Primary Research Team
Dr Benjamin Wild (lead)
Reader in Fashion Narratives
Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Jo Jenkinson (co-lead)
Reader & Deputy Head
Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Morolake Dairo
Lecturer in Fashion Marketing & Business
Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Ruth Eaton
Lecturer in Contextualising Practice
School of Art & Design, Manchester Metropolitan University
Katie Greenwood
Lecturer in Fashion Design
Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Gaby Harris
Lecturer in Fashion Cultures
Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Paddy Lonergan
Senior Lecturer in Brands & Consumer Culture
Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Sharon Nunoo
Lecturer in Fashion Marketing
Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Zhe Wang
Senior Lecturer in Fashion Communication
Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University
Affiliate Members
Dr Susan Atkin
Senior Lecturer in Fashion Design & Contexts
Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University
Sarah Collins
Senior Lecturer in Design
Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University
Kate Fletcher
Professor of Sustainability, Design and Fashion Systems
School of Art & Design, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Elizabeth Kealy-Morris
Senior Lecturer in Dress & Belonging
Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Alison Slater
Reader in Art & Performance School of Art & Design, Manchester Metropolitan University
Danny Orwin
Senior Lecturer in Fashion Film
Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University
Visiting Scholars
Hazel Clark
Visiting Professor in Fashion Narratives
The New School, Parsons
PhD Student members
LOkesh Ghai
‘Heritage and Modernity: craft shoe making in India and the construction of identities’
Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University
Medha Priya
‘Caste and Clothing in India: Understanding and Challenging Discrimination through Dress’
Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University
Completed Phds
2026 – Dr Tiantian Sun – ‘Chinese Style in Contemporary Fashion’ (Supervisors: Benjamin Wild, Susan Atkin, Kathy Brownbridge)
2026 – Dr Julian Randall – ‘Examining Black American Men’s Experiences of Dress: Examining Dress and Identity Through a Framework of Race, Black Masculinity and Cultural Expression’ (Supervisors: Benjamin Wild, Jo Jenkinson, Muzna Rahman)
2025 – Dr Jennifer Richards – ‘Manifesting the Gothic: Reflections on Fashion and Visual Culture’ (Supervisors: Benjamin Wild, Jo Jenkison, Gaby Harris)