London College of Contemporary Arts

06/10/2026

What makes a hospitality business memorable? 🍽️

This Black History Month, we’re exploring five Black-owned restaurants and hospitality businesses making their mark across London.

From Michelin-starred dining and boutique hotels to plant-based Caribbean food and community-led food platforms, each offers a different perspective on what it takes to create a successful hospitality experience.

For anyone interested in Hospitality Management, they’re also a great source of inspiration — showing how food, culture, branding, interiors, customer experience and entrepreneurship can come together.

Discover the five businesses in our latest blog and see what you can take inspiration from for your own hospitality journey.

Read the full blog https://www.lcca.ac.uk/blog/hospitality/5-black-owned-restaurants-and-hospitality-businesses-to-discover-in-london/

London is home to some brilliant Black-owned restaurants, hotels and independent businesses, each bringing their own ideas, influences and identity to the city. This Black History Month, we’ve picked out five that are well worth adding to your London list, with plenty of great food, fresh ideas an...

06/10/2026

Even strong creative work can be let down by simple portfolio mistakes.

If you’re putting your portfolio together, watch out for these common pitfalls: from including too much work to skipping your development process.

The good news? They’re all easy to fix with a few small changes.

A clear, focused, and well-presented portfolio can make all the difference.

05/10/2026

LCCAFest is all about bringing education and industry together.

In this video, Lucy London, Dean of the Creative School at LCCA, talks about the purpose behind our industry-facing graduate exhibition and the importance of creating a bridge between students and the creative industries.

From the careers and marketing teams and course directors working with schools and colleges, to the staff, students and partners bringing the main event to life, LCCAFest is a huge collaborative effort.

It’s also an opportunity for students to see just how much goes into creating an industry-facing event — building community while giving them valuable exposure to the world they are preparing to enter.

This is the heart of LCCAFest: education and industry coming together. ✨

02/10/2026

LCCAFest was so much more than a fashion show.

It was an exhibition, an experience and a festival of creativity, celebrating the work of up-and-coming creatives across all of our Fashion courses, Graphic Design and Computer Games Art.

From exploring the exhibition and hearing from industry professionals, to discovering student work and watching the evening runway show, LCCAFest brought together a whole day of creativity, ideas and opportunities.

Most importantly, it gave our students and graduates a platform to share their work, meet people from the industries they aspire to enter and celebrate everything they have created.

A huge congratulations to everyone who made LCCAFest 2026 possible. 🎨✨

01/10/2026

Black History Month at LCCA 🖤

This October, we’re celebrating Black creativity, culture, history and community, inspired by this year’s theme: Honouring Our Communities.

Throughout the month, we’ll be sharing stories and perspectives from across LCCA, exploring everything from fashion to games, design, business and beyond.

Follow along as we hear from our students, staff and community and celebrate the people and ideas shaping the creative industries today.

Because Black history isn’t just history. It’s being created today.

30/09/2026

Creativity starts with curiosity.

At LCCAFest, we spoke to Rubie Costin, Artistic & Portfolio Manager at L’Oréal Professionnel Paris, about why supporting the next generation of creative talent matters.

As one of our LCCAFest sponsors, L’Oréal Professionnel Paris joined us in celebrating emerging creatives and the ideas that will shape the future of the creative industries.

Rubie highlighted the importance of staying curious and questioning the usual — because it’s often those questions that lead to change and push an industry forward.

A huge thank you to L’Oréal Professionnel Paris for supporting LCCAFest and helping us celebrate the next generation of creatives. ✨

29/09/2026

As one of just two higher education institutions featured on this season’s London Fashion Week schedule, LCCA was proud to showcase the creativity, ambition and individuality of our fashion students on the runway.

From bold concepts to considered craftsmanship, each collection reflected the unique perspective and creative talent of its designer.

A huge congratulations to every designer who brought their work to the runway:

Cristian L. Artiles Orosa, Deanne Forbes, Gabrielle Nitu, Khaos R. Blakk, Leah Rose Clark, Lizzie Molloy, R-Marneii Williams, Nathalia Jimenez Torres, Galya Nedeva, Anita Cannito, Tara Kari, Hanna Tlemcani Othomani, Lauren Marsden, Sacha John Coull, Seyedeh Zeynab Beshkhor, Isabella Nardini and Rachel Mocker.

Full photography from the runway can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/p4lfhyebglotq55b8knoe/AHpXgVqZODtrPipU9Ij50M0/Fashion%20Show?dl=0&rlkey=full17ovoclnl2qduzll4reys&subfolder_nav_tracking=1

Thank you to everyone who joined us to support and celebrate their achievements.

And thank you also to SCHUH for supporting the show as our footwear sponsor.

25/09/2026

What does the future of luxury fashion look like?

In our latest episode of MAKING IT: Creative Careers Unlocked, Sadie Clayton is joined by Juliet Russell, Sustainability Director at Versace, to explore sustainability, ethics and the changing fashion industry.

Juliet shares insight into everything from sustainable materials and supply chains to transparency, innovation and the skills needed to make a difference in the industry.

Whether you're studying fashion, thinking about your future career or simply interested in where the industry is heading, there’s plenty to take away.

Watch the full episode 👇 Watch now

https://www.lcca.ac.uk/lcca-life/news/fashion-careers-unlocked-sustainability-ethics-the-future-of-luxury-with-juliet-russell-versace/

We’re back with another episode of MAKING IT: Creative Careers Unlocked, and this month host Sadie Clayton is joined by Juliet Russell, Sustainability Director at Versace, to explore the evolving relationship between luxury fashion and sustainability.  In this episode, Juliet shares insight into ...

24/09/2026

London Fashion Week is a space for established names, emerging talent and new ideas — and this season, LCCA was proud to be part of that conversation.

FashionCapital’s latest article, ‘One Day at London Fashion Week’, takes a look at the breadth of this season’s LFW, including LCCA’s showcase at The Vinyl Factory in Soho.

The article highlights our students’ work, the ideas behind their collections and the importance of bringing education and industry closer together or, as our dean of the creative school puts it, ‘edustry’.

From sustainability and identity to heritage, materials and the future of fashion, our students are already engaging with the conversations shaping the industry.

Read the full article and discover more about LCCA’s London Fashion Week showcase.

UK’s #1 portal for the fashion industry. Step by step fashion support for creating a collection. Ethical sampling & production in the UK.

24/09/2026

Ready to take your next step?

Join us at the LCCA October Open Day on Wednesday 21 October, 4:30–7pm at The Amp.

Meet our faculty and students, explore our creative facilities and discover courses across fashion, graphic design, games, business and hospitality.

📅 21 October 2026 | 4:30–7pm
📍 The Amp, 41 Commercial Road, London

🎟️ Book your place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lcca-october-open-day-tickets-1999387753593?aff=website

Thinking about kick-starting a career in gaming, fashion, graphics, business or hospitality management? Then this event is for you!