Susan Irvine
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Susan Irvine was born in Scotland and had a diverse upbringing in Africa, Asia and America. Irvine is a Visiting Lecturer at the Royal College of Art where she teaches a course on using smell as material based in the Fashion programme. Her first novel, Muse (2008), and her short story collection, Corpus (2009), were both published by Quercus. Her most recent book on Cristobal Balenciaga is part of the Vogue on Designers series, and was published by Quadrille in 2013. Susan Irvine lives in London.
Books in order of publication:
Perfume (1995)
The Perfume Guide (2000)
Muse (2008)
Corpus (stories) (2009)
Vogue on Cristobal Balenciaga (2013)