Shalini Gupta

Professor Shalini Gupta is the Associate Dean of Academic Innovation and Development, India, at Pearl Academy, blending 23 years of industry expertise (as co-founder of fashion label 'What's Pink' and designer for global media/celebrities) with academia since 2014. She holds a Bachelor of Design from the National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi, and a Master's in Fashion and Textiles.

Her research revolutionizes fashion education through:

• Sustainable design curriculum integration
• Fashion as a tool for activism and identity expression
• Visual literacy and fashion image analysis
• Age-related fashion behavioral studies
• Innovative creative pedagogy

Award highlights include:

• Best Research on Sustainability (Global Fashion Conference 2021)
• Multiple Top Research/Faculty Awards (Pearl Academy)

She spearheads global initiatives like the British Council-funded craft-digitalization project with Manchester Metropolitan University and Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) programs connecting students, teachers, and artisans.