Design Anthropologist
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Co-Chair of the Young Academy of Scotland
Academic Lead for Public Engagement, Heriot-Watt University
Expert children and clothes, Nova Child
Researcher and educator
Heriot-Watt University - School of Textiles and Design (Scotland, UK)
2013 - onwards
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Fashion Design – Contextual studies / Fashion Design theory / Fashion and heritage / Material Culture at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
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Development of educational projects with external partners and industry (WLGore, Johnstons of Elgin, LVMH, Royal Highland Show, V&A, National Museums of Scotland…).
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Research on Clothing and Textile Heritage, Children's fashion and clothing, Community engagement.
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Director of Fashion Studies (2013-2019)
Consultant
Creative industries and heritage
2009 - onwards
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Design thinking applied to the Fashion industry; branding, story-telling and strategic heritage-based projects (Catimini, IDgroup (Okaïdi, Jacadi, Obaïbi), Devred, CWF (Burberry, DKNY, Timberland…)…)
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Expert for research and industry: Cluster NovaChild.
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Curator of fashion and creative arts exhibitions: e.g. “Sport and Children’s fashion”, June-October 2011, International City of Lace and Fashion, Calais ; professional fairs (e.g. Arts and crafts fairs: L’Aiguille en fête, Paris…).
Director
Textile and Fashion Museum, Cholet, France
2002 - 2010
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Strategic development of the first French collection dedicated to children's fashion history.
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Design of the Museum's programme in relation with the industry, community and cultural stakeholders.
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Direction, team management and budget.
Academic and professional qualifications
2016 PhD Art History, Fashion Anthropology, University of Paris-Sorbonne: “The socialization of children through fashion and clothing from the 18th century onwards: Investigation in the public and private occidental museums’ collections and archives”
2016 Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice
2000 Professional Certificate in Textile Studies, International Centre for Textile studies (C.I.E.T.A.)
1999 Postgraduate Diploma in Museum studies, Ecole du Louvre, Paris (with distinction)
1998 Postgraduate degree in Art History, Fashion Anthropology, University of Paris-Sorbonne: « Breton fashions in the 19th-20th centuries, through the collections of the National Folk Art Museum, Paris » (with distinction)
1997 MPhil. in Art History, Fashion Anthropology, University of Paris-Sorbonne: « Mourning dresses in the collections of the Fashion and Textile Museum, Paris » (with distinction)
Expertise and citizenship
2020-2022
Research Excellence Framework (UKRI): Full panel member, Panel 32: Design Theory and Practice
2021 - onwards
Academic Lead for Public Engagement, Heriot-Watt University
2021 - onwards
Young Academy of Scotland, co-chair
2021 - onwards
NovaChild, Cluster Childhood and innovation, research expert