Chiara Faggella is a PhD student at the Centre for Fashion Studies, Department of Media Studies. She holds an MA in Fashion Studies from Stockholm University and graduated summa cum laude from Università degli Studi di Pisa with a BA in Communication Studies. Before entering the PhD programme at the Centre for Fashion Studies, Chiara worked as a digital marketing consultant in Italy for three years.
Chiara Faggella
PhD Student – Centre for Fashion Studies
Research Areas
Background
Research Interests
Chiara's research interests include contemporary history of Italian culture; history of dress and costume; fashion as material culture; contemporary history of fashion in the United States and Europe.
Ongoing Research
Chiara researches the promotion of Italian fashion for export after the Second World War and the role of dressmaking in defining "made in Italy" and the "Italian look" as features developed for the international market.
