Hey everyone, I’m excited to introduce a new creative endeavor I’ve been working on at the database - FRD merch!
Our new online shop is a place where you can shop our values and mission. The items you will see there were designed to reflect my teachings and advocacy from the past decade in fashion theory and history, and will expand to share statements from the important scholarship of our team.



When you shop online, all of these items are produced upon order - there’s no excess inventory sitting around. Also, I chose the most eco-friendly materials possible, whilst choosing tees, long sleeve shirts and sweatshirts that are size-inclusive (many items going up to 4XL or 5XL).
The FRD Merch Shop is a new way to celebrate aspects of fashion history and critique the fashion system – grounded with a passion to positively transform the future of fashion.



Your purchase(s) will not only advocate our research, you are fundraising our operations and projects.
🛍️ Shop our FULL array of clothing, mugs and notebooks at our official merchandise shop. Receive a special 10% discount on FRD merch:
FRD website subscribers: Log into your account to see the discount code.
Paid FRD Substack Community subscribers: Look for a follow up post to see the discount code.
– Kim Jenkins
Founder & Principal Researcher, The Fashion and Race Database