Tag Archives: LCF

London College of Fashion student designs for Team GB athlete

Posted on July 18, 2012 by jmorrison

LCF BA (Hons) Active Sportswear graduate, Izzy Krassismenou, has designed a sports performance enhancing track and field collection inspired by Rio 2016. Recently Team GB’s number one 100m sprinter, Dwain Chambers, wore the ismini shorts at the Olympic Trials 2012. BA (Hons) … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Projects, Stories | Tagged Active Sportswear, bespoke, chambers, design, dwain, ismini, izzy, krassismenou, LCF, shorts, vest | Leave a comment

Celebrating London 2012 Evening Reception

Posted on May 11, 2012 by ieveson

A rare bout of sunshine greeted guests to UAL’s Celebrating London 2012 evening reception: a portent, with any luck, to a bright summer ahead of art, culture and sport. The mood inside the Platform Theatre at Central Saint Martins was … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, collaborations, Cultural Olympiad, Events / Competitions, News, University | Tagged 2012, alasdair leighton crawford, alumni, bbc, camberwell, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea, CSM, Cultural Olympiad, geraldine collinge, LCC, LCF, legacy, lin cheung, louise giblin, martin richman, narrative environments, olympic reception, rsc, sir john tusa, staff, students, susannah simons, Testimonies | Leave a comment

UAL Torchbearers: Interviews

Posted on May 4, 2012 by ieveson

Last week we announced the six students from the University of the Arts London who have been selected to represent the university as 2012 Torchbearers. We’ve caught up with the students ahead of the Olympic Flame lighting in Ancient Olympia, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Events / Competitions, News, Stories, Uncategorized, University | Tagged 2012, Central Saint Martins, LCF, Samsung, students, torch relay, torchbearers, Wimbledon | 1 Comment

UAL shortlisted for a Creative Cultural Project award

Posted on April 22, 2012 by ieveson

The University of the Arts London has been shortlisted for a gold or silver in Podium’s ‘Award for Creative Cultural Project.’ Podium is the further and higher education unit for the 2012 Games and it is UAL’s London 2012 progamme … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, collaborations, Cultural Olympiad, Events / Competitions, News, Stories, University | Tagged 2012, award, Central Saint Martins, Cultural Olympiad, LCF, Olympic Games, Paralympics, Podium, students | Leave a comment

Rowing and sewing: LCF fashion sportswear student Alasdair Leighton Crawford on combining his passions

Posted on February 10, 2012 by ieveson

Alasdair Leighton Crawford is a second year Fashion Sportswear student at LCF. Last year he was chosen to represent Sony Ericsson and the LiveView Design Project at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas and to showcase his … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 2012, Active Sportswear, athletes, fashion sportswear, LCF, lcf students, London 2012, rowing, students | Leave a comment

i-Sustain: Paralympians part of LCF and i-D collaboration

Posted on December 9, 2011 by ieveson

LCF’s Centre of Sustainable Fashion is collaborating with i-D magazine in an ongoing project, i-Sustain, which aims to change the way we think, buy, wear and discuss fashion. In the magazine’s winter issue they featured two Paralympian athletes, Jonnie Peacock … Continue reading →

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Fashion and Fencing with the LCF

Posted on November 15, 2011 by ieveson

A successful collaboration between LCF students and The Wallace Collection has resulted in an Olympic sport-themed follow up. Both projects are the result of LCF’s close relationship with the Wallace Collection, cemented when Head of College, Professor Frances Corner, OBE, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, collaborations, Projects, Stories, University | Tagged ba illustration, collaborations, fencing, illustration, LCF, lcf students, wallace collection | Leave a comment

London College of Fashion students design uniforms for Olympic volunteers

Posted on July 19, 2011 by ipamplona

A great deal of the Olympics is not performed by athletes, but by volunteers. Their role is so important that LOCOG (London 2012 Organising Committee) calls them the “Games Makers”. In order to reflect the Olympic spirit in their uniforms, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Ideas, Projects, Stories, Uncategorized, University | Tagged 2012, Active Sportswear, LCF, olympic, uniforms, volunteers | Leave a comment

Sport Meets Style at London College of Fashion Show

Posted on July 8, 2011 by ipamplona

When it comes to sports, sometimes it is hard to picture very stylish outfits. But whoever came to the London College of Fashion BA Show 2011 last week, held at Victoria House, could see things do not have to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Events / Competitions, Ideas, Projects, Stories, University | Tagged 2011 sportswear, BA Show, Claudine Rousseau, LCF, London College of Fashion, Victoria House | Leave a comment

School children design Olympics-inspired outfits for the London College of Fashion

Posted on June 6, 2011 by ipamplona

Imbued with the Olympic spirit, Year 9 art and design students from all over the country have been given a challenge by London College of Fashion: design a dynamic outfit for a sporting activity for this once in a lifetime … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Events / Competitions, News, Projects, Stories | Tagged design, Fashion In Motion, LCF, Olympic Games, outfit, school children | 1 Comment

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