About Me
I am Faith Cooper, a fashion researcher and writer exploring the intersections of fashion, culture, and identity, with a particular focus on Asian and Asian diaspora communities. Building on more than a decade of experience in museums, academia, and cultural institutions, I examine how fashion both reflects and shapes lived experiences, memory, and belonging.
My academic foundation includes a Bachelor’s degree in Art History and Museum Professions and a Master’s in Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City. I also hold a second Master’s in Brand and Fashion Management from Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan, where I conducted research on contemporary Taiwanese fashion cultural identity through the Fulbright Program.
My research engages deeply with diaspora dress studies, transnational fashion networks, and inter-Asian cultural exchanges. Through public lectures, digital engagement projects, and writing, I explore fashion’s role as both a global system and a deeply personal language, a means of negotiating identity, memory, and visibility.
I have contributed to platforms such as the Fashion and Race Database, Dressed: The History of Fashion podcast, Fashion & Market, and the International Journal of Fashion Studies, and I continue to collaborate with curators, scholars, and creatives across disciplines.