About Me
I am an art and dress historian, author, editor and artist with a PhD in Art History and Visual Culture.
I am the author of three books published by Bloomsbury Visual Arts: The Dress Detective: A Practical Guide to Object-based Research (2015), Reading Fashion in Art (2020) and Dressing & Undressing Duchamp (2022). I also have an extensive list of other scholarly publications, including catalogue essays and book chapters.
I have worked as a curator and collection manager and am responsible for the revival of the Fashion Research Collection at Toronto Metropolitan University. In my role as The Dress Detective, I have acted as a consultant to museums and private collectors in helping date and interpret photographs, artworks and dress artifacts. For example, I helped to date the Art Gallery of Ontario's Portrait of a Lady with an Orange Blossom acquired by the museum in 2020. I have lectured in universities and museums in North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom.
I have held committee and board appointments at various museums, including The Art Gallery of Ontario and The Textile Museum of Canada. In my spare time, I like to draw pet portraits, especially Frenchies.
Email: ingrid.mida@torontomu.ca
Instagram: @The_Dress_Detective
I am the author of three books published by Bloomsbury Visual Arts: The Dress Detective: A Practical Guide to Object-based Research (2015), Reading Fashion in Art (2020) and Dressing & Undressing Duchamp (2022). I also have an extensive list of other scholarly publications, including catalogue essays and book chapters.
I have worked as a curator and collection manager and am responsible for the revival of the Fashion Research Collection at Toronto Metropolitan University. In my role as The Dress Detective, I have acted as a consultant to museums and private collectors in helping date and interpret photographs, artworks and dress artifacts. For example, I helped to date the Art Gallery of Ontario's Portrait of a Lady with an Orange Blossom acquired by the museum in 2020. I have lectured in universities and museums in North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom.
I have held committee and board appointments at various museums, including The Art Gallery of Ontario and The Textile Museum of Canada. In my spare time, I like to draw pet portraits, especially Frenchies.
Email: ingrid.mida@torontomu.ca
Instagram: @The_Dress_Detective