The launch of the second annual film and fashion fusion aptly named ‘FASH/ON Film,’ sponsored by River Island, showcased a mixed bag of emerging film-maker/designer collaborations on Friday 14th, the first day of London Fashion Week. This new BFC initiative aims to support and develop relationships between fashion designers and film makers, providing a showcasing [...]
Arriving at the House of Commons in force, Wednesday 1st February 2012 saw a brigade of well-informed and well-heeled women gather to view award-winning documentary Miss Representation and to debate the under-representation of women in positions of power.
Today, more than ever before, we face an almost constant bombardment of images, messages and ideals, from the websites we visit, the adverts we see, products we buy and magazines that we read. The representation of the human form delivered to us by these sources has a huge effect on the way we percieve our [...]
If there is one topic guaranteed to cause controversy, it is most definitely that of body weight, and even more so when the discussion is linked to the fashion industry. When Natalia Vodianova proposed to a panel of fellow models at the Vogue Fashion Festival, “Come on, guys, it’s better to be skinny than to [...]
“I like to be risky every day, changing minds every day” – Franca Sozzani Very few people have influenced the fashion industry more than Franca Sozzani; Editor in Chief of Italian Vogue since 1987, she’s redefined fashion photography and helped to establish the phenomenon of the supermodel. During her reign as the powerhouse behind Italian [...]
Mark Fast accepts the All Walks’ Fashion Visionary Award from Caryn FranklinImage by Annabel Staff Mark Fast, the King of Knitwear, made a rare appearance at Parliament last week to receive a well-deserved award. The first ever Body Confidence Awards in association with Bare Minerals, presented by Jo Swinson MP, acknowledged Mark as a fashion [...]
We are delighted to announce, alongside the other members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Body Image, that the inaugural Body Confidence Awards will take place this Thursday, 19th April 2012, at the House of Commons. The awards will recognise and celebrate the efforts and achievements of those who promote body confidence within various [...]
Watch All Walks Co-Founder Erin O’Connor in Catalytic Clothing’s film, Herself: Catalytic Clothing – Herself from Helen Storey Foundation on Vimeo. Fashion and science made a unique duo at this years Edinburgh International Science Festival. Artist and designer Helen Storey MBE from the London College of Fashion and scientist Professor Tony Ryan OBE from The [...]
The face that launched a thousand rumours How many of us have been in the position where we’ve felt like we had to make excuses for our appearance? In my opinion, it takes a pretty confident individual to leave the house feeling far from their best and just not care what anyone might think about [...]
For the very first time, the issue of body confidence and its relation to the media has been discussed at the United Nations. The 2012 UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was held between the 27th February and March 9th, and, on the topic of body image and the media, both the UK [...]