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Casci Ritchie
Casci Ritchie is a writer, film programmer and Ph.D. researcher studying Prince, fashion and fandom at Northumbria University. She holds a BA (Hons) in fashion design, an MA in fashion body wear, and an M.Litt. in dress and textile histories. Research interests include fashion in film and music, consumption, identities and fandom. Her chapter on the origins of Prince’s trench coat was published in Prince and Popular Music: Critical Perspectives on an Interdisciplinary Life (Bloomsbury, 2020) and recent journal articles include: ‘Fashioning Prince: Biking briefs, trench coat, and zoot suits, 1978–91’ in Critical Studies in Men’s Fashion (Intellect) and ‘Prince the provocateur: The disruption of masculinities through the style of Prince Rogers Nelson’ in Queer Studies in Media & Popular Culture (Intellect). Her book, On His Royal Badness: The Life and Legacy of Prince’s Fashion, was published in 2021 as part of 404 Ink’s Inkling series.
Contact: Northumbria University, School of Design, 12 Falconar Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2SZ, UK.