Alumni
Powering the global industry
We want to hear about your journey, reconnect you to your classmates and continue our relationship with you no matter where in the world you are. Our collaborative events and alumni stories are aimed to inspire the next generation of students and bring together talent across the globe. The LCF alumni community are part of the wider UAL community, which has over 200,000 members working across the creative sector. Connect with this growing global network by joining UAL's Alumni and Friends.
Don't miss out on being part of UAL’s Alumni Association. Make sure your details are up to date to hear about the latest news and opportunities.
Alumni news
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Work by bespoke tailor Caroline Andrew Life of Alumni: breaking into the world of bespoke tailoring with Caroline Andrew
BA Bespoke Tailoring alumna Caroline Andrew shares an insight into her journey as a tailor working in London.
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Student Spotlight: Sadie Jordan from BA (Hons) Fashion Imaging and Illustration talks about representation and creative wellbeing
Recent LCF alumna Sadie Jordan discusses why representation in fashion imaging matters, and what inspired the illustrations in her new colouring book 'Beauty and the Braid'.
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Collage with various fashion magazines Discussing fashion, media and psychology with LCF alumna Melanie Inkoom Larsen
Thanks to her research, LCF alumna Melanie Larsen has been shedding light on issues around lack of racial diversity in fashion media.
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Life of Alumni: a world of fantasy with make-up and prosthetics artist Tabitha Mei-Bo Li
Tabitha talks about her career as a make-up artist in film, fashion, TV and theatre after graduating from BA Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Performance at LCF.
LCF's alumni benefits
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Daisy Hristova studying in the Library © Alys Tomlinson
Careers and enterprise support
Our team is on hand to help you with careers advice or enterprise support that can give insights into setting up your own business. New graduates can use LCF Careers Live, which is LCF's in-house jobs board and advertises jobs and placements from across the industry exclusively to students and graduates.
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Library, John Princes Street building. Photography by Ideal Insight.
Access to the library and facilities
Alumni and former staff have the benefit of being able to access Europe’s largest specialist fashion library with it's many collections, archives and resources, as well as LCF's tech resources across our sites.
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Photography by Katy Davies, Super Sharp Exhibition View: Garage Girls- Moschino Graphic Printed Denim Outfits.
Networking and events
If you are an alumni, you have access to LCF events, including student degree shows, Fashion Space Gallery exhibitions, industry and networking events and research-focused panels and talks These are great networking opportunities for alumni, helping you establish yourself in the industry.
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Corinne Delaney
Corinne Delaney studied MA Fashion Media Production and is now a freelance Fashion Film Director.
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Betty New Shi Jie
Betty New Shi Jie
Betty New Shi Jie moved from Singapore to study MSc Cosmetic Science at LCF. Since graduating she has been working as an Application Technologist.
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Camilla Elphick
Since graduating from BA Cordwainers Footwear: Product Design and Innovation in 2013, Camilla Elphick has built a footwear brand recognised for its playful details and quality leather.
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Simon Chilvers
Simon Chilvers is Mens Style Director at matchesfashion.com. He also freelances for the Guardian newspaper, where he previously held the position of Assistant Fashion Editor.
Become an LCF alumni ambassador
Alumni Ambassadors are a group of committed individuals who volunteer their time and energy to support and inspire young people in schools, in their community, in work and at London College of Fashion.
Would you like to be a part of this growing community?
This is how you can get involved:
- Mentoring: Offer insights to students on how to get ahead in their career.
- Panel Discussions: Take part in talks that explore, highlight and celebrate industry practice and opportunities outside the mainstream.
- Work Placements/Job Shadowing: Provide practical work experience or job shadowing. Visit LCF Careers to find out more.
- Open Days: Give top tips to prospective students about life LCF.
- Industry Projects: Provide project briefs to students as part an industry collaboration.
- Judges for Competitions: Be a part of a judging panel, offering expert advice to students about their work.