Frances Corner
Frances Marie Corner, OBE, FRSA (née Agnew; born 25 February 1959) is a British art and design historian and academic, specialising in fashion. Since 2019, she has been Warden of Goldsmiths, University of London. She was previously head of the London College of Fashion from 2005 to 2019, and a pro vice-chancellor of University of the Arts London from 2013 to 2019. She taught at the University of Gloucestershire and London Metropolitan University, before joining the London College of Fashion.[1][2]
Personal life
In 1980, the then Frances Marie Agnew married Anthony Peter Corner. Together, they have one son.[1]
In the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours, Corner was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the fashion industry.[3]
Selected works
- Corner, Frances (2014). Why fashion matters. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0500517376.
References
- ^ a b "Corner, Prof. Frances Marie". Who's Who 2019. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-250965. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Professor Frances Corner OBE announced as next Warden". Goldsmiths, University of London. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Frances Corner is One of the 500 People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry in 2018". The Business of Fashion. 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019. - ^ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. pp. 9–10.
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