Dr Tony Sullivan: Fashion Lecturer

Tony Sullivan is Senior Lecturer in Cultural and Historical Studies at London College of Fashion, UAL. He is contributing author in a new book "Fashion & Politics", which looks at fashion from the mid 19th century to today and how it has been used to express nationalism, terrorism, surveillance and individualism. His chapter, 'Dressing the Opposition: Sartorial Resistance on Europe’s Political Left', looks at the way in which politicians including Jeremy Corbyn, have used dress to transmit their message, and the importance of critiquing fashion from a Left perspective.

As lecturer, Tony works with today's students, tomorrow's fashion industry insiders. We discuss the need for change in the fashion industry, and the barriers to change that are a natural part of the system today.

You can hear Tony's talk "Fashion & Capitalism" from Marxism Festival 2018, or book to attend Marxism 2019 in central London, where there will be discussions on fashion, culture, and, of course, capitalism.

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