Caryn Franklin
| Caryn Franklin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Caryn Franklin 11 January 1959 London, UK |
| Residence | London, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Kingston University |
| Occupation | Professor of Diversity in Fashion |
Caryn Franklin MBE (born 11 January 1959) is a British Fashion Commentator and Professor of Diversity in Fashion. She was former Fashion Editor and Co-Editor of i-D Magazine in the '80s and has been a fashion commentator for nearly 35 years.
Caryn has always been interested in the politics of image and self-esteem as well as straight fashion. Her projects have involved refugees in battle zones, workers in free-trade-zone slums, mental health experts, MP's and Gov. Ministers and of course the fashion industry’s innovators. She has contributed to many national newspapers and magazines. She has four books to her name, including a novel. A broadcaster, writer, director and producer, she has worked with many major networks to produce TV shows and documentaries. This included BBC's The Clothes Show which ran for 12-years from 1986-98 and BBC's Style Challenge, which ran for 3 years from 1996-99. Other shows included, Swank C4, The Frock and Roll Years C4, Style Bible Granada, Well Woman, Granada, The All New Clothes Show UKTV Style. She also created documentary tributes for ITV featuring designers such as Vivienne Westwood, Matthew Williamson, Philip Treacy and Agnes B.
Caryn is regularly called upon to act as a silent partner consultant for a range of commercial companies, as well as debate and deconstruct fashion for a variety of audiences, or host or compere events. She has given after-dinner speeches, mentoring presentations, chaired panels and facilitated events for brands and organisations as diverse as Coca-Cola, Merrill Lynch, Wella, L’Oreal, Gov. Minister Jo Swinson’s Press Office, Graduate Fashion Week, National Portrait Gallery, Cambridge University, SHOWstudio and the V&A Museum.
Working with her business partner Jane Galpin, she recently hosted the Guinness World Record Breaking 'Most Models on the Catwalk,' event in Liverpool 2015. The event not only took a new world record with over 3,600 models appearing on stage but it also prioritised diversity in the community. Caryn and Jane have worked with many mainstream retailers including Platinum Guild, Royal Mint, Next, Debenhams and Arcadia and NBrown. Both are working on the latest project around Bodymapping called Sizing up Britain. This will bring bespoke fit experience to the highstreet.
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