T4. Ep 9 Fashion and Race

The English segment of this podcast, Dressing Woman, brings discussions and voices that specialize in the critical studies of fashion and aesthetics. In this episode writer Vanessa Rosales interviews fashion scholar Kim Jenkins, Assistant Professor of Fashion Studies at Ryerson University in Toronto, in a conversation that centers on two intersections that have driven her work and research: fashion and race.Jenkins, who was hired by Gucci as a consultant, has created a singular brand of work that bridges the gap between the academic sphere and the fashion industry. They talk about anti-racism in fashion and culture today, about cultural appropriation and why diversity and inclusion are the present and future of a more critical and thoughtful fashion.