Colin McDowell
Colin McDowell is recognised as one of the most authoritative
fashion commentators in the world. The author of sixteen books, he is
Senior Fashion Writer for The Sunday Times Style section and is
currently Chairman of The Costume Society of Great Britain.
His book, McDowell's Directory of Twentieth Century Fashion has become so much the standard work on modern fashion designers that it is referred to as 'The Bible' within the fashion industry. As the New York Times said, "fashion addicts probably can't live one minute more without McDowell's Directory."
Colin McDowell is an accomplished presenter, giving regular lectures at fashion colleges and costume symposiums in Britain and abroad. He was visiting lecturer at the Melbourne Fashion Festival in 1998 and has been invited to return in 2001. He speaks regularly for the Costume Society of Great Britain and the Royal Society of Arts. He is visiting professor of the London Institute, which encompasses all of the central London art schools including The London College of Fashion and Central St Martins School of Art.
McDowell is an experienced broadcaster on radio and television, ranging from The Late Show, Newsnight, Kilroy and the Jamieson Show to Radio 3. He wrote and presented a programme on Christian Dior for Channel Four and commentated on a documentary examining the life and death of Gianni Versace. He has made frequent appearances on The Antiqus Road Show and Woman's Hour. His latest TV work was Fashion Unzipped, examining US fashion in the 1970's.
His book, McDowell's Directory of Twentieth Century Fashion has become so much the standard work on modern fashion designers that it is referred to as 'The Bible' within the fashion industry. As the New York Times said, "fashion addicts probably can't live one minute more without McDowell's Directory."
Colin McDowell is an accomplished presenter, giving regular lectures at fashion colleges and costume symposiums in Britain and abroad. He was visiting lecturer at the Melbourne Fashion Festival in 1998 and has been invited to return in 2001. He speaks regularly for the Costume Society of Great Britain and the Royal Society of Arts. He is visiting professor of the London Institute, which encompasses all of the central London art schools including The London College of Fashion and Central St Martins School of Art.
McDowell is an experienced broadcaster on radio and television, ranging from The Late Show, Newsnight, Kilroy and the Jamieson Show to Radio 3. He wrote and presented a programme on Christian Dior for Channel Four and commentated on a documentary examining the life and death of Gianni Versace. He has made frequent appearances on The Antiqus Road Show and Woman's Hour. His latest TV work was Fashion Unzipped, examining US fashion in the 1970's.
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