A presentation from the HERA information day event in February 2015.

1. Fashioning the Early Modern:
Creativity and Innovation in Europe,
1500-1800
www.fashioningtheearlymodern.ac.uk

2. Research Questions
• How and why did certain goods become
fashionable in Early Modern Europe while others
failed?
• What were the mechanisms through which ideas
about fashion were communicated across
linguistic, social and geographic borders?
• How can we use knowledge of fashion
innovations from the past to inform creative
practices today?

6. Project PIs
• Evelyn Welch, Queen Mary, University of London
• Lesley Miller, Victoria and Albert Museum,
London
• Peter McNeil, Institute for Fashion Studies,
University of Stockholm
• Marie-Louise Nosch and Maj Ringaard, Centre for
Textile Research, University of Copenhagen
• Paula Hohti, Collegium for Advanced Studies,
Helsinki

7. Project Associates/Partners
• Paul Ormerod, Volterra Consulting
(Economist)
• Nordiske Museet, Stockholm
• Livrustkammeren, Stockholm
• National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen
• Design Museum, Copenhagen

12. Activities
• Early Career Training Sessions in Museum
collections
• Workshops and conferences for Academics,
Designers & Trademark lawyers
• Participation in major international conferences
(CIETA, Copenhagen)
• Research data collection in archives in Italy,
England, France, Sweden and Denmark
• Mapping of surviving materials in museums
collections

23. Outputs
• Monographs and peer-reviewed articles
• Edited volume based on final conference
• Edition of textile sample book, V&A
• Website Information that will be used by all
museum partners
• Support for the redesign of Europe, 1600-
1800 Galleries, V&A
• Podcasts available from the V&A website

24. V&A Europe, 1600-1800 Galleries

25. Lessons Learned
• Make sure you understand what each partner needs
from the project
• Have at least one output that can only be delivered if
your work effectively together
• Get commitment from the institutions as well as from
the individuals involved
• Ensure you support postdocs/PhDs inside and outside
your project – they add real value
• Allow for serendipity
• Enjoy yourselves! Having fun together keeps the
network together