Ashida Hiroshi

Born in 1978, Ashida Hiroshi completed his doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University. He was an associate curator at the Kyoto Costume Institute before taking up his current position as a professor in the Faculty of Design at Kyoto Seika University. His research focus is fashion studies. His publications include Language and Clothing (2021, Adachi Press) and Critical Word: Fashion Studies (co-editor, 2022, Film Art), and published translations include Fashion Theory: The Selected Writings of Valerie Steele (co-translation supervisor, 2025, Adachi Press). Ashida also serves on the editorial board of the fashion studies journal vanitas and as a member of the management team behind kotobatofuku, a select shop for books and apparel.Last Updated: 2026.04