London Centre for Fashion Studies

As one UK's leading fashion institutions we provide flexible promgrammes and patterns of study leading to internationally recognized awards. Student at the LCFS also reap the benefits of studying in the heart of London and from the care as personal involvement of our experienced staff. A highly professional and dynamic environment is provided in which individual talents are encouraged to freely develop to their full potential.

The LCFS is known for the emphasis it places on career development and its links with fashion designers in the UK. Many clothing companies send their staff for training at the college and all full-time students have the opportunity to work with a leading clothing company during their course to gain Fritz hand experience of the fashion industry.
A key aspect of our vision is to ensure that every student leaves our institute with a full understanding of practical aspects of the fashion industry. We believe that an effective fashion college must combine traditional skills of pattern making, design and sample development with modern technology and business acumen. Tomorrow's fashion leaders must have an overview and the ability to develop and use these skills to be effective in the competitive fashion industry, wherever that may be.

The LCFS also provide design, production and management training for the United Nations Development program (UNDP) and The International Trade Centre, Geneve, (ITC) and continue to provide international expertise to countries developing their fashion industries.

The many students who have studies with us at the London Centre for Fashion Studies recognise the benefits of studying in our unique atmosphere and appreciate the start they received in their successful careers.

London centre for fashion Studies (Hanoi)

LCFS(Hanoi) will specialize in training students in all aspects of Clothing but with specific emphasis on the technical side of product development. The programme, which has been designed and overseen by Dr Martin Shoben, a Fashion educator of international repute, will contain design, market research, pattern making, sizing, merchandising and range development. The mode of instruction will be in English and based upon the successful British formula.

Successful graduates of LCFS(Hanoi) may if they wish transfer to London to complete a degree programme in Fashion Product Management or Apparel Design and Retail Merchandising,

LCFS(HANOI) will be staffed initially by mainly British lecturers to provide training according to the British experience. The staff will be complemented by Vietnamese personnel, some of whom will be London trained.

We are excited about this new project which we hope, will become an indispensable part of Vietnamese fashion training and provide the Vietnamese fashion industry with the skills necessary to compete in today's highly competitive global market.

Dr Martin Shoben D. Univ. M.A. BEd FCFI C.Text FTI
Director of Studies