Knitting and Catastrophe

Jonathan Faiers Dr Jonathan Faiers is Reader in Fashion Theory at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton. His work explores the interface between popular culture, textiles, and dress and he teaches and acts as external examiner for a variety of UK institutions including Central St Martin's, Chelsea School of Art, Kingston University, and the Royal College of Art. His interdisciplinary study Tartan (Berg and V&A Publications, 2008) was met with widespread critical acclaim and his most recent book, Dressing Dangerously: Dysfunctional Clothing in Film, was published by Yale University Press in 2013. Luxury: History, Culture and Consumption, a new peer-reviewed journal edited by Jonathan, will be launched by Bloomsbury in autumn 2014. He acts as a member of the Publications Advisory Board at the Victoria & Albert Museum, and as a member of the Costume Colloquium Advisory Committee, Florence.

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