University of Rhode Island
Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design
TMD 402K The Art and Science of Fashion - Speaker Summaries
Lorraine Howes, A Discussion of the History of Fashion as Art & Symbolism, by Kirsten Obermiller
Gilbert S. Suzawa: Gold, Baubles and Fashion: An Economic Perspective, by Sara Rhodes
Richard Malachowski: The Art and Science of Textile Printing, by Denise Neyhart
Cara Landy: Starting a Business in Handbags, by Kate Seavey
Karl Aspelund: Extensions of Self: media, history, and the perception of style in the post-modern age, by Clarissa Nault
Abby Lillethun & Linda Welters: The Art and Science of Pleats and Folds, by Monique Manivanh
Margaret Walch: Color Forecasting by Jessie Lane
Tao Zhong: From Concept to Merchandise: Creating a Garment with Merchandise Value, by Jenny Doucette
Denyse Schmidt: Designing Art Quilts, by Lindsay DiStasio
Kirsten Obermiller: African
Tribal Art in Fashion Today
Katherine Morrissey: Music’s
Influence on Fashion in the 20th Century by Sarah Faith
Kaohlee Xiong: Paint it
Black: and anthropological, technological, and psychological exploration of the
color black
Jen Simpson: Graffiti: writing its way
through time and into our closets by Clarissa Nault