About
Marius Janusauskas, a fashion scholar, curator, and practitioner, engages in interdisciplinary research that merges academic inquiry with creative pursuits. His studies delve into decolonial aesthetics, queer masculinities, and care ethics, striving to decentralize fashion narratives and promote cross-cultural inclusivity. Utilizing image production techniques, Janusauskas scrutinizes the visual politics of identity, contests typologies, and binaries, and formulates novel approaches to gender representation in visual media. His curatorial activism and advocacy synthesizes cultural anthropology, identity politics, and sustainable design principles to broaden the scope and applications of fashion. Recognized for his integration of fashion, cultural history, and critical theory, Janusauskas concentrated on masculinity and queer studies. His scholarly contributions are exemplified by "Shimmering Aesthetics: Breaking the Gender Binary" (2024), published in Fashion Theory. In 2023, Janusauskas curated the exhibition Touch Me in Ghent and Mumbai, exploring the intersections of fashion, identity, and intimacy. His involvement in the 7th Edition of the Global Congress on Gender and Sexuality Studies (2025) in San Francisco and the Prosperity Fashion Conference (2025) at the University of Florence demonstrates his commitment to a global dialogue on gender and sexuality.
“The basic unit of contemporary art is not the idea, but the analysis of and extension of sensations.”
Susan Sontag from Notes on 'Camp' (1966)
Expertise
Marius Janusauskas demonstrates extensive experience in academic leadership, editorial roles, and fashion industry practice. His scholarly contributions include guest lecturing at institutions across the United States, Europe, and Asia; presenting gender and identity politics; fashion studies; unconventional dress practices; and decolonial thought. From 2015 to 2020, Janusauskas held key roles in Ahmedabad and Mumbai, leading fashion departments and lecturing fashion-related subjects. In the early 2020s, he became an Editorial Team Member for a scholarly journal on fashion, style, and popular culture while peer reviewing manuscripts in education, gender studies, fashion studies, and queer theory. Janusauskas' professional fashion experience includes work as a designer for a Brussels-based couture house, nearly ten years as creative director of his own brand, and collaborations with slow fashion labels across Europe and Asia.