Excellent talk by Prof Paul Matts- attached is his last slide and challenge to the fashion industry #LCFBetterLives pic.twitter.com/fbBiSFQj7W
— Frances Corner (@FCorner) February 10, 2014
Last night saw leading academics from across different fields come together to discuss ageism in fashion as part of LCF’s Better Lives lecture series.
Dr Ros Jennings, Reader in Cultural studies and Director of the Centre for Women, Ageing and Media at the University of Gloucestershire, spoke about older women and music culture, drawing on examples such as Shirley Bassey, to consider the key debates and positions.
Dr Jennings was joined by Professor Paul Matts, Research Fellow at Procter & Gamble and Visiting lecturer at LCF, who spoke about the psychology of skin and his expertise within cosmetic research.
Also providing thoughts was Caryn Franklin, fashion activist and former Fashion Editor of i-D Magazine. Keara Stewart, artist and assistant at the LCF library, captured the event with illustrations which she shared on Twitter.
Caryn Franklin – why are women being viewed in such narrow sexual parameters? @LCFLondon @LCFPressOffice @FCorner pic.twitter.com/0c1wYpusaQ
— KEARA STEWART (@keara_stewart) February 10, 2014