Gideon Koppel originally studied mathematics, but subsequently studied at the Slade School of Fine Art. His work as a filmmaker is exhibited in a variety of formats: from film installation to the documentary series Undressed: A History of 20th Century Fashion for Channel 4. More recently he made Ooh la la and the art of dressing up for BBC. Gideon is a professor at the University of London and teaches with Theodore Zeldin at HEC, Paris.