Sci-Fi & Squeam

25 Jul 2015

David Bowie Is with Robyn Healy

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David Bowie Is A Podcast # 11, July 2015 Melbourne. Sonja-The Squeamer-Hammer talks to Professor Robyn Healy : ‘Acclaimed curator and fashion researcher Professor Robyn Healy is Head of RMIT’s School of Fashion and Textiles.’

Robyn is an avid fan and lover of all things Bowie..but especially when it comes to FASHION!

Robyn Healy was a speaker at the David Bowie Is Symposium held over the weekend of Friday 17th and 18th of July, called Fashion: Bowie Style.

David Bowie is ”the most referenced musician in human history”, in fashion and the music, and the garments were part of the personas that Bowie presented to his audience.

Robyn talks about his influence TODAY on designers and how it still connects with young designers coming up through the ranks.

Robyn speaks about Bowie and his relationship with Japanese designer Kansai Yamamoto, and how breakthrough that was in fashion.

‘Professor Healy commenced working at RMIT in 2006. She has held senior leadership roles of Program Director of the Bachelor of Fashion Design (2009- 2012) and HDR Director in the School of Architecture and Design (2011-2012), and Deputy Head of Research in the School of Fashion and Textiles (2013-2014). Entitled Striptease Professor Healy completed her PhD at RMIT in 2009, an enquiry about new possibilities of exhibiting fashion in museums, which involved an understanding of the experience of wear.’