Nottingham Trent University
Leanne is a Research Fellow and lecturer in fashion and textiles, School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University where she completed her PhD focussing on conserving ‘Designer Intent’ as a way of evaluating authenticity in contemporary fashion history made with postmodern materials. She is a trained textile and fashion conservator with a specialism in modern materials with previous experience working for institutions like The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Philadelphia Museum of Art. In addition, Leanne's career includes a background in commercial fashion design (10 years exp.). Her current research focuses on conserving and interpreting (post)modern materials and fashion artefacts for museum archives.
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