Faith Taylor Cooper (Ms)

Proposed Thesis Title: Fashioning Identities: The Hybridization of Singaporean Women's Dress (1945-1990)
Supervisor: Dr Seng Guo Quan

Faith Cooper is a PhD student in the History Department at the National University of Singapore. Her current research interests include the intersections of fashion, cultural identity, and the Chinese diaspora. Her doctoral project examines the historical developments of women’s dress practices in Singapore, investigating how fashion served as a site for negotiating foreign influences to articulate a multicultural Singaporean identity.

She holds two master’s degrees: one in Fashion and Textile Studies from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and another in Brand and Fashion Management from Fu Jen Catholic University in Taipei, where she studied as a U.S. Fulbright Student and received the Fulbright Critical Language Enhancement Award, as well as earned her status in The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society (中華民國斐陶斐榮譽學會). She earned her bachelor’s degree in Art History and Museum Professions, with a minor in Asian Studies.

With over a decade of professional experience across museums, media, and education, Faith has held roles at the Committee of 100, Smithsonian, and  Vogue. Her work has been published in Fashion Theory and the International Journal of Fashion Studies and she has also contributed to the Fashion and Race Database and Fashion & Market.

Faith has served on committees and advisory boards for organizations such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Apex for Youth, and the NYC Museum Educators Roundtable. She has also volunteered with cultural and educational programs in New York City and Taipei, mentoring youth, supporting museum accessibility, and contributing to public-facing cultural education.