Delighted that my article Knitted Textiles, Sportsclothes and the Development of London Wholesale Couture: 1920–1939 (looking at clothes produced by Rose and Blairman and Matita) has been published.

tandfonline.com/eprint/QEC6XBE…

This is tomorrow! One of the last programmed events for #FashionCity and with such good speakers. We’ll be covering menswear and womenswear, couture, wholesale couture, high street, boutiques and more. Book now!👗👔👢🎩

Really looking forward to being part of this panel discussion next week!

Add to your new year’s reading list:
Dr. Liz Tregenza ‘Wholesale Couture: London and Beyond, 1930-70.’ Bloomsbury Books UK

Q for anyone who uses the 1921 census for research.

What does the code LO or L0 mean on the number of rooms? This is the only time I've seen it come up. Google has got me nowhere.

Write a book.

I FINALLY DID IT!!!!
Almost finished it by the end of May, but then a tiny human stopped me getting it totally done until now.

🚨One week left!🚨Submit your abstracts for Politicising Fashion and Fashioning Politics, a one-day symposium at De Montfort University exploring political dress and fashion. Keynote speaker: Eleri Lynn. Due Date 15th December 2023!

#fashionhistory #dresshistory #fashionstudies

Haven't logged on to twitter in months, but now I have a tight deadline for some journal article edits of course I am back here... :/

Academia isn’t about wealth, or fame, or approval. It’s about downloading as many pdfs as you possibly can until you retire without reading any of them

PhD opportunity at Ipswich Museums and UEA - the candidate will be invited to reinterpret aspects of our collections through a multicultural lens.

Deadline - 31 July 2023

uea.ac.uk/course/phd-doc…

Making an attempt to listen in to #jewishdress23 between appointments today! Very much looking forward to the papers.

Speaking at this tomorrow PM- free online attendance!

royalsociety.org/science-events…

35wks pregnant was not the ideal moment to find some amazing material which could be the nucleus of a new research project...

My partner bounded up the stairs after reading this & said 'it's you!!!'- then pointedly accusingly at the crumb covered toast plate next to me... (tbh I only do it for breakfast, but yeah. Guilty)

You be the judge: should my partner stop eating in bed? theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Always such a pleasure to see people with IRL versions of my 'book baby'. Also, of course, V jel of Nancy and Debo.