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Inspired by a boot

This water colour by Carolyn Boreham, a librarian at the London College of Fashion, is of a ladies white lace and leather boot from the 1870s with coloured embroidery and a red leather heel.  The boot is from the Cordwainers … Continue reading

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‘The Guardians of Heritage’ a film about the London College of Fashion Archives

‘The Guardians of Heritage: the Special Archives‘ is a short film  documentary about the archive collections at the London College of Fashion. View the film at http://vimeo.com/62280746 The film was conceived, filmed, edited and art direction by Victoria Salsas between October and December … Continue reading

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London College of Fashion Archives Christmas vacation closing

London College of Fashion Archives will close from 13 December to 08 January 2013.  Seasonal image from the Gala Archives at LCF.

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Hartnell to Amies: Couture by Royal Appointment at the Fashion and Textile Museum

A new exhibition opens at the Fashion and Textile Museum London on 16 November.  ‘Hartnell to Amies: Couture by Royal Appointment’ looks at the work of two of the key London designers of the mid-twentieth century.  Click here for more … Continue reading

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Bridgeman Education re-launch

There will be some scheduled downtime to Bridgeman Education image gallery on the morning of Tuesday 17th August owing to a re-launch of the site. Amongst the new features will be a vastly improved slideshow and zoom function and new … Continue reading

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Image Tree Display at Southampton Row Library

There is a brand new display in the lobby outside SR Library!  It’s about conducting visual research around a theme or subject matter, creating ‘concept maps’ with imagery and language to give breadth, as well offering guidance on how to source copyright cleared images for education, which … Continue reading

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Half a century of British design launched online

Four thousand images from the Design Council slide collection are launching online today with JISC support, providing a unique insight into the history of British design and its promotion by the UK government from the 1940s to the early 1990s. … Continue reading

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VADS Survey – Tell them what you think

The Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) provides a central resource of over 100,000 high quality digital images, which are copyright cleared and completely FREE for use in UK education. VADS is working on an exciting project to enhance the online … Continue reading

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