Participant Info

First Name
Alicia
Last Name
Mihalic
Country
Croatia
State
Affiliation
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Website URL
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alicia_Mihalic
Keywords
History of Dress and Textiles, History of Art, Material Culture, Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, Museum Studies, Folk Art
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1
Additional Contact Information
PhD
MA

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About Me

Alicia Mihalic holds an MA in Theory and Culture of Fashion from The University of Zagreb, Croatia, where she has lectured and held seminars in ethnology and history of dress and textiles. She is mainly interested in the phenomenon of nostalgia, trend mechanisms, recycling, and the revival of former dress styles through the development of marginal clothing discourses during the 19th and 20th centuries. Alicia currently serves as the Book Reviews Editor for The Journal of Dress History.

Recent Publications

(2024) “Digitization of Historical Dress and Textile Collections: Facilitating Platforms for Accessibility, Preservation, and Research of Material Culture.” In Simoncic, K. N. and Petra Krpan (eds.) Book of Proceedings – 16th Scientific-Professional Symposium ‘Digital Fashion’. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Textile Technology. pp. 20-25.

(2021) “Review of Eugenia Paulicelli, Drake Stutesman and Louise Wallenberg, Film, Fashion, and the 60s.”
The Journal of Dress History. vol. 5. issue 2. pp. 170-173.

(2020) “Principles and Practical Implications of the Reconstruction of Historical Dress Artefacts in Museum Environment.” In Simoncic, K. N. (ed.) From Replica of Historical Clothing to Costume. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Textile Technology. pp. 42-60.

(2020) “Review of Barbara Burman and Ariane Fennetaux, The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women’s Lives, 1660-1900.” The Journal of Dress History. vol. 4. issue 4. pp. 109-112.

(2019) “Liberating the Natural Movement: Dance and Dress Reform in the Self-Expression of Isadora Duncan (1877-1927).” The Journal of Dress History. vol. 3. issue 3. pp. 7-36.

(2018) “Pre-Raphaelite Dress and Visual Culture: The Role of the Past in the Development of Marginal Discourses.” In Paic, Z. and Purgar, K. (eds.) Theory and Culture of Fashion: disciplines, approaches, interpretations. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Textile Technology. pp. 281-304.

(2018) “Pictorialism and Sartorial Symbolism: A Poetic Response to Modernity at the Turn of the Twentieth Century.” In Boultwood, A. and Hindle, S. (eds.) Culture, Costume and Dress: The Proceedings of the 1st International Conference. Birmingham and Shanghai: Gold Word Publishing. pp. 65-68.

(2016) “Fashion and Museology: Aporias of the Absence of the Living Body.” Art Magazine Kontura. no. 133. pp. 73-77.

(2016) “A Contemporary View on the Leisure Class: In Search of the Clothing of Proust’s Muse.” Art Magazine Kontura. no. 133. p. 10.

(2016) “Protean Images of Fashion: Revaluation of Past Styles in New Settings.” In Paic, Z. and Purgar, K. (eds.) Theorizing Images. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 245-259.

Media Coverage
Country Focus
Expertise by Geography
France, United Kingdom, United States
Expertise by Chronology
19th century, 20th century
Expertise by Topic
Art & Architectural History, Material Culture, Museums