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Created and presented by Susanna Cordner, Senior Research Fellow: Archives at LCF, Sartorial Stories is our In Conversation series in which Susanna interviews leading figures from the fashion industry and invites them to bring in one item from their work or from their wardrobe.

In this episode, Susanna interviews Beatrice Behlen, Senior Curator of Fashion at the Museum of London. Through her object choices of a selection of recent acquisitions in the museum’s collections, Beatrice highlights the relationship between biography and dress, London’s own fashion history, and considers a curator’s relationship with their own clothes.

Created and presented by Susanna Cordner, Senior Research Fellow: Archives at LCF, Sartorial Stories is our In Conversation series in which Susanna interviews leading figures from the fashion industry and invites them to bring in one item from their work or from their wardrobe.

In this episode, Susanna interviews Jenny Cossons, Chief Partnerships Officer at Lyst. Jenny spoke to us about a piece from her wardrobe that demonstrates her dedication to creating connections and the importance of building long-term teams and working relationships. As an extra piece of pizzazz, Jenny was our first guest to come wearing their object - and both she, and it, will put a smile on your face.

In this episode of Careers in Fashion: Emmy Award winning Make-up Artist Michael Key reminisces about the creation of Make-up Artist Magazine and the International Make-up Artist Trade Show (IMATS), revealing his top tips to get ahead in the Battle of the Brushes student competition. Michael Key is best known for his work on Coneheads (1993), Planet of the Apes (2001) Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull (2008) and Star Trek: Generations (1994). Hear about his experiences and the advancements of the special effects artistry following the rise of CGI.

• IMATS Website: https://imats.net/students/

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Created and presented by Susanna Cordner, Senior Research Fellow: Archives at LCF, Sartorial Stories is our In Conversation series in which Susanna interviews leading figures from the fashion industry and invites them to bring in one item from their work or from their wardrobe.

In this episode, Susanna interviews Ade Hassan MBE, the founder and director of Nubian Skin, the first underwear brand to offer designs in ‘nude’ shades for women of colour. The object Ade chose to talk to us about played a major role in the inspiration for, and the graft behind, launching and steering her brand.

Listen back to the most recent Faith & Fashion event held in collaboration with the Woolf Institute in Cambridge.

With a session theme of Embodiment, Gender, and Religious Visibility, Professor Reina Lewis, discussed the politics of religious visibility through dress in the interfaith context, along with Dr Kristin Aune from Coventry University whose research on UK feminist approaches to religion and spirituality reveals the lived, embodied, and relational nature of religio-spirituality in contemporary life. From the Woolf Institute, Dr Lea Taragin-Zeller demonstrated the role of modesty and beauty practices in the construction of female piety among ultra-Orthodox teenagers in Israel. An international perspective on the diverse personal, political, and style motivations for young women’s take up of modest dressing in the Middle East was provided by the session chair, academic and journalist Azadeh Moaveni, author of Lipstick Jihad.

In this Employability & Enterprise Series Special episode of Careers in Fashion: we explore the culture of Freelancing and the key things you need to know bout protecting your intellectual property.

In this episode we are joined by Matt Dowling, former freelance Photographer and current CEO of Freelancer Club, an online community for creative freelancers of disciplines to connect share and find work. We are also joined by UAL IP Lecturer, Roxanne Peters who has worked as a creative rights specialist within museums and exhibitions with heritage companies, for example the V&A.

• Find opportunities with Freelancer Club: https://freelancerclub.net/

• Visit LCF Careers to find out what we do: www.arts.ac.uk/fashion/lcf-student-careers

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• Email [email protected] for a full audio transcript.

Join the LCF Student Enterprise Team (SET) and CEO of Holition, Jonathan Chippindale as we go backstage at the Careers postgraduate event, 'Disruptors. Activism's Place in Fashion'. With ethical and sustainable working debates at the forefront of the industry, design collaborations are changing. The power to ‘disturb’ is rivalling the power of design in this digital age; driving a more informed consumer audience and challenging production methods. Explore the qualities it takes to disrupt the market when building your brand, standing up for sustainability and dissecting AI and data handling.

• Visit LCF Careers to find out what we do: www.arts.ac.uk/fashion/lcf-student-careers

• LCF Careers LinkedIn: bit.ly/lcfcareerslinkedin

• LCF Careers Live: bit.ly/LCFCareersLive

• Email [email protected] for a full audio transcript.

Created and presented by Susanna Cordner, Senior Research Fellow: Archives at LCF, Sartorial Stories is our In Conversation series in which Susanna interviews leading figures from the fashion industry and invites them to bring in one item from their work or from their wardrobe.

In this episode, Susanna interviews Jane Lewis, the founder and Creative Director of British fashion brand Goat. Jane’s object choice details her design aesthetic and philosophy, her push for style (and substance) over fashion, and the power putting on long-worn treasures hold to make you feel ‘yourself’.

Hear directly from final year design students currently studying at LCF. Millie, Chloe and Georgia all completed the Diploma in Professional studies placement year, undertaking international work placements. Find out exactly what is involved in the placement year work load, how to manage moving abroad and top tips on the application processes. The information included will be of use to anyone considering undertaking a placement year or short term work experience.

• Visit LCF Careers to find out what we do: www.arts.ac.uk/fashion/lcf-student-careers

• LCF Careers LinkedIn: bit.ly/lcfcareerslinkedin

• LCF Careers Live: bit.ly/LCFCareersLive

• Email [email protected] for a full audio transcript.

Contemporary Muslim Fashions exhibition in San Francisco by London College of Fashion