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I'm a fashion historian who believes old clothing can help us explore a better relationship with our bodies. I offer personal styling services—with a touch of vintage flair—for people struggling with body image.

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Virginia Knight
 

Selected publications

 

“A Knife, A Fire” in Anti-Heroin Chic

“The history of paper dresses in Asheville” in AVLToday

“Search and Rescue” in The Fashion Studies Journal

“Suffragist Fashion Reenters the Political Mainstream” in The Fashion Studies Journal

“Vintage Selling and the Responsibilities of Care” in The Fashion Studies Journal

“How to Get Dressed” in Fruitslice

“The Unexpectedly Glamorous History of the Chenille Robe” in The Lingerie Addict

“The Answer to Laundry in Outer Space” in Metamorphasis

“Hair and Teeth” in The Offing

“I Was a Dress Historian Who Couldn’t Get Dressed” in Racked

“The Comfort Zone” in Fatal Flaw



Writing for East Fork

From the Earth: Heilbron Herbs

Glassblowing with Hayden Wilson

Textiles with a Purpose — MINNA

Weaving with Deanna Lynch

Woodworking with Andy McFate