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DANCING WITH DISORDER: DESIGN, DISCOURSE & DISASTER  
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ROBYN HEALY

The Parody of Motley Cadaver: Displaying the Funeral of Fashion

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Robyn Healy is an independent fashion curator and commentator.

She is a lecturer and Co-ordinator of Postgraduate Studies (Fashion) in the School of Architecture and Design at RMIT University. Her research interests include: Fashion theory, design, curatorial practise and leadership models for developing creative organizational cultures.

She was the Senior Curator of Fashion & Textiles at the National Gallery of Victoria 1990-2004. Previously working at the National Gallery of Australia, where she was the inaugural Curator of international Fashion and the Senior Curator of International Decorative Arts. In 2003 she was awarded a Centenary medal for her contribution to Australian society, through her work in the Fashion & Textiles area. She is currently a PHD Candidate in the Department of Architecture and Design at RMIT University.

Healy has encouraged fashion discourse, through the development of major public collections, exhibitions, publications, and public programs.