London College of Fashion (LCF) is a constituent school of the University of the Arts London situated in London, UK. It offers undergrad, postgraduate, short courses, concentrate abroad courses and business-preparing in design, make-up, magnificence treatment and way of life commercial enterprises. It is the main school in Britain to spend significant time in design training, exploration and consultancy. Its supporter is Sophie, Countess of Wessex. The present head of school is Frances Corner.The starting points of the London College of Fashion are in three early London exchange schools for ladies: the Shoreditch Technical Institute Girls School, established in 1906; the Barrett Street Trade School, established in 1915; and the Clapham Trade School, established in 1927. All were set up by the specialized instruction leading body of the London County Council to prepare talented work for exchanges including dressmaking, millinery, weaving, ladies' customizing and hairdressing; to these, furriery and men's customizing were later included. Alumni of the schools looked for some kind of employment either in the piece of clothing manufacturing plants of the East End, or in the gifted dressmaking and design shops of the West End of London.
After the Second World War the base school leaving age was 15; junior level courses at the universities were scrapped. Barrett Street Trade School got to be Barrett Street Technical College, and the Shoreditch and Clapham schools were converged to shape Shoreditch College for the Garment Trades. Both had the status of specialized universities, and started to take male understudies moreover. In 1967 the two universities were converged to shape the London College for the Garment Trades. This was renamed London College of Fashion in 1974.
In 1986 the London College of Fashion turned out to be a piece of the London Institute, which was shaped by the Inner London Education Authority to unite seven London workmanship, configuration, design and media schools.[4] The London Institute turned into a lawful substance in 1988, could grant taught degrees from 1993, was allowed University status in 2003 and was renamed University of the Arts London in 2004.
In August 2000 Cordwainers College, a master school for calfskin working, shoemaking and saddlery, was converged with the London College of Fashion. It was established in Bethnal Green in 1887 as the Leather Trade School. The name was changed to Cordwainers Technical College in around 1914, and afterward to Cordwainers College in 1991.
The fundamental school building is in John Prince's Street, only north of Oxford Circus. Different grounds are in Lime Grove in west London, and, in east London, Mare Street, which was once in the past home to the Lady Eleanor Holles School before it migrated to Hampton,[citation needed] Curtain Road (Old Street) and Golden Lane (Old Street).
After the Second World War the base school leaving age was 15; junior level courses at the universities were scrapped. Barrett Street Trade School got to be Barrett Street Technical College, and the Shoreditch and Clapham schools were converged to shape Shoreditch College for the Garment Trades. Both had the status of specialized universities, and started to take male understudies moreover. In 1967 the two universities were converged to shape the London College for the Garment Trades. This was renamed London College of Fashion in 1974.
In 1986 the London College of Fashion turned out to be a piece of the London Institute, which was shaped by the Inner London Education Authority to unite seven London workmanship, configuration, design and media schools.[4] The London Institute turned into a lawful substance in 1988, could grant taught degrees from 1993, was allowed University status in 2003 and was renamed University of the Arts London in 2004.
In August 2000 Cordwainers College, a master school for calfskin working, shoemaking and saddlery, was converged with the London College of Fashion. It was established in Bethnal Green in 1887 as the Leather Trade School. The name was changed to Cordwainers Technical College in around 1914, and afterward to Cordwainers College in 1991.
The fundamental school building is in John Prince's Street, only north of Oxford Circus. Different grounds are in Lime Grove in west London, and, in east London, Mare Street, which was once in the past home to the Lady Eleanor Holles School before it migrated to Hampton,[citation needed] Curtain Road (Old Street) and Golden Lane (Old Street).
