Exploring the Uses and Importance of Avatar Dress in a Multiplayer Online Game: A Qualitative Study of Women Gamers, Arienne McCracken, Iowa State University, USA
Hand-Made, One-of-a-Kind Apparel: Evaluation Based on Personal Vanity, Gargi Bhaduri & Nancy Stanforth, Kent State University, USA
The Effects of Social Media on the Body Satisfaction of Adolescent and Young Adult Females, Julia M. Wallis and Joy M. Kozar, and Kim Y. Hiller Connell, Kansas State University, USA
What Do Fashion Designers Look Like? Comparing Representations of Stock Photograph Designers and Professional Designers, Sara Jablon, Iowa State University, USA
Joe Vecchiarelli will be doing a presentation with a taste of Hollywood fashion. The presentation will consist of Joe’s work with several TV shows such as Dancing with the Stars and Fashion Star presented through PowerPoint. During the presentation in a fabulous Hollywood style, prizes will be given away to the audience. Don’t miss this once in a life time event and share the excitement.
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Apparel and Textiles Education: A Case for Rural-Urban Interface, Alyssa Adomaitis, CUNY, College of Technology, USA; and Diana Saiki, Ball State University, USA
Criteria Decision Matrix Applied to Pedagogy: A Pilot Study for Fashion Art Studio, Adriana Gorea and Katya Roelse, University of Delaware, USA
Global Competence and Sustainability in the Apparel and Textile Curriculum, Kim Hahn, Kent State University, USA; Yoon Jin Ma, Illinois State University, USA; and Qiong (Sarah) Tao, Kent State University, USA
Student and Faculty Perceptions of Online Clothing and Textile Courses, Genna Reeves-DeArmond, Kansas State University, USA; Jennifer Mower, Central Michigan University, USA; and Keith Nishida, Woodbury University, USA
Presider: Linda Niehm, Iowa State University
A University and Community Partnership for Enhancing Rural Business Performance and Sustainability: The Iowa Retail Initiative, Linda S. Niehm, Jessica L. Hurst, and Hui Tan, Iowa State University, USA
BAM! SPLAT! ZING! Fashion Design Students Empower Critically Ill Children by Arming Them with Superhero Capes, Julianne Attmann, and Jeannie Schuberth, The Art Institute of Colorado, USA
The Market Day Simulation: Collaboration through Experience, Coutney Cothren, Kirsteen Buchanan, and Monica McMurry Stephens College, USA
The Needs for Interdisciplinary Collaborations for Preparing Future Fashion Technocrats, Deepika Raj and Jung Ha-Brookshire, University of Missouri,Columbia, USA
The use of half-scale forms in conjunction with CAD for patternmaking is changing the dynamic in the classroom, as students can create using fewer resources: less space, less material, and less time in initial development of patterns, patterns that are ready for first prototype once they are digitized into the CAD system and scaled up. The use of half-scale can also benefit us as professionals, opening a pathway to more efficient development of our own creative practice, and, with the Halfscale Forum, connecting us with our peers across the country, across the world, and from academia to industry. Come see and experience the process of creating on the half-scale form in the classroom and in our own studios. Participants of the Halfscale Forum pilot test and anyone interested in participating in this forum in the future are invited to come and netowrk. Alvanon will also announce the details of their student Half-Scale Design Competition!
Practical and Functional Technical Design Practices and Patternmaking
Presider: Kerri McBee Black, University of Missouri
Designed to Include: A Pilot Study Offering Creative Design Solutions for People Living with Disabilities, Kerri McBee-Black, Laura McAndrews, and Allison Kabel, University of Missouri, USA
Discovering the Theory in a Documented Practical Design Activity and Using It as Inspiration in One's Own Design Work: A Graduate Level Course, Ellen McKinney, Iowa State University, USA
Exploration of Body-to-Pattern Shape and Measurement Relationships for Women's Trouser Patterns found in USA and UK Pattern Drafting Methods: Implications for Garment Fit, Ellen McKinney, Iowa State University, USA; and Simeon Gill, The University of Manchester, UK
Increasing Patternmaking Students' Understanding of Measurement Methods and the Relationship between Body Measurements and Sizes: An Assignment Design,
Ellen McKinney and Fatma Baytar, Iowa State University, USA
An Exploration of Dress and Identity among New Mothers: The Implications of Breastfeeding for Clothing Choice, Victoria Brown and Nancy Hodges, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
Career Arts Students' Perceptions of Credibility Based on Instructor Attire and Gender, Amber Chatelain, Eastern Kentucky University, USA
Conflict of Values: Effect on Employee Behavior in the U.S. Retail Industry, Saheli Goswami and Jung Ha-Brookshire, University of Missouri, USA
LGBTQ Women, Workplace Dress Codes, and Appearance Negotiations, Kelly L. Reddy-Best, San Francisco State University, USA
