Fashion Police
Changing Perceptions via Uniform Heritage
This unique research project supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund aims to enhance understanding of the role of police in society. In collaboration with the West Midlands Police Museum, experts and students in fashion and computing at Birmingham City University focus on the evolution of police uniforms throughout history by creating an easily accessible, digitised collection and an exhibition with community engagement to gather diverse perspectives and to make it accessible for all.
Get involved: Design Competition
Birmingham City University and the West Midlands Police Museum are hosting an archive promotion competition as a part of the project. Students and alumni are invited to participate to design a visual language to form an identity for the West Midlands Police Museum Archive.
The project aims to challenge perceptions of police, with a better understanding of the people behind the uniform. The intended outcomes of the project include a book, several performances of a fashion show, digital scans of uniforms, oral histories and uniform replica displays. Fashion and gaming students will be gaining professional skills and experience on the project, producing digital scans and textile replicas.
Meet the project lead
Carlo Harvey is a Professor in Computer Games Technology at Birmingham City University, in the School of Computing and Digital Technology. He teaches C++ for Games, Computer Graphics and Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. He is the Director of Future Games and Graphics overseeing the research arm for Games and Graphics within the DMTLabat BCU.
