Instructor Profile:

Danielle Nunn-Weinberg

Danielle Nunn-Weinberg is a doctoral candidate at the University of Manchester specializing in 16th century English clothing and textiles, particularly in written sources. She published the cover article in the Costume Research Journal, and is slated for an article in the second issue of the new journal Medieval Clothing and Textiles. Danielle has presented papers on 16th century clothing, accessories, and textiles at the International Congress of Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, Michigan, as well as conference of the same name in Leeds, England. She has also appeared as a guest lecturer at the University of St. Thomas on the subject of medieval clothing and been consulted as a guest expert on historic lace by the Oakville Museum.

Danielle’s love and interest of historical clothing is lifelong. She remembers her first paper, presented to her fourth grade class, was on the history of clothing. Although family pressures forced this interest into the background Danielle was able to return to it as a graduate student in 2001 after pursuing other interests such as military service, public relations, and gemmology.

Although academically concentrating on 16th century clothing, Danielle’s interests cover the full historical spectrum with recent focus on the Regency period and 18th century clothing. Her interests in the various periods have expanded through involvement with various reenactment groups, allowing her an opportunity to turn the theoretical into the practical by creating wearable historical garments.