First year at SCAD:
1997
Credentials/past experience:
Head of design, Twins Enterprise PLC; dean faculty of art and design, The American University in Dubai; brand/design director CAD, Jacques Vert PLC; chair of fashion design and chair of fashion merchandising, The American College in London; freelance design consultancy; lecturing
Most significant accomplishment(s):
"Personal: Working on a collaborative fashion show with designer Bruce Oldfield and Her Royal Highness Diana The Princess of Wales for Barnardo's; working with David Shilling on various millenary projects for Her Majesty The Queen Mother. Professional: My first runway show in London and Milan; receiving an honorary doctorate for my achievements in Milan, Italy."
Awards, recognition, honors:
Hon Ph.D., fashion, The Borgia Palace, Florence, Italy, 2006; Who's Who of American Women; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in the World; Woman of the Year in Education; and many more
Organizations:
USA Alumni Association, The University of The Arts, Central St. Martins; Associate of The Clothing and Footwear Institute (ACFI); The Fashion Group International; LSAID Licentiate of the Industrial Artists & Designers; Hon. Elected Member, the Polish Union of Artists
Publications and/or presentations:
Publications
- Preface on Fashion and Art for new book by Stephanie Hoppen, "Picture Perfect Fashion in Art," 2004
- Editorial in Threads magazine: "The Avant-garde and Futurism in Fashion," 2004
Presentations
- Key speaker, annual International Textiles Review Conference, Savannah, Georgia, 2007
- Invited by The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta to give a lecture, "First Ladies: Political Role & Public Image," 2005
Inspiration for teaching:
"Life and my family, especially my 3-year-old son Orlando."
Courses:
- FASH 105 Introduction to Textiles
- FASH 110 Introduction to Fashion Design
- FASH 219 Introduction to Fashion Sketching
- FASH 220 Advanced Fashion Sketching
- FASH 247 History of Fashion
- FASH 303 The Business of Fashion
- FASH 419 Current Trends and Forecasting
- FASH 420 Senior Collection I
- FASH 710 Fashion Design Technology
- FASH 713 Drawing and Illustration for Fashion I
- FASH 715 Drawing and Illustration for Fashion II
- FASH 716 Fashion Studio Practice I
- FASH 725 Fashion Studio Practice II
- FASH 749 Fashion M.A. Final Project
- FASH 752 Directed Studies in Fashion I
- FASH 763 Fashion Promotion
- FASH 773 Directed Studies in Fashion II
- ACCE 205 Introduction to Fashion Accessory Design
- ACCE 720 Presentation Methods in Accessory Design II
- ACCE 730 Accessory Design Studio I
- ACCE 740 Accessory Design Studio II
Artist statement:
"To create art and clothing that reflects a lifestyle and a moment in time that will retain an essence of a memory."
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