Karen Van Godtsenhoven is a curator and author. She has been fashion curator at the Barbican in London since 2024. Van Godtsenhoven is currently a PhD candidate at Ghent University, where she co-founded Revers, a Belgian interdisciplinary network for research in fashion, textiles, and dress. The initiative aims to connect and unite Belgian-based researchers, students, and professionals in order to strengthen national collaboration and promote critical inquiry. Prior to joining the Barbican, Van Godtsenhoven was associate curator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City, and curator at MoMu, the fashion museum of Antwerp, Belgium.