Womenswear by Judy Wong.

BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear student Judy Wong sent this – perhaps to remind us she has a Showtime profile!

'Bicycle bling for geared up girls'.

In the summer of 2008, LCF BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Development student and cyclist Amy Fleuriot started up her clothing company Cyclodelic ‘in response to the lack of stylish yet functional bicycle wear for women’. Now her handmade range has launched at Topshop’s flagship Oxford St store.

Amy partnered up with Textile Design Graduate and ex courier Sarah Buck, and used their combined knowledge of fashion, textiles and cycling to achieve their shared goal of enabling women to look good when they are out on their bikes. Cyclodelic sells through bicycle boutiques across London and online.

Read more about Cyclodelic.

Coverage in the Evening Standard.

One of Cyclodelic's accessories: the mini D-lock holster belt.

1st-year BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear student Amber Bessey sent this shot from her latest project. 

These pieces are from my jean and jersey project. They were inspired by the complexity of music. The composition is overlooked, but if you study closely you can see depth within the whole. The bolero is made up of woven jersey strips. Very crafty!

Fashion Design and styling: Amber Bessey 

Photography: Katherine Carothers

Makeup: Lucy Pook

Young people from LCF's Hackney schools and college partners.

Young people from LCF’s Hackney schools and college partners took part in a styling session with music stylist Fintan Fitzgerald to celebrate the end of the 8 week after-school project Fashion and Music which took place at LCF’s Mare Street site Friday 27 March. The project ran alongside a BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear unit examining the links between fashion and music. Puma donated 2,000 t-shirts to the project which the students used to create their own designs.

Ben Dunbar-Brunton talks to Professor Penny Martin, Andrew Tucker and the MA Fashion Journalism class. Photograph: Jack Kerruish.

Photograph: Jack Kerruish.

Photograph: Jack Kerruish.

Rose Poole from MA Fashion Journalism reports on a class visit by the fashion photographer Ben Dunbar-Brunton. 

“We at LCF are used to visits from some of the biggest names in fashion. On Wednesday 28 January, however, MA journalism students were particularly fortunate to have British photographer Ben Dunbar-Brunton come in to share some wise words on the pleasures and perils of the industry. Once Nick Knight’s dutiful assistant, Dunbar-Brunton has gone on to shoot for the likes of i-D, British and American Vogue, quickly becoming one of fashion’s most sought after photographers. Arriving with his very own assistant in tow, Dunbar-Brunton quickly settled into the class, showing us a number of original prints including the shots he took as a student that first impressed Nick Knight, some recent work for stylist/editor Katie Grand and a sitting with top model Lily Cole. He answered the class’ persistent questions with ease and depth, discussing everything from the politics of working for magazines to Gisele cutting his hair.

“An honest and truly enjoyable guest speaker, his approach to photography appears to be simple yet effective:

In my opinion, if a photographer’s got time to do Photoshop then they’re most likely not very good.

From the portfolio that was being passed around and the way that he so swiftly ordered his assistant to fetch him a glass of water, Ben was an inspiration to us all.”

Emanuel Ungaro at his recent workshop at LCF.

Last week, final-year students from the BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear were paid a visit by the French designer Emanuel Ungaro. All students received one-on-one instruction from Ungaro based on their initial sketches and fabric choices. In February there will be a second, follow-up workshop at which students will present finished designs for two key looks: ready-to-wear and evening wear.

Ungaro also spoke about his career path in fashion and gave advice about working in the industry. Read the full article. 

Photography: Sean Michael.

Make up artist Salimah Haji with models Phoebe (L) and Yasmin.

Model: Viv.

Models: Yasmin, Viv and Phoebe.

Some shots taken backstage at the BBC Blast Fashion Show on September 17th at the Royal Academy of Arts. LCF students from the Diploma in Hair and Make Up Styling course managed the styling and make up on the night. Read more.

Salimah Haji sent these images from her work on Alternative Fashion Week. She did the make up for an origami- and Art Deco-inspired collection by Fannie Schiavoni, a student on BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear.

More photos and coverage of Alternative Fashion Week on the Guardian website.

Photography by Lee Gillies.