Caroline Stevenson

Biography

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 operates across the fields of fashion and contemporary art, with a particular focus on critical and collaborative approaches to knowledge production. Her work examines the institutional, cultural and political conditions that shape the curation of fashion as an evolving field of inquiry. Caroline has led and developed collaborative projects with major cultural institutions and international partners, including museums, galleries, festivals and academic institutions, and her work has been supported through funding 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. Her work is grounded in building collaborative research infrastructures and creating new conditions for critical inquiry within fashion curation.

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.