Dr Mark Joseph O'Connell

Queer academic Toronto, recent publications:

[Dr Mark Joseph O'Connell @ProfMOConnell]

Thrilled that @BloomsburyBooks will publish my next book: Canadian Fashion Economies: A Select History of Fashion, Culture, Commerce, and Colonialization. In it, I trace social & economic impacts of iconic garments from Canadian fashion history. ETA early 2024! @BloomsburyFashn

[Dr Mark Joseph O'Connell @ProfMOConnell]

Fake Kits Before Kickoff: Wearing the Simulacrum (O'Connell 2026) #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup #TorontoWorldCup #SoccerCulture #CounterfeitGoods https://t.co/H7Qgfk7xOb

[Dr Mark Joseph O'Connell @ProfMOConnell]

My book Canadian Fashion Economies Is Now Live Online in the Berg Fashion Library! https://t.co/GMIFtmBR4v

[Dr Mark Joseph O'Connell @ProfMOConnell]

Dr. Mark Joseph O'Connell, Met Gala Commentary, Global National News May, 4, 2026 @globalnews https://t.co/FgTDGpCaYT

[Dr Mark Joseph O'Connell @ProfMOConnell]

I’m delighted to announce my forthcoming monograph with Bloomsbury UK: "Perspectives on North American Dress History: 19th-Century Case Studies from Canada, Mexico, and the United States" A follow-up to "Canadian Fashion Economies" (Bloomsbury 2025) https://t.co/wfiO4jTHGF

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The full article is here: https://t.co/5eDVsnWmNX

[Dr Mark Joseph O'Connell @ProfMOConnell]

"Dressing for the End of Time: Fashion, Nihilism, and Ritual in Rick Owe... https://t.co/eDzTQeSTB5 via @YouTube

[Dr Mark Joseph O'Connell @ProfMOConnell]

"My review article: "Dressing for the End of Time: Nihilism, Ritual and Nietschze, in Rick Owen’s Temple of Love: The Palais Galliera. Has just been published in Textile: Journal of Cloth & Culture. Overview here: https://t.co/eDzTQeSTB5

[Dr Mark Joseph O'Connell @ProfMOConnell]

“Terrestrial Paths and Restored Memories: Art, Craft, and Collective Histories at MUAC in CDMX” MJO'C https://t.co/GgIjsxHiLN #MUAC #Mexico #MuseoUniversitarioArteContemporáneo #UNAM #MartaPalau #AiWeiwei #UnaModernidadHechaAMano

[Tatler @Tatlermagazine]

Decoding the symbolism of the Tudor heart pendant saved by the British Museum: how a gold necklace offers rare insight into the marriage of King Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon
https://t.co/htjA8aEdZC

[Dr Mark Joseph O'Connell @ProfMOConnell]

I thought this was a #Halston at first!

[Dr Kate Strasdin @kateStrasdin]

A #1920s Fortuny ensemble which showcases the genius of the design process, creating rainbow shades of pleated gowns over which a range of outer layers could be mixed and matched @metmuseum #fashionhistory

[NicDaisy @plummie9]

England

Court dress, 1740-45

Based on the 17th c. mantua.
White ribbed silk embroidered wiht silk and metal threads to shape with flowers in long and short stitches and French knots.
Seven panels of ivory-ribbed silk make up the petticoat. 180cm wide

@V_and_A
#FashionHistory

[Dr Mark Joseph O'Connell @ProfMOConnell]

Yam & Flaxmeal Bread Recipe MJO'C https://t.co/upvqXo7Tsm #BreadMachineBaking #HomemadeBread #HealthyBaking #Flaxseed #Bread #Baking

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Dr. Mark Joseph O'Connell: Round up of recent visual culture moments MJO'C https://t.co/UcUShZhJOr #VisualCulture #Superbowl #SabrinaCarpenter #badbunnysuperbowl #DragRace

[Dr Mark Joseph O'Connell @ProfMOConnell]

Juicy and Mia TIED!! I forgot LOL

[Dr Mark Joseph O'Connell @ProfMOConnell]

Drag Race Season 18, Episode(s) Review 5-6! MJO'C https://t.co/n9W44uUlb1 #DragRace #RuPaulsDragRace #Season18 #DragRaceSeason18 #DragRaceFans
#DragRaceReview #DragRaceReaction

[Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock]

Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress Carmen Miranda was born #OnThisDay in 1909. She wore this Barjansky designed gold crêpe de chine and sequin bra-top and skirt as Carmen Navarro/Mademoiselle Fifi in Copacabana (1947). @MuseuCarmen collection. #film #costume

[Dr Mark Joseph O'Connell @ProfMOConnell]

Drag Race Season 18, Episode(s) Review 5-6! MJO'C https://t.co/n9W44uUlb1 #DragRace #RuPaulsDragRace #Season18 #DragRaceSeason18 #DragRaceFans
#DragRaceReview #DragRaceReaction

[Lauren Deutsch @LaurenCDeutsch]

And here we end the @PalaisGalliera's Worth: The Inventor of Haute Couture exhibit. In 1952, Roger Worth retired after the house merged with the House of Paquin two years earlier. Both houses ended their couture line in 1956. The house was then sold to various other brands, but

[ArtButMakeItSports @ArtButSports]

@cerestials The Reluctant Bride, by Auguste Toulmouche, 1866

[IntellectBooks @IntellectBooks]

The ‘Painted Garments’ symposium will explore links between & within painting, textiles and fashion. We invite abstracts for articles or creative presentations/performances that concentrate on the reciprocal exchanges among painting, textiles and fashion

https://t.co/jIxPUDiLIF

[Dr Mark Joseph O'Connell @ProfMOConnell]

"No One Has to Die for This Kinda Love: Why Heated Rivalry Going Global Changes Everything" MJO'C https://t.co/oIzbdbwqy2 #HeatedRivalry
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