Life lately: feeling more settled in London
My monthly roundup of some of my favorite fashion scholarship moments from the last month, recent publications, and a selection of upcoming fashion history events.
My monthly roundup of some of my favorite fashion scholarship moments from the last month, recent publications, and a selection of upcoming fashion history events.
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.
I’ve been thinking obsessively about the many possible definitions of “fashion”—and related concepts such as “costume” and “dress.” Today I share three of my favorite considerations on how to define fashion beyond the canon.
Today I reflect on the ongoing resistance to embrace broad definitions of fashion that move past narratives centered on Euro-North American exceptionalism.
Starting a new year means learning new things and making space for everything that sparks my curiosity. Today I gathered five spaces where you can learn about fashion from non-hegemonic perspectives.
I realized this morning that it’s already the last Friday of the month and I had completely forgotten about my monthly updates (which should have gone out yesterday). I thought …
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.
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.
November has been a bit of an emotionally charged month for me, mostly because I’ve been preparing for a somewhat unexpected and very exciting life change. I don’t want to …
My story with fashion is a long one. It started as a child, probably before I can even remember. My love for fashion was passed down by my designer aunt …