Tag: fashion week
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SHOULD WE BOYCOTT FASHION WEEK?
This week, Madeleine Oakley explores the environmental issues and subsequent human reactions to London Fashion Week. Let’s be blunt. The fashion industry is damaging the environment. London Fashion Week is not helping. The biannual event showcases hundreds of elaborate garments, made from globally sourced materials. A wealth of fossil fuels is used for fabric production, […]
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S URVIVING FASHION WEEK
London Fashion Week is hectic, chaotic, confusing, thrilling, pell-mell, and exciting. Our team take you with them as they attend shows, rush across London from one venue to another, and generally figure out how to survive fashion week… Illustrations by Lauren Rowley RHIANNON D’AVERC – CHIEF EDITOR This season, I was determined not to succumb […]
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HOW TO GET INTO LONDON FASHION WEEK AS A PHOTOGRAPHER
Rhiannon D’Averc explains how to get those elusive passes when you’re just starting out. With illustrations by Joe Bailey If you dream of being a runway photographer, you can’t get much better than London Fashion Week. As one of the main fashion capitals, it’s a place to see and be seen, with big designers coming […]
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Silent Protest at Gucci Fashion Week
A model staged a silent protest at the Gucci fashion week show in Milan on Sunday. Dressed in a white jumpsuit that bore a strong resemblance to a straitjacket, Ayesha Tan-Jones took to the stage with “Mental health is not fashion” written on her hands. Whilst Gucci have stated that the designs were meant to […]
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Sustainable Designs at London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week is fast approaching and with issues constantly raised regarding the sustainability of the event and the clothing displayed, pressure is increasing for designers to present environmentally friendly options. The brand Vin + Omi have risen to the challenge and a surprising collaboration with Prince Charles has provided the natural materials for their […]