26 Facts About Caryn Franklin

Caryn Franklin MBE was born on 11 January 1959 and is a British fashion and identity commentator and visiting professor of diverse selfhood.

Caryn Franklin was former fashion editor and co-editor of i-D magazine in the 1980s and long-time presenter of BBC television's The Clothes Show from 1986 to 1998.

Caryn Franklin has been a commentator on fashion, image and identity politics for more than 40 years.

Caryn Franklin's reporting has involved refugees in battle zones, workers in free-trade-zone slums as well as high end creators.

Caryn Franklin has contributed to many national newspapers and magazines.

Caryn Franklin has five books to her name, including a novel.

Caryn Franklin was a regular morning and daytime TV pundit.

Caryn Franklin created documentary tributes for ITV featuring designers such as Vivienne Westwood, Matthew Williamson, Philip Treacy.

Caryn Franklin has acted as a silent partner consultant, for a range of commercial companies, as well as debating and deconstructing fashion for a variety of audiences, along with hosting or compering events.

Caryn Franklin has worked in education throughout her career, as an external assessor and lecturer for several colleges, including the Royal College of Art, Central St Martins and the London College of Fashion.

Caryn Franklin was Education Director at Clothes Show Live and is a Global Ambassador at Graduate Fashion Week.

Caryn Franklin continues to lecture in a wide variety of universities.

Caryn Franklin collected an Honorary Fellowship from The Arts University College at Bournemouth, and held a visiting Fellowship at London College of Fashion.

Caryn Franklin has an Honorary Doctorate from both Kingston School of Art and Southampton Solent.

Caryn Franklin teaches evening classes in applied psychology at Goldsmiths and has been as a visiting professor at Kingston since 2016.

Caryn Franklin was educated at Feltham Comprehensive, leaving with A levels in Art and Law, Kingston School of Art, in Kingston upon Thames, graduating BA in Graphic Design.

Caryn Franklin then completed a postgraduate year at Central St Martins on typography and photography, and in later life, graduated with distinction after studying an MSc in Applied Psychology at the London College of Fashion under Dr Carolyn Mair.

Also important for Caryn Franklin is promoting the debate for ethical sourcing and supply as well as promoting Fair Trade ideals.

Caryn Franklin became a member of government minister Lynne Featherstone's and Jo Swinson's Body Confidence steering committee, meeting regularly with members of parliament, educationalists and mental health experts.

Caryn Franklin advised the Women's Equality Party research specifically on fashion protocol pertaining to challenge unachievable body ideals.

Work in recent years drawing upon applied psychology, specialising in selfhood, inclusivity and gender bias, has seen Caryn Franklin deliver corporate leadership talks and workshops with the aim of tackling lack of minoritised identities within teams and leadership.

Caryn Franklin has presented international workshops in Athens, New York, Toronto, Montreal and Prague.

In 2009, Caryn Franklin co-founded the award-winning All Walks Beyond the Catwalk with Debra Bourne and Erin O'Connor, an initiative that promoted diverse body and beauty ideals.

Caryn Franklin has spoken of whiteness and entitlement in education through her position at FACE and through organisations such as CHEAD: Council for Higher Education in Art and Design.

Caryn Franklin has two daughters, Mateda Phoenix and Roseby Ottoline, and is married to BAFTA-winner and RTS award-winning filmmaker Ian Denyer.

In 2013, Caryn Franklin was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to diversity and positive body image in the fashion industry.