Dr. Alison Matthews David giving her presentation on “Fashion Victims and Germ Warfare” for the National Arts Club (all screenshots by Elisa Wouk Almino/Hyperallergic) “Clothing can both harm and ...

As the daughter of an immigrant family from Guyana, Alison Matthews said the importance of education was instilled in her from a young age. A career in teaching felt like the natural path. Matthews ...

A trio of women model historical dress. (photo: Molly Stromoski for Observer) The mood was festive at the National Arts Club last Friday night as Alison Matthews David gave a presentation about her ...

From the book Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed and Murdered Through History by Alison Matthews David and Serah-Marie McMahon. Available April 15th, 2019. Restrictive clothing, poisonous ...

Introduction: Death by fashion in fact and fiction -- Diseased dress: germ warfare -- Toxic techniques: mercurial hats -- Poisonous pigments: arsenical greens -- Dangerous dyes: a pretty, deadly ...