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Fashion  and  Re‐collection &#160;A  Postgraduate  Symposium  with  Keynote  SpeakersLondon  College  of  Fashion, 29th  January  2013Symposium  Blog:  http://fashionandrecollection.wordpress.com/ &#160;Keynote  Speakers:  Professor  Caroline  Evans  and  Dr.  Linda  Sandino CALL  FOR  PAPERS Fashion  can  be  understood  as  ‘poised  ambiguously  between  present  and  past’,  as  noted  by  Elizabeth  Wilson  (2003).Indeed,  the  2009  inaugural  issue  of  Vestoj,  Journal  of  Sartorial  Matters,  was  dedicated  to  exploring  the  complexities  of   fashion  in  relation  to  material  memories,  both  personal  and  public.  As  this  dichotomy  suggests,  the  interrelationship  between  the  concepts  of  fashion  and  memory  is  far  from  uniform,  and  can  be  understood  instead  as  context‐dependent.   Such  contexts  include,  but  are  not  limited  to :  everyday  dress   practices ;  fashion  photography  –  both  amateur  and  mass  media ;  fashion  in  film ;  fashion  design ;  dress  and  fashion  in  collections – museum,  archival  or  personal.   Given  this  range  of  perspectives,  Fashion  and  Re‐collection  seeks  to  explore  the   relationship  between  fashion  and   remembering,  bringing  to gether  post graduate  researchers  from  a range  of  disciplines  to  contribute  to  the  debate.   Overall,  we  hope  to  address  the  following  questions :  What  memories  can  fashion  evoke ? And,  what  does  fashion,  in  its  multifarious  guises,  want  to  forget ?We therefore  invite  post graduate  students  to  submit  proposals  on  papers  that  deal  with  any  aspect  of  Fashion  and  Re‐collection.  The  following  headings  provide  a  further  indication  of  possible  subject  are as, which  are  open  to  creative  and  liberal  interpretation :Fashion  in  the  context  of  Late  Modernity  and  ‘Post modernity’Remembering  through  Visual  Culture Material  Culture  and  MemoryMethods  and  Approaches  to  the  Study  of  Fashion  and  MemoryWhat  To  Send:  300  word  abstracts  should  be  submitted  to  fashionandrecollection@gmail.com  by  26  OCTOBER  2012.  Abstracts  should  be  in  Word  format  and  include  the  following  information:Author(s)Affiliation(s)Email  Address(es)Title  of  Abstract Body  of  AbstractWe  will  acknowledge  receipt  of  all  abstracts  received,  and  so  if  you  have  not  heard  back  from  us  within  one  week  of  submission,  please  let  us  know  as  you  may  need  to  resubmit  your  abstract.Please  note  that  there  will  be  a  £10  fee  for  attending  the  symposium,  which  will   cover  lunch,  teas  and  coffees.  Registration  for  the  symposium  will  open  in  December.Organising  Chairs :  Sara  Chong‐Kwan,  Morna  Laing  and  Mario  J.  Roman  Enquiries:  fashionandrecollection@gmail.comSymposium  Blog:  http://fashionandrecollection.wordpress.com/ London College of FashionResearch Student HubOrganised  by  London  College  of  Fashion  Research  Student  Hub  with  the  support  of  London  College  of  Fashion,  University  of  the  Arts  London,  20  John  Prince’s  Street,  London  W1G 0BJ.Photograph  reproduced  with  the  kind  permission  of  Jill  Ritblat  and  VioletteEditions  from  the  book  ‘One  Woman’s  Wardrobe’.&#160;