Cultural Historian, Writer, Lecturer
The more I thought about the tragedy, even cynicism, of Alan Turing’s posthumous appreciation, the more I became aware of just how many marginalised people have ended up making a social impact that is positively disproportionate to their status among their contemporaries.
Jeff Koons’ Balloon Venus seems at once dominant and diminutive in the space it occupies within the Ashmolean Museum. This is a large, attention-seeking bulbous structure, fashioned from polished magenta-coloured
Dress: Fancy – a new podcast that explores the popularity, prevalence and power of fancy dress.
Journalists from around the world stood in a semi-circle before her, their arms and voices raised as they jostled to ask questions. Among the impatient crowd, all of whom were
My thoughts on a newly discovered portrait of Tudor monarch Elizabeth I, and whether her clothing really fits.
A look at the prevalence of Mary Queen of Scots as a subject for fancy dress costume during the nineteenth century
The prevalence of facial masks and headwear in the Autumn/Winter 2018 catwalk collections is a response to an ill-defined but ever-present feeling of unease.
