In this (unscripted) episode, I share a bit about my new life in London, especially as I attempt to navigate what decentering/unsettling/decolonizing fashion might look like from one of its global capitals. I also talk about my three favorite—though unconventional and certainly more diverse than what mainstream media has been talking about—runway shows at London Fashion Week. Finally, I offer some reflections on how I’ve been approaching my teaching and research now that I’m back in fashion academia, but in a much more hegemonic site. Stay to the end for three little lessons I’ve learned with these spontaneous reflections!

Relevant links & references (in order of appearance):

• Book: Everyday Fashion: Interpreting British Clothing since 1600, ed. Bethan Bide, Jade Halbert and Liz Tregenza
• Video of SUNCUN runway show at London Fashion Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twvgJtvTt0w
• India Day at London Fashion Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbbd84J1MjA
• Video of Jasive Fernández runway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnbx3p6JaQg
• My new faculty profile: https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/academic-staff/art-design-humanities/laura-beltran-rubio/laura-beltran-rubio.aspx

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