Notes on Fashion
The flagship series that aims to take fashion theory out of the hallowed halls of academia and bring it into the mainstream.
Explore key ideas from Roland Barthes, Pierre Bourdieu and Georg Simmel, through to modern-day thinkers like W.E.B. Du Bois, bell hooks, Joanne Entwistle, Agnès Rocamora, Monica L. Miller and more.
These aren’t peer-reviewed papers, but deeply researched articles grounded in theory with pop-culture tie-ins to get you thinking and provoke conversations for change and inspiration in the field of fashion.
The Fashion Show
An exploration of the fashion show, from the streets, to global pop-culture spectacle.
Taste, Distinction, and the Fashion Consumer — Part Two
A Two Part Exploration Of Taste And How It Is Shaped.
Part Two Discusses Richard Peterson and Roger Kern’s Theory Of The Cultural Omnivore And Explores Quiet Luxury As A Case Study.
Taste, Distinction, and the Fashion Consumer — Part one
A Two Part Exploration Of Taste And How It Is Shaped.
Part One Discusses Bourdieu’s Theories Of Cultural Capital, Habitus and Cultural Intermediaries
The Field of Fashion - Part Two
An exploration of fashion's competitive arena where players battle for ownership over legitimacy.
The Field of Fashion - Part One
An exploration of fashion's competitive arena where players battle for ownership over legitimacy.
What Is Fashion Anyway? Part Three
An exploration of fashion as a concept, phenomenon, system, form of imitation, art, and a language of symbols.
What Is Fashion Anyway? Part Two
An exploration of fashion as a concept, phenomenon, system, form of imitation, art, and a language of symbols.
What Is Fashion Anyway? Part One
An exploration of fashion as a concept, phenomenon, system, form of imitation, art, and a language of symbols.
Cultural Intermediaries, The Tastemakers of Fashion
How critics, editors, and influencers shape taste, legitimacy, and power in the fashion industry
Why Fashion Needs Serious, Thoughtful Criticism
Exploring the crisis in fashion criticism, the politics of the written word, and why writing still matters in this visual industry.
Superfine Threads: Dandyism and power of Black style at the Met Gala-Part Two
A two- part exploration of Black Dandyism and the Met Gala.
Superfine Threads: Dandyism and power of Black style at the Met Gala– Part One
A two- part exploration of Black Dandyism and the Met Gala.
“That’s All”: The Hidden Forces Behind Fashion and Taste
An exploration of the hidden forces behind fashion and taste.