Centre for Fashion Curation
About us
The Centre for Fashion Curation (CfFC) explores exhibition-making and archival research. CfFC engages with meaningful and experimental enquiries into theoretical and practice-based fashion curation. We're located within an international and inclusive environment.
The Centre provides a unique catalyst and platform for:
- research and publications
- exhibitions, symposiums and workshops
- collections-based enquiries.
Research, teaching and learning are embedded within the practices of the Centre. CfFC’s academics lead and teach on the MA Fashion Curation and Cultural Programming and most provide PhD supervision.
Find out more about the Centre for Fashion Curation and our partners.
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Courtesy of CfFC,
Exhibiting Fashion
Explore an online catalogue of international fashion exhibitions. This CfFC database promotes the investigation and reappraisal of the discipline of fashion exhibition-making.
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Courtesy of UAL,
Sartorial Stories podcast
Listen to Sartorial Stories podcast, hosted by LCF's Fashion Archivist Susanna Cordner. Fashion industry guests bring 1 item from their work or wardrobe to discuss in detail.
Projects
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Making Mischief
A research project looking through the lens of folk costume as a unifying form of identify and expression. Led in partnership with the Museum of British Folklore (MoBF) and Compton Verney Art Gallery.
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Exhibiting Fashion Toolkit
AHRC funded project enhancing the skill sets of exhibition curators, helping them to produce effective, engaging and innovative displays.
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Ravishing: the Rose in Fashion
Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion exhibition at The Museum at FIT.
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Subcultures: Then and Now
Celebrating 25th anniversary of a groundbreaking fashion exhibition 'Streetstyle' held at the V&A in 1994 through a series of exhibitions, podcasts and events.
Practice-based research
Practice-based PhD: a new approach to confirmation
Practice-based PhD student at Centre for Fashion Curation, Louise Chapman presented a new approach to her PhD confirmation.
Louise created a multi-sensory experience for her examiner, Donatella Barbieri, through a participatory, object-based approach to the presentation of her research.
Documenting Practice
Explore a visual bibliography of Professor Amy de la Haye's practice.
Centre for Fashion Curation stories
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Speakers at 'Unfolding Practice: Creative Research, Reflections, Experiences' symposium, 25 January 2024 Unfolding Practice Symposium
On 25 January the symposium 'Unfolding Practice. Creative Research, Reflections, Experiences', organised by Dr Flavia Loscialpo (CHS and CfFC), took place at LCF with the support of the Centre for Fashion Curation and the Cultural and Historical
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Photo: Eugenie Flochel Somers Gallery Exhibition by Louise Thornton
MA Fashion Curation Alumna Louise Thornton writes about her work on an community project exhibition at Somers Gallery
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EMAP journals in our new roller racking and underwear collections unpacked in pull-out drawers. Photos by Alexandra Foxwell and Chloe Gilbert. moving the archive
The mammoth task of moving the archive to our new site at London College of Fashion, East Bank, by Chloe Gilbert.
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Leeds Carnival costume, courtesy of Hughbon Condor Making Mischief: Folk Costume in Britain at Compton Verney. © Compton Verney, photography by Jamie Woodley Making More Mischief: call out for volunteers
Carnivals and Costumes – interested in the stories behind them? Are you a creative young person interested in clothes, costumes, colour and Carnival? Or someone who wants to gain experience in interviewing and exhibition design?
Centre Members
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Professor Judith Clark
Professor Judith Clark
Co-Director, Centre for Fashion Curation
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Amy de la Haye, Rootstein Hopkins Chair of Dress History & Curatorship and Joint Director of CfFC
Professor Amy de la Haye
Co-Director, Centre for Fashion Curation
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Image courtesy of UAL, Claire Willcox
Professor Claire Wilcox
Chair in Fashion Curation
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Image courtesy of UAL, Susanna Cordner
Susanna Cordner
Senior Research Fellow and Archivist, LCF Archives
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Dr Jeffrey Horsley
Dr Jeffrey Horsley
Research Fellow, CfFC. PI, AHRC-funded research project, Exhibiting Fashion
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Caroline Stevenson
Caroline Stevenson
Head of Cultural and Historical Studies at London College of Fashion
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Mellany Robinson
Mellany Robinson
Project Officer, ‘Making Mischief: seasonal customs and the living heritage of folk costume in Britain’
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Lindsay Pentelow, Head of Cultural Programming
Lindsay Pentelow
Head of Cultural Programming
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Louise Chapman
Louise Chapman
Course Leader, BA Hons Costume for Performance.
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Cyana Sailmaker by Stephen Appleby-Barr (2018)
Cyana Madsen
Curator, Lecturer, Researcher and Archivist. Course leader MA Fashion Curation and Cultural Programming (Mat Cover)
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Flavia Loscialpo, Course Leader: Cultural and Historical Studies
Flavia Loscialpo
Senior Lecturer and Cultural Studies Course Leader for the School of Design and Technology
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Mirren Kessling
Mirren Kessling
Cultural Producer
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Leila Nassereldein, Cultural Producer
Leila Nassereldein
Cultural Producer
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Luke Turk, Technical Production Manager • Cultural Programme
Luke Turk
Technical Production Manager, Cultural Programme
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Jessica Taylor
Jessica Taylor
Technical Producer, Cultural Programme
Associate Members
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Daniel Caulfield-Sriklad
Daniel Caulfield-Sriklad
Independent practitioner of interdisciplinary design and practice
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Image courtesy of UAL,
Alison Moloney
Curator, Writer, Researcher and Lecturer
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Courtesy of Tamsin Ace,
Tamsin Ace
Tamsin Ace, Director, East Bank Partnership
@CfFC_UAL
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@simon_costin @melangell89 @amydelahayecurator teaching the Spring school students about folk costume and curating. Here a response to the Pearlies. Painting by...
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Getting dressed...
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Poster for Ken Russell’s ‘The Boy Friend’ (1971) Costumes by designer Shirley Russell and fashion by Ossie Clark, Janice Wainwright and Biba in this mini exhib...