My Weekly Show: Stitching & Glitching with Dr. Mark Joseph O’Connell

Stitching & Glitching with Dr. Mark Joseph O’Connell Stitching & Glitching with Dr. Mark Joseph O’Connell is a weekly (Tuesday morning) show exploring fashion theory, visual culture, sociocultural histories of dress, and the political economies that shape what we wear. Hosted by Dr. Mark Joseph O’Connell, professor of fashion studies at Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto, the show moves between current research, cultural critique, archival discoveries, and conversations with occasional guests from the worlds of fashion, art, design, and scholarship. O’Connell’sRead more

Stitching and Glitching a Digital Age: The Convergence of Fashion and Technology (Sept. 15, 2026)

Stitching and Glitching a Digital Age: The Convergence of Fashion and Technology (2026) Author: Dr. Mark Joseph O’Connell. Publication Date: Sept. 15, 2026. Description Stitching and Glitching a Digital Age is a critical study of fashion technology in the digital age. It argues that fashion has never been separate from technology: from the needle, loom, sewing machine, zipper, synthetic fibre, pattern block, and body measurement chart to AI design systems, smart textiles, virtual garments, platform retail, biometric wearables, digital avatars,Read more