London College of Fashion

London College of Fashion, UAL is a constituent college of University of the Arts London, in London, England. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, short courses, study abroad courses and business-training in fashion, make-up, beauty-therapy and lifestyle industries. It is the only college in Britain to specialise in fashion education, research and consultancy. Its patron is Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.[1] The current head of college is Professor Andrew Teverson.[2]

London College of Fashion
Established
  • 1877 – Leather Trade School
  • 1906 – Shoreditch Technical Institute Girls School
  • c. 1913 – Cordwainers Technical College
  • 1915 – Barrett Street Trade School
  • 1927 – Clapham Trade School
  • 1967 – London College for the Garment Trades
  • 1974 – London College of Fashion
HeadProfessor Andrew Teverson
Location
London
,
United Kingdom
AffiliationsUniversity of the Arts London
Websitearts.ac.uk/fashion

History

The origins of the London College of Fashion are in three early London trade schools for women: the Shoreditch Technical Institute Girls School,[3] founded in 1906; the Barrett Street Trade School, founded in 1915; and the Clapham Trade School, founded in 1927. All were set up by the technical education board of the London County Council to train skilled labour for trades including dressmaking, millinery, embroidery, women's tailoring and hairdressing; to these, furriery and men's tailoring were later added. Graduates of the schools found work either in the garment factories of the East End, or in the skilled dressmaking and fashion shops of the West End of London.[4]

After the Second World War the minimum school leaving age was 15; junior level courses at the colleges were scrapped. Barrett Street Trade School became Barrett Street Technical College, and the Shoreditch and Clapham schools were merged to form Shoreditch College for the Garment Trades. Both had the status of technical colleges, and began to take male students also. In 1967 the two colleges were merged to form the London College for the Garment Trades. This was renamed London College of Fashion in 1974.[4]

In 1986 the London College of Fashion became part of the London Institute, which was formed by the Inner London Education Authority to bring together seven London art, design, fashion and media schools.[5] The London Institute became a legal entity in 1988, could award taught degrees from 1993, was granted University status in 2003 and was renamed University of the Arts London in 2004.[5]

In August 2000 Cordwainers College, a specialist school for leather-working, shoemaking and saddlery, was merged with the London College of Fashion. It was founded in Bethnal Green in 1887 as the Leather Trade School. The name was changed to Cordwainers Technical College in about 1914, and then to Cordwainers College in 1991.[6][7]

In 2018, Microsoft co-created a customised curriculum with London College of Fashion. The students participating in this course used cutting-edge technology like mixed reality, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence for fashion innovation related to industry and consumer needs.[8]

In 2019, the school, the London's mayor's office, Poplar HARCA (housing association) and The Trampery opened a new space to support young creative talent in East London.[9]

In 2023, the college relocated to the [Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park]] in Stratford as part of East London's regeneration into a creative and cultural hub.[10][11]

Campus

The college is located at 105 Carpenters Road in the East Bank cultural quarter, part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London.[11] The building was purpose-built for the college and was designed by Allies and Morrison to reflect 19th century mill buildings.[12]

Affiliations

The London College of Fashion is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, with Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London College of Communication and Wimbledon College of Art.[13]

Notable people

Alumni

Alumni of the college include :

References
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  2. "Professor Roni Brown". 4 October 2021.
  3. Sir James Bird, ed. (1922). "The Shoreditch Technical Institute". Survey of London: volume 8: Shoreditch. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  4. Julie Tancell (2002). GB 2159 London College of Fashion. AIM25: Archives in London and the M25 area. Retrieved May 2014.
  5. [s.n.] (August 2012). University of the Arts London (formerly The London Institute) A Brief History Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine University of the Arts London. Retrieved May 2014.
  6. Julie Tancell (2002). GB 2159 Cordwainers. AIM25: Archives in London and the M25 area. Retrieved May 2014.
  7. T.F.T. Baker, ed. (1995). "Hackney: Education". A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 10: Hackney. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  8. "London College of Fashion: Nurturing designers with bespoke tailoring and artificial intelligence". Microsoft. 14 September 2018.
  9. Tan, Bryan (28 February 2020). "Fresh Young Designers Find a New Home in Poplar Works". Women's Wear Daily.
  10. "LCF Goes East". British Vogue. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  11. "Frequently Asked Questions". London College of Fashion. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  12. Mimi Francis-Mearns (8 June 2023). "Our Future in Stratford: Everything you need to know about East Bank".
  13. "London College of Fashion website".
  14. Fairclough, Steve (8 March 2022). "12 top UK woman photographers you must follow". Amateur Photographer. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  15. "Nottinghamshire RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestant reveals what attracted them to glitz and glamour". 19 January 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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  17. "LCF Student wins Designer For Tomorrow". blogs.arts.ac.uk/. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  18. Shearing, Hazel (30 May 2021). "Boris Johnson marries Carrie Symonds at Westminster". BBC News. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  19. Cliff, Aimee (8 August 2019). "Just Gou it: how Peggy Gou became the world's hippest DJ". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  20. Philby, Charlotte (15 March 2008). "My Secret Life: Emma Hope, shoe designer, 41". The Independent. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  21. Jettou, Driss (in French). Brussels: Institut Européen de Recherche sur la Coopération Méditerranéenne et Euro- Arabe (MEDEA). Retrieved April 2015.
  22. Hart, Jasper (23 August 2017). "Who is Rachel Stevens? Celebrity Masterchef contestant profile". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  23. "Dune Collaborate with Joanne Stoker – British Footwear Association". britishfootwearassociation.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  24. Jimenez, Erin. "Rosenthal Tee: A Designer Making Waves in the Fashion World". iFashion Network. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  25. Janelle Okwodu (17 December 2015). "There's No One Quite Like Alek Wek: A Very Vogue". Retrieved 24 June 2018.

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