Nazli Alimen

Dr Nazlı Alimen’s research focuses on contexts outside the West, as well as people of the Global Majority in the West. Her research interests include material and visual cultures–particularly historical and contemporary fashion and dress, consumer cultures, and marketing and management in creative industries. She holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies from London College of Fashion, and her academic background uniquely blends Fashion and Business Studies with Cultural, Postcolonial, and Decolonial Studies. Her first book, Faith and Fashion in Turkey: Consumption Politics and Islamic Identities (Bloomsbury, 2018), has contributed across multiple fields, including fashion and clothing, subcultures, sociology of religion, and consumer culture. She continues to publish widely in academic journals and is working on multiple research projects, including an AHRC-funded project (2024–2027), exploring sustainability and equitability in the Indian textile and handicraft sectors.