I'm a fashion historian based in Cleveland, OH. Holding a BA in history from Kent State University and an MA in Fashion and Textile History from the Fashion Institute of Technology, I have been passionately working within museums and archival collections for the majority of my career. My experience includes the archives at Coach, Calvin Klein, the Fashion Institute of Technology, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel, Westminster Theological Seminary and the museum collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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I have always enjoyed engaging with peoples' stories, and the history behind material culture is what drives my work forward. Matters of sustainability and ethics in fashion are at the forefront of my mind, and my research currently focuses on modern day slavery within the garment industry. I am also pursuing a continuation of my master's thesis exploring the historical dissemination of high fashion to multiple tiers of socioeconomic class in the Midwest.

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It is my hope that with this blog I can explore these issues further amongst a community of people who value what they wear and why they wear it. It's time for a new look. x

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