New life, new round of changes

The last month or so has been quite the journey! Throughout it I’ve been reflecting a lot about my purpose and how I want to move forward in this career I’ve chosen as a “public-facing scholar.” And this newsletter/blog, my Redressing Fashion podcast, and my social media activities have certainly occupied a big portion of my reflections.

Collage with three photos arranged horizontally. On the left is a photo of Laura, her mother and sister. In the center is a photo of Laura with a pony wearing a Christmas hat. On the right, Laura poses with her friend Michelle during a holiday party at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's great hall.

Fashion Practices: On Holiday Shopping

I have a complicated relationship with the holidays. But I’ve been trying quite consciously to return to my childhood love for the holidays and enjoy them in my own ways over the past few years. Today I’m sharing some of the strategies I’ve adopted to make holiday shopping a bit easier and merry, in case they’re useful for anyone who’s still battling the holiday overwhelm.

Collage with three photos. The first, on the left, shows a desk in front of a window, on top of which is a vase with flowers and a laptop showing the cover of the book "The Dress Detective" by Ingrid Mida and Alexandra Kim. The photo in the center portrays a woman reading the book "Dressed in Dreams" by Tanisha C. Ford. And the photo on the right has several books stacked on top of each other and flowers. "The Latin American Fashion Reader," edited by Regina Root, is thee most visible book in this photo.

Latin America is not ready for Fashion Studies

In today’s post (and first ever podcast episode!) I talk a little bit about fashion studies. I share some ideas that I’ve been reflecting on over the past few months, especially as I try to figure out my next steps after completing my Ph.D. in fashion history and leaving my job as a design history professor in one of the major universities in Colombia.