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“I think fashion is probably one of the most accessible and immediate forms of visual culture. In 1978, when I realized that I wanted to work on fashion, I had gone to Yale to get my Ph.D. in European cultural history. I suddenly realized fashion's part of culture, and I can do fashion history. All my professors thought this was a really bad idea, that fashion was frivolous and unimportant. And, increasingly over time, people have recognized that it provides such a mirror to the way we think, our values and attitudes.”

Quote by Valerie Steele

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Valerie Steele is a renowned historian known for her research on fashion history, particularly in the areas of 19th and 20th-century women's fashion. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and has held teaching positions at various academic institutions and museums, including the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. more

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