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Fashion Re-imagined

Fashion Re-imagined: Laurie Taylor considers arguments in favour of a more equitable industry. Also, how clothing inventions allowed women access to sports & the public world.

FASHION RE-IMAGINED: Laurie Taylor talks to Angela McRobbie, Emeritus Professor at Goldsmiths, University of London about the working lives of independent designers in London, Berlin and Milan, at a time when fashion is under the spotlight due to concerns about the environment and exploitation in the industry. How might we create a more equitable and inclusive fashion future? Also, Kat Jungnickel, Reader in Sociology at Goldsmiths, uncovers the lesser-known clothing inventions which enabled women to access the male preserve of sports, move in new ways and expand female mobility and freedom.

Producer: Jayne Egerton

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28 minutes

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Mon 5 Jun 202300:15

Guests and further reading

Angela McRobbie, Emeritus Professor at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Book:Fashion as Creative Economy: Micro-enterprises in London, Berlin and Milan by Angela McRobbie, David Strutt and Carolina Bandinelli.

Kat Jungnickel, Reader in Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Paper: Convertible, multiple and hidden: The inventive lives of women’s sport and activewear 1890–1940 (Sociological Review 2023)

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  • Wed 31 May 202316:00
  • Mon 5 Jun 202300:15

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