Janie's Wedding Dress Design Was Featured in D Magazine...

Janie Stidham, Associate Professor and Fashion Design Program Coordinator designed a wedding gown which was featured in the "D Weddings" magazine Fall 2008 issue. Dr. Stidham created this contemporary bridal gown for a non-traditional summer wedding that would take place in an outdoor garden setting in Alaska. The design was intended to feel regionally appropriate and unique in design. Images and illustrations from Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairytale "The Snow Queen" were used to inspire the design and aesthetics of the gown. Illustrations of the snow queen in the fairytale show her in a gown with glistening layers of a beaded fabric and an elaborate opalescent long fur cape. A combination of textures through the use of silk, sheers, beads, yarns, and ribbons were combined to create a similar feeling in this wedding gown with handmade fur. It is in the Fall 2008 issue of D Weddings (a D magazine publication). Visit the link below for more details.

http://www.dmagazine.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=7155F7796F354F21B1183937D847D6DF&tier=4&id=B79D2D49296145229DCD0C252C3891ED&AudId=3F6B9AAD414E47518273678DB2EFCADD

This gown was also selected to be part of the International Textile and Apparel Association Mounted Exhibition in Schaumburg, Illinois on November 7th.
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Melanie Carrico, MFA in Fashion Design 1995

Melanie Carrico, '95 MFA in Fashion Design, received “Lectra Innovation Award for Teaching” on November 6th in the International Textile and Apparel Association annual conference in Schaumburg, Illinois. Melanie and co-authored Ann Ramsey submitted the creative teaching paper titled “Design Principles and Aesthetics: hybrid course using technology tools”.
Melanie dictates that the hybrid format incorporated many different ways for students to learn; thus appealing to the variety of learning styles within their population. The blended nature of the course meant that students had the opportunity to take a more proactive position in facilitating their own knowledge of design principles by hands-on experience with technology. Tools such as StudyMate®, ElementK®, Photostory3®, blogs, and wikis were used as ways to engage students in their learning and facilitate communication for group projects.
Currently Melanie is Associate Professor teaching at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Congratulations to Melanie.
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Congratulations to Marian for Her “Moroccan Dream”

Marian O'Rourke-Kaplan, Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, her recent design entitled “Moroccan Dream” won "Audience Choice" award in the Threads design competition at the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals Annual Conference held in Bloomingdale, IL October 16-29, 2008. Congratulations to Marian!

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www.palaciaskincare.com

Charllene (Xiang-Ling) Wang, 2004 graduate, successfully launched her very own skin care website!! “Palacia Skin Care is a partnership online store since 2006. We mainly carry professional skincare lines that are only available to licensed estheticians. Our customers are located in different states nationwide; our staffs are well educated on the product lines. We attend educational classes provided by manufacturers twice a year. Most of our brands are either European lines or Japanese lines. We also have our private label that is manufactured in China with US FDA approval. We have over 300 satisfied customers currently in our database that would periodically place orders through us,” says Wang. For more information, visit www.palaciaskincare.com.
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Paid Internship Opportunities at Prospect, An American Atelier

Prospect®An American Atelier is currently seeking two paid interns. Prospect is a men’s and women’s contemporary luxury brand scheduled to launch Jan. 2009. The company is currently seeking two talented individuals to their team as a temporary, paid intern. Permanent and future positions may be available to the right candidate.

Duration: 3 weeks December 1st-18th, 2008
10 AM – 3PMMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Location: Grapevine, TX
Contact: Ava (818) 334-0791 or (817) 442-9018
ava@prospectdenim.com

Assistant Designer
Assist Designer in design process, Create Tech Packs, Line Sheets, attend fit sessions
Sewing skills are desired. Must be proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Excel.
Pay: $10 per hour

Pattern Maker
Job Responsibilities:Create Patterns and Direction CardsKnits, Wovens.
Ability to draft denim patterns is desired but not required.
Pay: $10 per hour.

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http://www.subletclothing.com

"Here's a little something about Sublet: our mission is to be the go-to source for stylish and truly wearable clothing for the eco-minded consumer. We simply aim to cultivate a community that brings care to the garment industry and style to sustainable design. In an age of mass production, we only produce what we love and mull over every detail from the hem of a t-shirt to the drape of a cowl.", says Inessah Selditz, 2006 Fashion Design graduate. Visit http://www.subletclothing.com/ for details of sublet clothing.
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