Representing the creative future

Opinion  –  Apr 2020

Quarantine Dispatch #2: Designing between Wuhan and New York

As part of our series where we share your thoughts and feelings in quarantine, Parsons fashion student Terrence Zhou puts his reality into words

Opinion  –  Apr 2020

Quarantine Dispatch #1: Overcoming cancelled aspirations

Designers, art students, tutors and fashion professionals shared with us their thoughts and feelings from lockdown. First up is LCF student Lisa Keane, who is rebuilding her motivation to create again, at home

Opinion  –  Apr 2020

Working class fashion students falling through the cracks

Is COVID-19 widening the class gap between fashion students?

Opinion  –  Apr 2020

Nightmares and creativity during COVID-19

Why are we seeing such vivid dreams and how can we make them a part of our creative process?

Opinion  –  Apr 2020

Weed in fashion education

Why do fashion students in California use weed and how does it affect their creativity?

Opinion  –  Jan 2020

Why are we burning out?

Students are increasingly stressed, anxious, and afraid to fail. What does that mean for our creative future?

Opinion  –  Jan 2020

Hyping isn't Helping

The promotional potential of designer support systems has created a warped idea of what a healthy career looks like.

Opinion  –  Oct 2019

Learning to Live on a Sinking Ship

This is the story of being in fashion while battling serious depression.

Opinion  –  Oct 2019

Andrew Groves: “Menswear is about finding individuality within uniformity”

The University of Westminster’s new show, ‘Invisible Men’, is the biggest exhibition of menswear ever to be staged in the UK

Opinion  –  Oct 2019

Wake up, fashion. Sustainability doesn’t mean anything

Another buzzword bites the dust

Opinion  –  Oct 2019

Imagining a Digital Fashion Week

From avatars and AR changing rooms to e-sports couture and eco-conscious analytics, how could technology shape the future of fashion?

Opinion  –  Sep 2019

He said, she said, they said

Professional commentators, fashion students and members of the public reflect on six defining shows from London Fashion Week