Regular controversies over breastfeeding might seem like a quirk of contemporary life. But 18th and 19th century clothing reveal that women have been handling the issue of visibility and practicality for centuries.
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Activewear is a booming industry and Beyoncé is the latest celebrity to launch a new line of fitness apparel. But there is a difference between looking gym-ready and being active.
At a time when thin, muscly men dominate popular media, male ‘plus size’ models are all too rare. Yet the average Australian man is not lean and stringy – imagine if he saw himself in ad campaigns?
Glamour labor is a phenomenon of the digital age, which is radically changing the way we think about work, success and privacy.
Luscious silks, big dresses and red soled shoes mean the same today as in Louis XIV’s court. But today, different people own them.
There’s more to fashion than the clichés you find on TV and glossy magazines.
As models hit the catwalk for London Fashion Week, how do these trends actually relate people on the streets?
A study has revealed shoppers’ harsh attitudes to those who prefer to buy ethical fashion. But the headlines will only entrench the divide.
New York Fashion week starts today and the world will watch outrageous designs strut down the runway. How did New York become one of the great fashion centres of the modern world?
From changing its name to Saint Laurent to bringing an air of perma-cool to the fashion house, creative director Hedi Slimane has turned the company’s fortunes around.
It’s not because their clothes are too tight.
Pop-up stores allow retailers to test demand for their product, while playing on customers FoMO - fear of missing out.
The musician’s shape-shifting sense of style helped him recruit new audiences.
Perhaps the 5'10" candidate felt like he needed a ‘lift.’
The global color authority seems intent on obliterating the confines of gender-color associations.
Is Benedict Cumberbatch’s character, All, an unwelcome stereotype?
For the company’s brand, it’s crucial to figure out a way to continue making clothes on American soil.
Traditional brands like Levis are suffering big set backs from the growing trend of sport fashion.
Beards are in. So why aren’t politicians following suit?
While fashion can be an act of defiance and subversion, it can also exploit the oppressed.
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Teaching Fellow, University of Sydney
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Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor in Fashion Marketing and Branding, Nottingham Trent University
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Oak Foundation Lecturer in History of Dress and Textiles, Courtauld Institute of Art
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Professor and Dean of the School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT, RMIT University
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Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Indigenous Research Fellow, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney
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Course Leader, BA (Hons) Fashion Journalism, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London
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Lecturer, Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Associate Professor, Fashion History, De Montfort University
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Professor, Lectra Fashion and Technology Chair, ESCP Business School
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Associate Professor - Deputy Head of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University
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Visiting Scholar: School of Architecture and School of Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer, Fashion Enterprise, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor, Design History and Theory, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
