# Dr Young-Jin Hur: Varieties of Aesthetics: From the Sublime to Fashion

Dr Young-Jin Hur: Varieties of Aesthetics: From the Sublime to Fashion at Goldsmiths, University of London Campus, Thursday 29 October 2026, 16:00.

- Venue: Goldsmiths, University of London Campus, SE14 6NW London
- With: Young-Jin Hur
- Go to page: https://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=16259

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A lecture on aesthetics, asking whether every aesthetic experience is pleasant and how well existing models cover everyday aesthetics such as fashion. It begins with Edmund Burke's distinction between the beautiful, resting on pleasure, and the sublime, resting on vastness, power and fear, and traces empirical studies of that distinction, including visual triggers and physiological responses. The second part examines fashion, considering individual and psychological predictors of clothing choices, whether repeated exposure shifts preferences, and whether a garment's attractiveness is influenced by the model wearing it. The speaker is Dr Young-Jin Hur, Course Leader for the MSc Psychology of Fashion at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, whose research examines psychological factors shaping fashion preferences and empirical aesthetics.

## Dates

- Thursday 29 October 16:00 — Goldsmiths, University of London Campus

Written by a model, sources: [gold.ac.uk](https://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=16259)

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