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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Nicoletta Akabuogu Meet Nicoletta Akabuogu, BA (Hons) Fashion Pattern Cutting graduate
Recent graduate, Nicoletta tells us about her experience at LCF and her journey to Africa Fashion Week.
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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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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'.
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 Graduate Futures Alumni Ambassador
The LCF Alumni Ambassadors are a group of committed individuals who use their experiences, knowledge and time to inspire current students at LCF. The Alumni Ambassador Scheme looks to 'give back' and support the next generation of talented creatives setting out on their journey. By signing up to the programme you will have access to a range of exciting events and activities, designed especially for our LCF Alumni community.
What's in it for you?
Alumni Ambassadors receive an exclusive range of benefits from priority event access, to showcasing their profile on the LCF Stories blog platform. By joining you will be able to:
- Build your connectivity with other LCF alum.
- Share your insights and experience through paid work as a guest speaker in our events, podcasts and teaching sessions.
- Grow your skills and knowledge.
- Network with UAL staff, students and industry guests.
- Be invited to exclusive LCF and Graduate Futures events.
- Showcase your profile and successes across our Graduate Futures LCF channels, including the LCF Stories website blog.
