Soldiers and Chiefs Exhibition - Collins Barracks Dublin

2nd  Year  LSAD  Fashion  students  are  embarking  on  a  new  and  exciting  project  with  The  National  Museum - Collins  Barracks. The  brief  is  to  design  and  manufacture  piece  of  clothing  in  response  the  the  Soldiers  and  Chiefs  exhibition  which  is  ongoing  at  the  Museum. A  selection  of   finished  pieces  will  be  then  exhibited  as  part  of  the  exhibition  in  Dublin  over  the  Summer  months.As  an extension  of  this, the students  work  will  then  be  shown  in  the  Hunt  Museum  as  part  of  Design  Week  in  November.

The  project  kick-started  with  a  visit  to  Collins  Barracks  last  week, where  the  students  and  staff   were  guided  through  the  exhibition  by  the  curator, Lar  Joye  and  by  military  expert  Glenn  Thompson. This  was  followed  by  a  handling  session  where  students  had  the  opportunity  to  see  garments  up  close, which  was  led  by  Edith  Andrees. A  huge  thank  you  to  everyone  at  the  museum, particularily  Helen  Beaumont  and  Mary  Greene  from  the  Education and Outreach Department  for  making  the  day  so  informative  and  inspiring. 

Curator  of  Soldiers  and  Chiefs  Lar  Joye  presenting  to  students

Military  Uniform  expert  Glenn  Thompson 

Students  getting  to  grips  with  the  Handling  Collection

Students  had  time  to  focus  and  record  specific  areas  of  interest

Some  more  of  the  exhibition....

London Trip

The  LSAD  Fashion  Department, staff  and  students,  are  just  back  from  London. The  annual  research  and  fabric  buying  trip  was  a  great  success  and  Final  Collections  are  now  well  underway. Some  of  the  highlights  of  the  trip  included  the  Isabella  Blow  Exhibition  at  Somerset  House, Club  to  Catwalk  at  the  V&A, Festival  of  Imagination  at  Selfridges, and  Dover  Street  Market  which  is  always  a  treat!

Staff  and  students  also  visited  the  Fashion  Department  at  the  Royal  College  of  Art  where 2nd  year  MA  Students  showed  us  their  work  in  progress  for  their  final  collections. We  also  had  a  fantastic  tour  of  the  workshops  and  studios.

Somerset  House

 

V&A

 

Dover Street Market

 

Selfridges - Festival  of  Imagination

3D  Printing

 

 

More  innovative  3D  Printing  and  design  in  Selfridges  shoe  department

 

 

 

 

 

Installation  at  the  John  Rocha  Store - Dover  Street

Heavy  industrial  plastic  embroidered  with  plastic  threads 

 

And  finally.............more  shoes. Y3 -  Yoji  Yamamoto  for  Adidas - Conduit  Street 

The  guy  in  the  store  very  kindly  allowed  me  to  display  and  photograph  the  shoes! 

 

http://london.doverstreetmarket.com/

http://style.selfridges.com/whats-on/festival-of-imagination-london?cm_re=FOILandingPage-_-Imaginarium-_-DiscoverTheSpace

https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/visual-arts/isabella-blow-fashion-galore

http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/exhibition-from-club-to-catwalk-london-fashion-in-the-80s/about-the-exhibition/

http://store.y-3.com/ie/women/shoes

Sarah Ryan - London Fashion Week - Ones To Watch

Sarah Ryan,  has  been named  among  Fashion Scout's Ones To Watch for the autumn/winter 2014 season and will showcase  her collection  at London Fashion Week.

Previous Ones To Watch Fashion Scout alumni have included Eudon Choi, Hermione de Paula, Phoebe English and David Longshaw. This year's selection was chosen by an industry panel that included Hilary Alexander and designer Georgia Hardinge.

 

http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2014/02/10/fashion-scout-ones-to-watch-lfw#gallery/1113296

Kerry Fashion Week Finalists 2014

Congratulations  to  current  4th  year  Fashion  Students  who   are  finalists  in  the  Irish  Fashion  Industry  Awards  at  Kerry  Fashion  Week  which  will  be  taking  place  from  Monday  3rd - Saturday  8th  March.

KFW  One  to   Watch  Category - Ruth  Doyle
KFW  Irish  Student  Designer  Category - Olga  Profutkina

Graduates  Stephen  Foley, Catherine  Kelly, Kaitlyn  McGrath  and  Orla  O'Connor  have  also  been  selected. Full  information  is  on  the  KFW  website
http://kerryfashionweek.com/?p=1693

Persil Design Awards

Congratulations  to  Nicole  Jackson  who  has  been  selected  to  represent  LSAD  in  the  Persil Fashion  Awards  2014

Europe Rising Fashion Designers

Work  from  Limerick  School  of  Art and  Design  Graduates  Rebecca  Marsden, Ciara  Sheridan, Clare  Chambers, Clare  Silke  and  Roisin  Murphy  feature  in  the  publication  Europe  Rising Fashion Designers. LSAD  were  among  the  21  colleges  from  the  UK  and  Europe  selected  to  participate  which  include  Central  Saint  Martins, The  Royal  College  of  Art, and  London  College  of  Fashion.

 

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Europe%3A-Rising-Fashion-Designer%3A-2-Patrick-Gottelier/9780764345456