Benjamin Linley Wild is Senior Lecturer in Fashion Cultures at Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. His work is underpinned by a belief that history has a dynamic role within people’s lives, informing their values and behaviours. He has published widely about fashion and material culture, including Carnival to Catwalk (Bloomsbury, 2020).
A thoughtfully researched, carefully crafted and wildly engaging inquiry that is essential reading for all of us in fashion committed to bringing about social justice. * Ben Barry, Parsons School of Design, USA * An important and timely work that belongs on the bookshelves of serious fashion students as well as those involved in the design and promotion of fashion products. * Linda Welters, University of Rhode Island, USA * Sometimes a book come along that stops you dead in your tracks and makes you seriously think that change is long overdue. Hang-ups is one of those brave books. * Vicki Karaminas, Massey University, New Zealand * A timely book that dialogues with the complicated multidimensional dynamics of fashion and dress … Utilizes historic and culture guideposts to challenge assumptions, colonialism, paradigms, and ‘western’ trappings and tropes. * Therèsa M. Winge, Michigan State University, USA *