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Royal visit to LCF’s Chelsea Flower Show retreat

Sophie, Countess of Wessex and LCF Royal Patron, visits LCF's stand at the Chelsea Flower Show

HRH Sophie, Countess of Wessex and LCF Royal Patron, visits LCF’s artisan retreat at the Chelsea Flower Show

MA Fashion and the Environment students received a royal visit from HRH Sophie the Countess of Wessex at their Chelsea Flower Show retreat, which has been created in collaboration with designers, Story Storey.

HRH the Countess of Wessex visited the retreat which exhibits one of the students’ current projects: a Dye Garden installation using locally grown, natural plant dyes to colour fabric.

The royal smiled as she received a Chelsea Flower Show centenary t-shirt designed by LCFstudent, Katie Bowkett, BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles. HRH was named Royal Patron of LCF last month.

Following her visit, HRH joined Prince Harry, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen to tour the rest of the Flower Show.

  • Photo: AFP PHOTO, Ben Stansall, Getty Images via Metro Online

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LCF Alumni to show at Venice exhibition

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Taeseok Kang: MA Fashion Artefact alum

With just over a week to go until the White Light | White Heat exhibition opens at the Venice Biennale, here’s a preview of LCF alumni, Taeseok Kang’s work which features in the show.

Taeseok graduated from the MA Fashion Artefact course in 2012 and has since set up his own fashion accessories label and has recently been working for Alberta Ferretti as an accessories designer.

White Light | White Heat is a development of Glasstress, originally conceived in 2009 by Adriano Berengo, President of Berengo Glass Studio and Venice Projects. The latest exhibition is a dramatic expansion of the original Glasstress concept, which launched in 2009, to include London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London and The Wallace Collection working in collaboration with Berengo Glass Studio.

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Students envision Beautify with Goldwell

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FdA Hair and Make Up for Fashion students have collaborated with hair styling brand, Goldwell, in their annual exploration of the brand’s current Colour Zoom trend.

Students produced videos and shoots capturing their interpretation of this year’s theme, ‘Beautify’, a celebration of the power of style to generate positive thinking.

Made in collaboration with students from LCF’s School of Media and Communications, the productions showcased the artists’ hair and make-up creations.

Each student brought their individual style to their vision of the theme. Split into groups they created six projects: New Masters of Colour, Scarabaidae, Blonde Forever, Morphing Magdalene, Pop Tarts and Berlin 2013, all of which revelled in colour, empowerment and personality.

Goldwell Creative & Technical Director, William Wilson, told students: “What you’ve shown as creative people is that you don’t just turn up to a shoot and make it up – you’ve shown the journey to get there.”

The students’ work is featured on Goldwell’s youtube channel and will be featured as part of Creative Head Magazine’s newly launched app.

The students’ collection can be viewed on Goldwell’s website and will be preserved in the brand’s archive.

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Reach your potential with 6 months free mentoring

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The Career Mentorship Programme is a pilot project running for six months from June to December 2013 as part of SEE’s portfolio of services to support UAL graduates to make, take and connect to ideas, opportunities and networks so that they can go on to be successful creative professionals and world-leading innovators, practitioners, employees and entrepreneurs.

100 new emerging graduates will be supported by a mentor to develop their career plans during their first 6 months of graduating from UAL. Mentors will be fully trained UAL staff, alumni and industry partners.

  • Open to all final year UAL students about to graduate over the summer to gain a mentor for 6 months after graduating.
  • Mentors will be fully trained UAL staff, alumni and industry partners keen to support talented new graduates in their career development.
  • All information can be found at: http://see.arts.ac.uk/cmp
  • Apply here by Friday 31st May.

50 Career Mentors wanted, includes training – apply now!

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Develop your mentoring skills on the University of the Arts London’s brand new Career Mentorship Programme. We are looking for 50 mentors to support a talented group of new emerging graduates to develop their career plans during the first 6 months of graduating from UAL.This programme includes a free full day’s mentor training with a highly experienced external trainer and member of the EMCC (European Mentoring and Coaching Council) who works with a wide variety of business sectors and universities across Europe.

The Career Mentorship Programme is a pilot project running for six months from June to December 2013 as part of SEE’s portfolio of services to support UAL graduates to make, take and connect to ideas, opportunities and networks so that they can go on to be successful creative professionals and world-leading innovators, practitioners, employees and entrepreneurs.

For more information http://see.arts.ac.uk/cmp

To register your interest to be a Mentor please complete the online form here by 7th June 2013.