decades-long...

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Migration, dystopia and memories: London College of Fashion presents 2023 undergraduates

As graduate season comes to a head, London College of Fashion (LCF), a faculty of University of the Arts London (UAL) has hosted its annual undergraduate catwalk show for the class of 2023. Participants descended from the institute’s bachelors in Fashion Design Technology for both menswear and womenswear. The event kicked off LCF’s five-day...

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Shaftesbury announces winners of 2021 tailoring bursary

Shaftesbury, owners of destination Carnaby Street in London, has announced two winners of its tailoring bursary in collaboration with London College of Fashion, UAL, which provides recent graduate tailors with free studio space. The 2021 winners are Leisha Parlour and Takudzwa Chigaduro, who will take up residency this summer at 26 Kingly...

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Superimpose launches a new educational programme for LCF students

Creative agency Superimpose has launched a new educational programme with a focus on sustainability for aspiring creative talent in partnership with University of the Arts London: London College of Fashion. Its non-commercial creative platform Services Unknown is looking to pioneer a new educational format by switching up the creative curriculum...

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London College of Fashion partners up with Microsoft for short-term course

The London College of Fashion (LCF) has partnered up with Microsoft to create a short-term program in which students have access to innovations like mixed reality, internet of things and artificial intelligence, said the two companies in a joint statement. Dubbed “Future of Fashion Incubator”, the program takes one semester. Top students from...

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London College of Fashion partners with Klarna

European payments provider Klarna has announced a UK partnership with the London College of Fashion (LCF) to support the next generation of fashion tech innovators. The partnership with see Klarna joining forces with the Digital Anthropology Lab at London College of Fashion, which is one of the UK’s foremost research hubs dedicated to making...

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London College of Fashion to relocate to East London

London College of Fashion (LCF) is set to relocate to the 2012 Olympic village in September 2021, as part of the UAL's relocation to Stratford's Olympicopolis arts hub. "There are lots of designers based around this area, so we have the chance to not only refashion East London but to make a really significant economic contribution," said...

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H&M launches Fashion Recycling Week

Fashion retailer H&M is joining forces with London College of Fashion’s Centre for Sustainable Fashion to launch its first nationwide Fashion Recycling Week from August 31 to September 6. To celebrate the sustainable fashion scheme, H&M has challenged LCF’s second-year students to create window installations inspired by top UK cities for eight...

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LCF launching fashion business Masters

London College of Fashion is launching a postgraduate course aimed at helping designer set up fashion businesses, as part of its newly founded Fashion Business School. The MA Fashion Enterprise Creation course will provide a new route for fashion entrepreneurs to set up independent innovative fashion businesses, and help them develop and launch...

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LCF launches Fashion Business School

London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London has announced the launch of the Fashion Business School, a pioneering centre for fashion business and management research, teaching and learning, which it claims will bring together the College’s existing business, management and enterprise functions together, to offer students and...