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

Los Cubanos Americanos: The Collaboration of Isabel and Ruben Toledo, a Fusion of High Fashion and Art

Dr. Mark Joseph O’Connell Oct. 14, 2024. “Fabric creates movement. Not only color, but the depth of the cloth” (Isabel Toledo qtd. in Amoroso 2014) Isabel and Ruben Toledo — Cuban-born American creatives both — forged a dynamic and highly influential partnership that left a lasting imprint on fashion, design and art worlds alike. Their collaboration, which seamlessly blended their personal and professional lives, can be examined for their unique ability to merge the tactile artistry of fashion design withRead more