European Funding for the Arts and Humanities Framework 7 Marie Curie Erasmus Mundus Horizon 2020 European Research Council Grants HERA Cultural Encounters

Fashioning the Early Modern: Creativity and Innovation in Europe,

Research Questions How and why did certain goods become fashionable in Early Modern Europe while others failed? What were the mechanisms through which ideas about fashion were communicated across linguistic, social and geographic borders? How can we use knowledge of fashion innovations from the past to inform creative practices today?

Project Associates/Partners Paul Ormerod, Volterra Consulting (Economist) Nordiske Museet, Stockholm Royal Armories, Stockholm National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen

Project PIs Evelyn Welch, Queen Mary, University of London Lesley Miller, Victoria and Albert Museum, London Peter McNeil, Institute for Fashion Studies, University of Stockholm Marie-Louise Nosch and Maj Ringaard, Centre for Textile Research, University of Copenhagen Paula Hohti, Collegium for Advanced Studies, Helsinki

Activities and Methodologies Early Career Training Sessions in Museum collections Workshops and conferences for Academics, Designers & Trademark lawyers Participation in major international conferences (CIETA, Copenhagen) Research data collection in archives in Italy, England, France, Sweden and Denmark Social Network Analysis of the spread of fashionable goods Mapping of surviving materials in museums collections

Outputs Monographs and peer-reviewed articles Edited volume based on final conference Edition of textile sample book, V&A Website and web-trails; crowd-sourcing information Information that will be used by all museum partners and research support for the redesign Support for the redesign of Europe, Galleries, V&A

Lessons learned Chose partners whom you can trust Chose partners who will stretch your knowledge and challenge your assumptions Build Public Engagement/Impact and partnership into your research questions – don’t add it on at the end Meet before you submit your Expression of Interest (not everything can be done via ) Understand the different funding regimes in Europe Understand the implications of currency fluctuations Be realistic in what you promise; plan for serendipity