Mode Conversation with Anja Aronowsky Cronberg

Fashion in writing : Vestoj
Online conference on Zoom
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The Department of Fashion and Accessories Design is pleased to welcome Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, Senior Research Fellow in Fashion Theory and Practice at London College of Fashion and founder of the magazine Vestoj for a Mode Conversation. At its launch, Vestoj filled a gap in the field of fashion studies. The diversity of the content it published invited researchers and designers to take up fashion differently – in short, to write about it more freely. It pledged to bring academia and industry together, "in a bid to combine academic theory, critical thinking and a bit of good old fashioned glamour." Its seven print issues – Material MemoriesOn fashion and MagicOn Shame, On Fashion and PowerOn SlownessOn FailureOn MasculinitiesOn AuthenticityOn Capital – have helped further expand fashion studies’ pluradisciplinary approach to fashion by bringing together fiction, research, interviews and visual essays. Its digital version  adds to the magazine’s rich content and offers both renowned fashion journalists and occasional authors, unknown to fashion circles, a space to experiment in which the social, political, cultural and intimate dimensions of clothing interact.

We will look back at Vestoj’s trajectory, discuss Anja’s singular approach to fashion and research, and map the boundaries and possible alliances between practice and theory. Join us at 5.30 Wednesday!

Anja Aronowsky Cronberg a étudié les beaux-arts à la Central Saint Martins et l'histoire du design au Royal College of Art. Elle a travaillé dans le domaine de la communication chez Acne Studios avant de fonder Vestoj. Aujourd'hui, elle est Senior Research Fellow en théorie et pratique de la mode au London College of Fashion. Elle a été invitée à parler de son travail d'entreprises et de milieux culturels aux États-Unis, en Chine et dans toute l’Europe. Elle est également régulièrement invitée à enseigner son approche singulière de la mode dans des universités et des entreprises du monde entier.

The conversation (in English) will be moderated by Aude Fellay.

Anja Aronowsky Cronberg studied fine art at Central Saint Martins and history of design at the Royal College of Art. She worked in communications at Acne Studios before founding Vestoj, and is today also a Senior Research Fellow in Fashion Theory and Practice at London College of Fashion. She has been invited to speak about her work in corporate and cultural settings in the U.S., China and all over Europe and is regularly asked to teach her singular approach to fashion in universities and at companies worldwide.

Speakers

Anja Aronowsky Cronberg
Aude Fellay

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