PHD CANDIDATE, History
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Margot Rashba is a Ph.D. student in the Department of History. She studies dress and fashion history in Britain and Scotland with Professor Arianne Chernock. Her research focuses on iterations of Britishness through dress in the 1990s. To learn more about Rashba’s research and publications, visit her webpage.
In Spring 2024, Margot received a CISS Summer mini-grant to support her dissertation research by funding online subscriptions for two British-based publications, AnOther Magazine and Dazed and Confused, and one online photography archive, The Subculture Archive. These archives assist her analysis of press reactions and interpretations to the runway collections of three British fashion designers, Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano, and Alexander McQueen. The Subculture Archive contains everyday images of working class youth cultures, essential evidence for the element of her dissertation that discusses the implications of the general public imitating high fashion garments and silhouettes. Learn more in our featured article.