Benjamin Linley WildBenjamin Linley Wild is a cultural historian and Reader in Fashion Narratives at Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, where he leads the F/fashion Narratives Research Group. His research focuses on the functionof stories and the utility of storytelling to spur social responsibility and steer systems change, chiefly within the fashion industry. He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, including Fashion Theory and The English Historical Review. He is author of several books, including Carnival to Catwalk (Bloomsbury, 2020) and Hang-Ups (Bloomsbury, 2023). Read More Read Less