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Inspiration Series | Silvia Furmanovich In Conversation With Joanna Hardy

Brazilian jewellery designer Silvia Furmnovich will sit down with the renowned fine jewellery specialist Joanna Hardy to discuss the artisanal craftmanship behind her collections, growing up watching her goldsmith father in his Sao Paolo atelier and her commitment to one-of-a-kind designs.

Zandra Rhodes: 50 Years of Fabulous – Curator Talk

A talk to complement the major exhibition Zara Rhodes: 50 years of fabulous, opening at the Fashion and Textile Museum this autumn. Dame Zandra Rhodes will sit alongside the curatorial team from the Museum to reveal the creative processes behind the curation of a major retrospective of such a distinguished career.

The talk will also provide insight into the challenges and inspirations behind Rhodes' designs, which have defined and re-defined London's fashion scene for the past half a century.

Tickets include entry to the retrospective exhibition Zandra Rhodes: 50 years of Fabulous.

Commissioning Wedding Jewellery

Selecting wedding or engagement jewellery should be an exciting, enjoyable experience and yet the complexities of finding the right jeweller and the right price can make it rather stressful.

Enter Kate Baxter, jewellery designer, blogger and founder of The Cut London consultancy who believes that a bespoke ring is more accessible than you think. She'll be at Goldsmith's Fair, sharing a wealth of personal knowledge and experience to help get the process started.

There are free and paid-for talks every day of the Goldsmith's Fair, plus you'll get to see inside one of London's most beautiful buildings. A must-visit for lovers of the ornate and interesting.

Free with entry to Goldsmith's Fair (from £18)

The Sustainability Sessions: The Conscious Closet

Cook, author and darling of the fashion world, Melissa Hemsley founded her series of talks, Sustainability Sessions, to encourage smart and conscious buying when it comes to fashion.

Hemsley is kicking her series off by delving into the world of sustainable fashion and has invited some of the most well-informed and respected names to speak on the subject. She’ll be joined by Orsola de Castro of Fashion Revolution, Amy Powney of Mother of Pearl, slow fashion advocate Venetia Falconer and fashion textile designer Professor Rebecca Earley.

Get savvy about upcycling and clothes swapping, as well as learning about sustainable brands you'll wish you'd known about sooner.

Tickets £15, for every ticket sold, £5 will be donated to Fashion Revolution.

Charles James: The Couture Secrets of Shape

This talk for V&A Members only will explore the work of the designer Charles James, known as America's First Couturier from the perspective of Homer Layne, a former assistant to James.

Layne will be joined by professor of fashion design Dorothea Mink to discuss James' professional legacy and his innovative command of shape in conjunction with their book Charles James: The Couture Secrets of Shape published by Spector Books.

Tickets cost £12- £15, V&A Members only.

The Secrets of Silk

Lesley Miller, Senior Curator of Textiles and Fashion at the V&A will be taking audiences on a journey through the processes involved in making one of the fashion world's most luxurious materials: silk.

Part of the V&A's regular lunchtime lecture series.

Behind the Brand: Women in Fashion

Inspired by Mary Quant's visionary approach to self-promotion, the V&A is hosting a forum to introduce and discuss the work of women who are currently pushing the boundaries in fashion. For one day, industry insiders will reveal all things fashion, from building a brand and the challenges of fashion writing to diversity in the workplace and fashion forecasting.