Tetyana Solovey

Tetyana Solovey is a PhD sociology student at the University of Manchester. Her research focuses on upcycling of worn clothes. It is shaped by her academic interests in the sociology of the body, consumption, material culture, and affect theory, as well as extensive experience in the fashion industry as a journalist, editor, and curator.

With over 15 years of experience in leading media, she spent seven years as Fashion Features Editor at Vogue Ukraine and two years as Editor-in-Chief of the online media platform Buro. As an editor, she focused on the cultural and political aspects of fashion and sustainability advocacy. During this time, she successfully developed and led editorial projects aimed at promoting the integration of the UN Sustainable Development Goals across print and digital platforms in the fashion and luxury sectors.

She is also a 2022 Chevening Scholar and graduated with distinction from Goldsmiths, University of London, with a Master’s in Media and Cultural Studies.