Wessie Ling

Wessie Ling, Ph.D., a Professor of Transcultural Arts and Design at London Metropolitan University where she directs The Research Centre for Creative Arts, Cultures and Engagement (CREATURE). She is interested in cultural production and economy of fashion, in particular, the expression of an identity when producing fashion, its relation to the transcultural locality and the tension within and outside of the fashion system in which it is produced. She has co-edited the book Fashion in Multiple Chinas: Chinese Styles in the Transglobal Landscape, and the special issues on Italianerie: Transculturality, co-creation and transforming identities between Italy and Asia for Modern Italy, Global Fashion for Zone Moda Journal, and Global China for Fashion Theory.