Alexandra Palmer, University of Toronto

Research

fashion and textile history costume material culture second hand social history dressmaking tailoring

Latest funding

Canada 150 cloth cultures: future legacies of Dorothy K. Burnham
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$24,380
Recuperating fashion 1700-2000
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$111,064

All 2 grants and awards

Canada 150 cloth cultures: future legacies of Dorothy K. Burnham

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Palmer, Alexandra

Keywords: Canada 150; textiles; material culture; art history; technology; Canadian heritage; museums

$24,380

Recuperating fashion 1700-2000

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Palmer, Alexandra

Keywords: fashion; and textile history; costume; material culture; second hand; social history; dressmaking; tailoring; fast and slow fashion; paisley shawls; Chinese robes; alterations and remaking and redesign; retro; museums; fashionable wardrobes

$111,064

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: fashion Dear Professor Palmer, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on fashion connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]