Lucy Collins
Business and Liberal Arts Center, Room B641
Education
BA, Washington Lee University
MA, Temple University
Biography
Lucy Collins is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Fashion Institute of Technology SUNY where she teaches ethics, fashion theory, and aesthetics. Her research interests are related to the intersection between sustainability, consumerism and identity. Her writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Fashion Theory, and Fashion Projects, among others.
Selected Publications
“The Ethics of Fashion,” The Wall Street Journal, April 24, 2014.
“Robin Givhan and Valerie Steele on Power,” Vestoj: The Journal of Sartorial Matters, Issue no. 3. (2013)
“The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk,” The Philosopher’s Magazine. (2012)
“Daphne Guinness,” Fashion Theory, Vol. 2012
“Suzy Menkes” Fashion Projects, Fashion Projects #4
“On the Street,” Comment Magazine, May 13, 2011
Invited Talks
“Cyber Civilty vs Bullying,” Panelist, Civility Week at FIT, Fashion Institute of Technology, October 2018
“What is Academic Integrity?” Keynote Lecture, Academic Integrity Symposium, Fashion Institute of Technology, February 2017
“Fashion and Ethics: The Moral Implications of Fashion and the Media,” Pioneer Mode Conference, New York, NY, November 2015
“Art and Ethics,” New City Arts Forum: Art, Food, Community, Charlottesville, VA, March 2013
“The Body: Fashion as Art – Where Public Meets Private,” Inhabit: Art in Space and Time, International Arts Movement Conference, New York, NY, October 2013
“From the Ivory Tower to the Tents: Thinking Critically about Fashion,” MFA Design Criticism (DCrit) Lecture Series, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, October 2012
“Fashion as Confession: Revelation and Concealment in Personal Identity," LIM College Maxwell Marcuse Lecture Series, LIM College, New York, NY, May 2011
Conference Presentations
“Fashion and Consumerism: An Ethical Approach to the Fashion Victim,” Fashion: Now and Then Conference, LIM College, New York, NY, October 2012
“Fashion as Confession: Revelation and Concealment in Personal Identity,” 1st Global Conference: Fashion: Exploring Critical Issues, Mansfield College, Oxford, England, September 2009
“Choice and Freedom: What is Individual Style?” The Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association National Conference (PCA/ACA), New Orleans, LA, April 2009
“Fashion and Narrative: How the Clothed Self Makes Sense of Time," International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes Annual Conference (IFFTI), London, England, April 2009
Quoted In
Tie-dye is making a major comeback right now — here's why, Today, April 2020
How coronavirus could alter the way we shop for clothes from now on, Today, April 2020
The Return of Tie-Dye Isn't Just About Nostalgia, Nylon, August 2019
Fast Fashion, NY Channel One, Aired May 2017
A Cultural History of Ugly Bridesmaids Dresses, Racked, July 2016
Courses
- PL 431 Ethics
- PL 321 Aesthetics
- PL 301 Fear and Anxiety: Introduction to Existentialism
- PL 330 Approaches to Fashion Theory