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Ms

Caroline Stevenson

Programme Director of Curation and Critical Practice

London College of Fashion

  • Programme Director of Curation and Critical Practice
    London College of Fashion
  • London College of Fashion, Department of Cultural and Historical Studies, 272 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7EY, United Kingdom

BIO

Caroline Stevenson is Programme Director of Curation and Critical Practice at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, and Director of the Centre for Fashion Curation.

 

Caroline is a curator, writer and researcher whose work expands the possibilities of fashion curation through feminist methodologies and collaborative practice. Her research examines how curatorial practice can create new conditions for producing and understanding fashion, and the institutional, cultural and political contexts that shape emerging fashion practices. She has developed collaborative projects with major cultural institutions and international partners across museums, galleries, festivals and academia, and her work has received support from Arts Council England and the British Council.

 

She is co-founder of Modus, an international curatorial platform that brings together practitioners and institutions to advance critical dialogue and new forms of exchange across fashion theory and practice. Alongside her curatorial work, Caroline is co-editor of Fashion Practice: The Journal for Design, Creative Process and the Fashion Industry and she publishes widely on contemporary art and fashion cultures. She is currently developing a collaborative exhibition and public programme with V&A East exploring the cultural lives of everyday clothing, and is leading the development of MA Fashion Storytelling, a new postgraduate programme created in partnership between London College of Fashion and the V&A.

 

A frequent media commentator, Caroline's knowledge and opinion on historical and contemporary fashion appears across the global media, including BBC World Service, BBC Culture, Vogue, The Guardian, The Times Style Magazine, Stylist, Harper's Bazaar, WWD, the New York Times and the Financial Times.

 

UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON APPOINTMENTS

  • Programme Director of Curation and Critical Practice
    London College of Fashion, United Kingdom8 Mar 2026 - present
  • Director of the Centre for Fashion Curation
    London College of Fashion, United Kingdom13 Jul 2026 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Head of Cultural and Historical Studies
    London College of Fashion, Cultural and Historical Studies, London, United Kingdom19 Mar 2020 - 16 Jun 2022
  • Programme Director of Cultural and Historical Studies
    University of the Arts London, London, United Kingdom1 Jun 2022 - present

STAFF/STUDENT

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