Conference, Fashion Show and Prize Giving Dinner
Date:
Saturday November 8th 2008
Venue: The London College of Fashion
Hand & Lock has joined forces with
the London College of Fashion to create one of the most exciting conference
programmes and fashion shows of its kind followed by a champagne Prize
Giving Dinner for the winner of the prestigious international Hand
& Lock Prize for Embroidery .
Be
Inspired! Discover the new, and Rediscover the old
Find out about the vitality and relevance of the use of hand embroidery
in fashion from Haute Couture in this hi tech age to the High Street
with exciting speakers who care for the art of hand embroidery and understand
it's relevance.
Who should attend?
Everyone interested in embroidery and fashion who creates, designs,
studies, teaches, collects, researches, appreciates or works with modern
or traditional embroidery as an art, craft, hobby or profession.
Conference
Topics
- A history of Hand & Lock and the
Prize
- Tales from Lesage the legendary Parisian
embroiderer
- Couture fashion embroidery - Are we in
danger of losing our heritage?
- Hand & Lock and Anderson & Sheppard
- Innovation in Tradition
- Savile Row
- Embroidery for the High Street
- Goldwork in fashion
- Couture, Craft and Catwalk
Panel Discussion
Submit your questions to our panel of sponsors, speakers and
experts.
Speakers
- Alastair Macleod, Chairman
of Hand & Lock.
- Francois Lesage, Embroider - Lesage Paris
- Jade Jagger - Designer
- Angus Cundey, Chairman - Henry Poole
& co
- Anda Rowland, Managing Director - Anderson
& Sheppard
- Tony Glenville, Fashion Journalist and
Editor
- Carne Griffiths, Designer - Hand &
Lock
- Anthea Godfrey and Polly Kenny - London
College of Fashion
Please address any enquiries
to Alastair Macleod, alastair@handembroidery.com
Tel: + 44 (0)207 580 7488 Address: 86 Margaret Street, London, W1W 8TE,
UK.
Speakers and details liable
to change without notice. |
