In the News

• Aspirational Dressing Is So Last Century. The Philadelphia Orchestra’s New Dress Code Proves It.

  Joseph Hancock, PhD, a professor in Westphal College, was quoted in an Oct. 6 Philadelphia Inquirer opinion article about the decline of aspirational dressing amid the Philadelphia Orchestra’s new dress code designation. The article was picked up by MSN Lifestyle.
  

• It’s Time To Bring Back Cargo Pants

  Joseph Hancock, PhD, a professor in Westphal College, was quoted in an Aug. 18 Wired article about bringing back cargo pants.

• The Impact of COVID-19 on Our Future Vanity? Well-Being Will Trump How We Look.

  Joseph Hancock, PhD, a professor in Westphal College, was quoted in an Aug. 2 Philadelphia Inquirer article about how COVID-19 will impact our vanity viewpoints.
  

• The New Fashion District Store May Fit Into Forever 21’s Post-bankruptcy Plan

  Joseph Hancock, PhD, a professor in Westphal College, was quoted in an Oct. 1 WHYY.org story about Forever 21’s post-bankruptcy plan. 

• Philly’s Fashion District And The Future of Shopping Malls

  Joseph Hancock, PhD, a professor in the Westphal College, was featured in a Sept. 26 WHYY "Radio Times" segment about Philly's Fashion District and the future of shopping malls. 

• The Fashion Backlash to Cargo Shorts Has Reached an All-Time High

  Joseph Hancock, PhD, a professor in Westphal College was quoted in a July 16 Yahoo! Lifestyle article about the allure and debatable stylishness of cargo shorts.

• 'SOLEcial Studies': Drexel Sneaker Program

  Joseph Hancock, PhD,  a professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design was interviewed for an April 23   KYW-TV (CBS-3)  segment about the Pennoni Honors College class “Business of Sneakers,” taught by Rankin Scholar-In-Residence Sean Williams.

• Growing List of Retailers Shuttering Stores as Sales Slump

  Joseph Hancock, PhD, a professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design was a guest on a March 2 NBC Nightly News segment about the retail apocalypse and recent closure of hundreds of brick-and-mortar stores.

• Who Killed Cargo Shorts?

  Joseph Hancock, PhD, a professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design was a guest on the podcast "Every Little Thing" from Gimlet Media on Oct. 16 discussing his dissertation on cargo shorts and the history of cargo shorts. 

• The Alt-Right Co-Opted Polo Shirts. Is it OK to Wear Yours?

  Joseph Hancock, PhD, a professor in Westphal College, was quoted in an Aug. 22 story in The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) about alt-right groups co-opting white polo shirts as an unofficial uniform.

• Trump Accuses Amazon of Doing ‘Great Damage’ to Retailers

  Joseph Hancock, PhD, a professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was quoted in a an Aug. 16 NBC News article about President Trump's accusation of e-commerce giant Amazon doing great damage to retailers.
  

• Retail Wreck? Over 1,000 Stores Close in a Single Week

  Joseph Hancock, PhD, a professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was quoted in a June 3 NBCNews.com story about the closing of 1,000 retail stores in a week.

• Sneaker Fever: The Big Business of the Sneaker Industry

  Joseph Hancock, PhD, a professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was featured in a May 16 WPVI-TV (6-abc) story about the evolution of the sneaker business.

• Sweat Shorts Are The Best Fashion Trend of My Lifetime

  Joseph H. Hancock, PhD, an associate professor in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was quoted in an April 28 Deadspin post about the arrival of the age of "athleisure" attire, such as sweat pants shorts.

• Ivanka Trump, Who Are You?

  Joseph Hancock, PhD, a professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was quoted in a Feb. 11 Boston Globe article about Ivanka Trump, her role in the Trump administration and the recent withdrawal of her fashion line from Nordstrom.

• Why Trump's Plan to Bring Jobs Back to America Won't Include Fashion

  Joseph Hancock, PhD, a professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was quote in a Jan. 9 Galore story about Trump's vision for jobs in America and how it would affect the fashion industry. 

• Cargo Shorts Debate: To Wear or Not to Wear?

  Joseph Hancock, PhD, a professor in Westphal College, was interviewed on an Aug. 25 CBS This Morning segment about the debate over cargo shorts and their general place in men’s fashion.
  

• This Drexel Professor Did His Ph.D. Thesis on Cargo Pants

  Joseph H. Hancock, PhD, an associate professor in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was featured in a Aug. 10 Philadelphia Magazine story about the impact of his doctoral thesis on cargo pants.

• Cargo Pants - Convenience vs. Style

  Joseph H. Hancock, PhD, an associate professor in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was quoted in an Aug. 4 WTXF-TV (FOX-29) "Good Day Philadelphia" segment about his dissertation on cargo pants and the split of opinions between their convenience and style factor.

• Finally, Men Are Turning Their Backs on Cargo Shorts

  Joseph H. Hancock, PhD, an associate professor in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was quoted in an Aug. 3 NPR story about the debate over the stylishness of cargo shorts. He was also quoted in Woman's Day, Cosmopolitan and Maxim on Aug. 2.  

• The Creepy Science Behind Why You Love Target So Much

  Joseph Hancock, PhD, a professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, and the Pennoni Honors College, was quoted in a June 23 Philadelphia Magazine story about the science behind consumers' love for Target.