Victoria Brown

Victoria Brown is an Assistant Professor of Fashion Merchandising at High Point University. She has a PhD from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies, an MS in Apparel, Housing and Resource Management with a concentration in Fashion Merchandising from Virginia Tech, and a BS in Clothing and Textiles from Virginia Tech. Victoria spent the early part of her career in the retail sector as a visual merchandiser, bridal consultant, and store manager for several national retailers. Eventually her interests in academia and the fashion industry led her to an adjunct position at a public university where she fell in love with teaching. She taught at Virginia Tech, UNCG, and North Carolina A&T before coming to HPU. Victoria has taught at HPU for seven years, and while at HPU, she took her passion for all things fashion and created the Fashion Merchandising program.  

Victoria currently teaches History of Fashion, Introduction to the Fashion Industry, Digital Commerce in the Fashion Industry, and the senior level internship course. She is the faculty advisor for the student-led organization, Fashion Forward and serves on multiple committees and is a faculty advisor for students in the Department of Interior Design, Furniture, and Fashion Merchandising. Victoria also conducts research centered around the social psychological facets of clothing, in particular how women use clothing to navigate identity changes during major life transitions. She is also interested in exploring pedagogical practices and how those impact student learning and engagement. Her research has been published in well-received academic journals and presented at national and international conferences in the fashion, retail, and business sectors. Victoria also loves fashion, reading, writing, taking her students on trips, and staying busy chauffeuring her two sons to soccer practice and scouts.