Bethan Bide

Bethan Bide is a design historian with an interest in the business histories of fashion, the role of fashion in museums, the development of fashion cities, and the relationship between materiality, memory and fashion as biography. As Lecturer in Design and Cultural Theory at the University of Leeds she has worked on research projects with a number of different partners from the cultural and heritage sector to produce exhibitions and educational and outreach activities. Most recently, this includes collaborating with the Museum of London on the exhibition Fashion City: How Jewish Londoners Shaped Global Style. Prior to joining the University, Bethan worked as a researcher and producer of comedy programmes for BBC Radio 4.