Kate Sala

Dr Kate Sala is the interim HDR Coordinator and Assistant Program Manager of the Bachelor of Fashion & Textiles (Sustainable Innovation) and lectures in the School of Fashion and Textiles at RMIT University, in Melbourne, Australia. Over the last 15years Kate has spent time working in Paris, Antwerp and Melbourne where she developed an interest in sustainable fashion design and critical design pedagogy. Kate's research explores the intersection of digital practices and sustainable fashion education, aiming to reshape our understanding and pedagogy in this field.

Kate's research focuses on the dynamic convergence of Fashion AI, transformative pedagogy for sustainable fashion practices, critical fashion education, experimental course design, and digital fashion.

Central to her work is an examination of how emerging technologies, particularly generative AI tools, are disrupting conventional approaches to fashion design education. Kate investigates how these digital innovations challenge and redefine our understanding of skills, techniques, and creative processes within sustainable fashion practices. Her key interests are in developing experimental course designs and digital fashion practices that promote radical thinking about the future of fashion. Kate is dedicated to exploring transformative teaching and learning strategies that encourage critical engagement with the complexities of modern fashion creation.

By conducting interdisciplinary inquiries across creativity, technology, and sustainability in the fashion realm, Kate strives to cultivate new educational approaches that prepare students for the evolving landscape of fashion. Her research aims to illuminate how we can leverage digital technologies to enhance our understanding and practice of fashion in more sustainable ways, ultimately shaping the future of fashion education and industry practices.

With a PhD in transformative sustainable fashion education, Kate continues to contribute to this field through conference presentations, publications, and my ongoing work as a lecturer, furthering the dialogue on innovative and sustainable approaches in fashion education.