Fashion Apparel Studies

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Congratulations to our Faculty! The Book of Pockets: A Practical Guide for Fashion DesignersWomen's History Month Luncheon with Advisory Council Member Cynthia GaleFashion Forward Using Virtual Reality in the Apparel World Fashion Scholarship Fund Awards!Congratulations to Our Students! Fashion and Apparel Studies Featured! UD Magazine, "Behind the Seams"UD Alumnus Wing Tang and Advisory Council Member Ruthie Davis Fearless in Fashion! Dani CivilTechnical Designer, Under ArmourDani Civil graduated with a B.Sin Apparel Design in 2015 with a minor in Entrepreneurial Studies, as well asan M.S. in Fashion and Apparel Studies in 2019. Toward the end of her time asan undergrad, Dani began to be intrigued by the functionality of design anddesigning for people of various abilities. This interest in how people functionin clothes and how innovations in fashion can make people’s lives betterprompted her to return to UD to pursue a graduate degree focused on apparelfunctionality and design innovation. Dani’s graduate thesis was aninterdisciplinary design, development, and testing process that resulted increating a soft (fabric) alternative brace to a plastic orthopedic AFO bracefor children.Currently,Dani works at Under Armour as a Technical Designer in Baltimore, Maryland whereshe gets to put her interest in designing for functionality to work every day.In her current role, she works with cross-functional teammates to creategarments that not only look great but also perform at a high level for an activeconsumer. She evaluates fit, functionally, and fabric of UA garments throughfittings and virtual 3D development.Read MoreStephanie JosephAssistant Costume Designer and Costume Production AssistantStephanie graduated with a B.S in Apparel Design in 2016 with minors inAdvertising and Fashion History Culture, as well as an M.S. in Fashionand Apparel Studies in 2018. Toward the end of her time as an undergrad,Stephanie began to be intrigued by costume design in both film/television andtheater. Her love of movies/television/theater is what drove her to the ApparelDesign field from the beginning. Stephanie’s graduate thesis was to understandthe challenges a costume designer faces that are unknown and to understand the stagesin the design process as they make decisions on what the characters’ costumeswill look like. She then put her sketches and constructed costumes on displayto simulate it being seen by a theater audience. During her time in theMaster’s program, while working on her classes, she also worked as an intern inthe Costume Department in the UD REP Theater as an assistant Costume Designer,wardrobe supervisor, wig master, and costume stitcher.Currently, Stephanie works in Los Angeles as a Costume Production Assistant.She recently has moved down from Santa Maria, California where she was anAssistant Costume Designer for PCPA Theater. During her time there, she wasalso fortunate to work as the Costume Designer for the SLO REP Theater show TheFantasticks. Since moving down to LA, she has worked on two pilot TVepisodes for the HBO and Showtime networks.Read MoreBai LiPhD Student and Research AssistantBai Li earned an M.S. degree in Fashion and Apparel Studies anda graduate certificate in Socially Responsible and Sustainable Apparel Businessfrom UD in 2018. Prior to coming to UD, Bai received her B.S. degree from DonghuaUniversity in Shanghai, China, during which she spent time as an exchangestudent in fashion communication in the Istituto Europeo di Design, Italy. Herresearch at UD focused on functional design, 3D virtual prototyping, andsustainability. She joined the Phase 1 EPA P3 (People, Planet, Profit)Student Sustainable Design Project with Professors Cobb and Cao. She presentedthe results of that project with the team at the TechConnect World InnovationConference, the largest global innovation program in physical and life sciencein Washington, D.C. in 2017, the 2018 annual ITAA conference, and to industryexperts (Nike, Under Armour).Bai is currently a PhD student inthe Biomechanics and Movement Science program at UD. She is engaging inresearch under Dr. Lobo in the Move2Learn Innovation Lab, Department ofPhysical Therapy. Working on a project supported by National Science Foundation(NSF), she designs and develops an exoskeletal garment to help children with muscularweakness move, play, and perform their daily activities. She aims to drive thedevelopment of new technologies in the fashion industry to help solve some of thesociety’s most pressing problems such as improving health related quality oflife. Read MoreAlexandra CowieAssociate, Knit Fabric, Lilly PulitzerAlexandra Cowie graduated UD in May 2017 with a B.S. in bothApparel Design and Fashion Merchandising. As a student, she was heavilyinvolved in leadership positions in the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority and had theopportunity to study abroad in Paris, France in the winter of 2016 with theFashion Program. While in Paris, Alexandra had the incredible experience ofinterning at Elie Saab’s S/S 2016 Haute Couture Fashion Week. In addition, shewas a Design Intern for Jessica Howard Daytime Dresses at the G-III Apparelgroup in the summer of 2016. In the spring of her senior year, Alexandra wasawarded “Best-in-Show” of the Senior Collections category in the SynergyFashion Show.Alexandra is currently a Knit Fabric Associate for the SurfaceDesign Execution, Color, Fabric, and Trim Team at Lilly Pulitzer®, LLC. Some ofher responsibilities include managing the execution of knit fabrics by trackingthe status of any sample yardage put into work and follow up with the mills foron time delivery of each submit. She manages bulk fabric yardage and the testreport approval process by working with vendors to communicate expectationsclearly. In addition, she maintains reports and systems for all knit fabricsincluding working with a Web PDM system by updating costs, test reports and anynew or changing information. Aside from her full-time job, Alexandra works on herstart-up leather goods and accessories business called Alexandra Blvd. She designscustom handbags and uses the excess material to make smaller accessories suchas jewelry and keychains to promote sustainable production practices. AlexandraBlvd can currently be found on Etsy and is hoping to enter small boutiques inthe near future! https //www.etsy.com/shop/AlexandraBlvdRead MoreJillian SilvermanProduct Sustainability Manager, Fashions UnlimitedJill Silverman graduated with an Honors B.S. in FashionMerchandising in 2016 with a minor in Environmental Humanities, as well as anM.S. in Fashion and Apparel Studies and a Graduate Certificate of SociallyResponsible and Sustainable Apparel Business in 2018. During her time as anundergraduate, Jill worked with several faculty members as a Summer Scholar andDENIN Scholar researching consumer behavior, textile development, natural dyeprocesses, and upcycling techniques. Her focus on sustainability continued inher graduate program, with her thesis supported by an EPA P3grant and centered around the development and testing of abiodegradable shoe sole made from the roots of mushrooms and agriculturalwaste. She also taught FASH210, the department's course on ethics andsustainability in the apparel industry. Currently, she works at Fashions Unlimited, an apparelmanufacturer in Baltimore, Maryland where she oversees production, assists withproduct development for a variety of clients, and is leading the design anddevelopment of the company's new private label. She hopes to inspire moresustainable business practices and create unique and functional products withan eye toward production efficiency.Read MoreAmalia EscobarProduct Developer, Under ArmourAmalia Escobar graduated UD in May2016 with a B.S. in Fashion Merchandising. Throughout her time at theUniversity, she was heavily involved with various campus organizations. She wasa part of UDress magazine, UD’s student chapter of American Association ofTextiles Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), and held leadership positions in KappaAlpha Theta Sorority. Amalia had the incredible opportunity to travel abroad inHong Kong for an entire summer and intern with Under Armour. During her lastyear she was also able to study abroad in Paris with the Apparel Studiesprogram and helped during Fashion Week. Currently, Amalia works as aProduct Developer for Under Armour. She began her journey based out of headquartersin Baltimore, Maryland and has recently been relocated to the regional LATAMoffice in Panama. Amalia works closely with designers, sourcing partners, andproject line managers in reviewing prototypes and strike offs for approval fromconcept to production. She has specialized in post embellishment techniquessuch as screen-printing and embroideries across 10+ product categories. Amaliacollaborates with her cross-functional teams to meet margin target, buy readyfactors, and production timelines. Within her role she has had the opportunityto travel around the world to visit factories to approve garments, confirmproduct is meeting quality standards, and ensure vendors are aligned on UAprocess. Amalia’s favorite part of the job is working directly in factories andgetting to learn more about each operation, focusing in on quality control, andfinding new ways to improve process. Read MoreMegan Dawson-ElliAssistant Merchant, LOFTMegan Dawson-Elli graduated Cum Laude from UD in 2016 with aB.S. in Fashion Merchandising. While at the university she was a ResidentAssistant, studied abroad in Hong Kong, and helped form UD's student chapter ofthe American Association of Textiles Chemists and Colorists (AATCC). Megan alsowas a Young Menswear Association Fashion Scholarship Fund two-time winner and asemi-finalist for the National Retail Federation's Next Generation Scholarship.Megan is an Assistant Merchant for the Dresses and WovenTops teams at LOFT. Her responsibilities include assisting her teams withvarious steps in the product life cycle including line building, creatinghindsight documents, and working within the assortment sheet to ensure accurateinformation throughout the process. She works with design, planning, andsourcing teams as products move from concepts to being sold in stores.Specifically Megan works with the e-commerce channel which involvescommunicating with website builders and assisting with the merchandising ofproducts online. Megan's favorite parts of her job at LOFT are working withgreat people and continuously learning more about the fashion industry. Read MoreKamryn MogulAssociate Product Manager, Tory Burch, LLC.​Kamryn Mogul is a Production Associate Manager of Handbags and SLGs at Tory Burch, LLC. She graduated from UD in 2014 with a BS in Apparel Design and Fashion Merchandising. At Tory Burch Kamryn oversees all steps of product development and production, beginning with the first design and continuing through product delivery to the DC’s and accounts. She works as a liaison between design, merchandising, sales, logistics, and the factories. Kamryn diligently communicates with overseas factories on a day to day basis. When speaking with the factories she relays all information for product changes, creates purchase orders, negotiates pricing and ship modes, and follows up on each style to ensure production is on schedule. She is notified of all delays and suggests solutions in order to maintain on time delivery performance. Kamryn also reviews TOP’s throughout production and is accountable for product integrity. Previously to her current role on the Handbag and Accessories team, Kamryn worked on the production team in shoes with Tory Burch. She has also worked in ready to wear as she began her career with Ralph Lauren on the women’s polo knits team in 2014. Outside of Tory Burch Kamryn is an avid winter sports enthusiast including skiing and hiking, while also sharing a love for boating and beach trips during the summer months.Read MoreCallie WeldonSustainable Sourcing Manager for Clothing Accessories, EarthHeroCallie Weldon graduatedfrom the University of Delaware with a BS in Fashion Merchandising and a minorin Advertising. Upon graduating, Callie received a grant position from the USDepartment of Treasury to build and implement a new wholesale channel for atextile weaving cooperative in Peru. Additionally, Callie worked as thewholesale manager for fair trade jewelry organization, BeadforLife. In both roles,she acted as a liaison between western buyers and the artisan producer groupswhile strategically growing each organization's channels.Callie received herMBA in Global, Social, and Sustainable Enterprises from Colorado StateUniversity in 2018. During the program, she launched a business calledFair Fiber, which produces sustainable performance materials made from fairtrade alpaca. Callie works with a cooperative of over 200 farmers in Peru tosource fiber and provides socially and environmentally conscious fabric optionsfor large outdoor retail brands. Currently, Calliemanages Fair Fiber out of her home in Boulder, CO and also works as the SustainableSourcing Manager for the Clothing and Accessories categories at the socialventure, EarthHero. Read MoreAshley PaintsilDirector of Editorial Content and Outreach, FashInvest​Ashley Paintsil is the Director of Editorial Content and Outreach at FashInvest. She graduated from the University of Delaware with a B.S. in Fashion Merchandising. As a content strategist for emerging fashion and beauty companies, she has a passion for discovering new talent in the fashion tech, design and business spaces and bringing their stories to light.Read MoreKelsey PushkarewiczDesigner, IZOD Sportswear Kelsey graduated from UD in 2012 with a B.S. in ApparelDesign and two minors in Business Administration International BusinessStudies. While at school, she was the president of the fashion club, SynergyFashion Group. Right after college, Kelsey moved to NYC for an internship withPVH Corp., one of the largest companies in the menswear industry. She moved upwithin the company, working for many of its brands such as; Van Heusen, G.H Bass Co., Arrow, and IZOD. Kelsey is currently working on both sportswear active wear for the IZOD brand. As a designer, Kelsey utilizes her degree daily throughsketching, CAD-ing, building tech packs, attending fittings, developingnew textiles. When she is not at work, Kelsey loves to run along the NYCcoastline and venturing into new neighborhoods to find the best food in town! Read MoreAshley L. HardcastleProduct Manager, Macy’s Merchandising Group​Ashley has enjoyed a lucrative career at Macy’s for the last five years. She currently holds a position as a Product Manager at Macy’s Merchandising Group (MMG). MMG operates as the private brand division of Macy’s Inc.. Ashley’s responsibilities include identifying “white-space” opportunities in the market, designing product around that need, and partnering with overseas and domestic suppliers to source exclusive assortments. Her role as a Product Manager involves intense collaboration with many cross-functional partners including designers, overseas and domestic suppliers, logistics, marketing, buyers and planners.Ashley utilizes her undergraduate degree daily to analyze merchandise performance and negotiate costing for new styles to achieve competitive pricing and strategic mark-up targets. Combining these skills helps in the development of sourcing strategies which assists the buyers in placing appropriate assortments that fit the brand DNA.Ashley attributes a large part of her strength as a leader at Macy’s to her education at University of Delaware. During her time at University of Delaware, she was a major contributor to the Department of Fashion Apparel Studies and held various leadership positions including President of the Fashion Merchandising Club, treasurer of the Garment District, and a professor’s assistant in the merchandise buying and assortment planning course. Ashley conducted multiple, extensive research projects including consumer misbehavior during Black Friday as well as online visual merchandising cues in relation to retailers’ website performance. These processes gave her an in depth experience of the retail industry which has strengthened her merchandising skills and helped her put the customer in the forefront of all of her decisions.Prior to her career with MMG, Ashley interned at French Connection. She also developed a great background of the retail industry during her time as a Visual Manager at Guess Inc. gaining a wealth of experience in customer service and merchandising the sales floor. Ashley’s participation in UD’s study abroad program has also prepared her for overseas travel in her current role.Ashley has experienced three promotions during her five year tenure at MMG. She is well regarded by upper management and her co-workers and accredits much of her success to the amazing education she received at the University of Delaware. We are proud to call Ashley a University of Delaware Fashion Apparel Studies alumni graduating Cum Laude in 2011 with a B.A. in Fashion Merchandising and a minor in Fine Art.Read MoreEmily BauerManager Emily Bauer graduated from UD in 2011 with a B.S. in FashionMerchandising. While at the university she completed an accelerated track andgraduated in 3 years. After graduation, she started hercareer at QVC where she worked in jewelry buying for 3 years, planning andexecuting both on-air and e commerce sales for trending jewelrycategories. Currently, Emily works atLivingSocial in Washington, DC and manages the shop vertical which brings inover $20 million annually. Her team is responsible for sourcing all productsdeals for the site and partners closely with the marketing team to ensure theassortment is maximized for key holidays. Read MoreDana FetchAccounting Associate, First Round CapitalDana Fetch graduated from The University of Delaware in 2010with a B.S. in Fashion Merchandising and a minor in Business Administration.She continued her studies and completed the Graduate Certificate in SociallyResponsible and Sustainable Apparel Business in 2011. After graduation, she started her career simultaneously workingin the textiles department at Coach Inc. and as the Marketing and Sales Managerat Indego Africa, a social enterprise based in NYC and Rwanda. She then decidedto temporarily move to Rwanda and work full-time with Indego Africa'scooperatives while focusing on design and production. Upon returning to the states, Dana split her days betweenworking as the Production E-Commerce Assistant at Dannijo, a NYC luxuryaccessories company, and as a Project Manager at a NJ based insurance company.Dana decided to move to Philadelphia in 2012 and work in the CSRfield as a Compliance Coordinator for F T Apparel (part of Global BrandsGroup / Li Fung Ltd). She spent 3.5 years with the company beforedeciding to branch off and become part of Waltzing Matilda USA, a start-uphandcrafted leather company based in Wayne, PA. As the VP of Operations for thecompany, Dana oversaw all aspects of the business, including accounting,logistics, production, marketing, and more. In 2017, Dana had the opportunity to travel to India andcomplete a 200 hr Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Training. Upon her return toPhiladelphia, Dana began teaching yoga and working as an Accounting Associateat First Round Capital, a seed-stage venture firm focused on building a vibrant communityof technology entrepreneurs and companies.Aside from work, Dana loves to travel, paint, practice yoga,ski, hike and see live music!Read MoreRita ChangBusiness Owner Rita's passion for sustainable manufacturing began in her undergraduate years at the University of Delaware. Starting as a biology major with the intention of becoming a doctor, she had the opportunity to tour apparel and footwear factories in Asia during freshman year. After witnessing less than ideal working conditions and a lack of environmental sustainability, she created her own major in Social Responsibility in the Apparel and Footwear Industry. Upon graduation, she moved to Taiwan, where she worked for NIKE, Inc.'s Sustainable Manufacturing Sourcing team for nearly four years. There, Rita led the introduction, training, and engagement of global development teams and 1000+ suppliers on the Nike Materials Sustainability Index. She later consulted for a major footwear textile manufacturer.During Rita's MBA experience at the Wharton School of Business, she interned at Under Armour, where she further developed the raw material suppliers' sustainability strategy. She also worked with multiple apparel, retail, and tech companies on their strategy, marketing, business development, and gap analyses.After graduating business school, Rita is now focusing on her fashion startup – stay tuned! By fully immersing herself in all aspects of business, she hopes to ultimately understand and solve the challenges of a sustainable future for fashion.MBA Individualized major in Strategy Management of Global Supply Chains Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Class of 2016 BS Dean's Scholar major in Social Responsibility in the Apparel Footwear Industry University of Delaware, Class of 2010 www.linkedin.com/in/ritachangrita.chang.wg16@gmail.com Read MoreElizabeth WayAssistant Curator of Costume, The Museum at the Fashion Institute of TechnologyElizabeth Way received a B.S. in Apparel Design and a B.A. in history from UD in 2008. She earned a post-graduate certificate in Creative Pattern Cutting at Central Saint Martins in 2008, and from 2009 to 2011 she worked as a stitcher and assistant designer at UD's Professional Theatre Training Program. Elizabeth earned her M.A. in Costume Studies at New York University in 2013. Elizabeth started as a curatorial assistant at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in 2013 and is now an Assistant Curator of Costume. She co-curated the exhibitions, Global Fashion Capitals (June - November 2015) and Black Fashion Designers (December 2016 - May 2017), and curated Fabric In Fashion (December 2018 - May 2019). Elizabeth's publications include Intersections of Movement and Style African American Dance and Fashion in the Twentieth Century, in Dance and Fashion (2013); Elizabeth Keckly and Anne Lowe Constructing Fashionable Black Identity in Fashion and Its Multi-Cultural Facets (2014); Elizabeth Keckly and Ann Lowe Recovering an African American Fashion Legacy That Clothed the American Elite in Fashion Theory The Journal of The Journal of Dress, Body Culture (February 2015); Looking Back at the Future Space Suits and Space Age Fashion in Expedition Fashion from the Extreme (2017); and Strands of the Diaspora Black Hair in the Americas 1800-1920 in A Cultural History of Hair in the Age of Empire (2018). Her personal research focuses on the intersection of African American culture and fashion.Read MoreMarielle NewmanColor Analytics Manager, Under ArmourMarielle Newman graduated from UD in 2007 with an Honor's degree in Fashion Merchandising and minor in Leadership. She was the first UD student to cross over between the Department of Fashion Apparel Studies and the Department of Chemical Engineering for her Undergraduate Research on the Liquid Body Armor project under Dr. Norman Wagner. She was also a Russell Fellow and studied abroad in Australia. 5​ days after graduating, Marielle started her career at Under Armour in Baltimore, Maryland and has been with the company since. She has had many roles in Color Development and is currently the Color Analytics Manager, responsible for all data and tracking related to Color. She has been instrumental in implementing best-in-industry processes and achieving company-best service levels. Marielle lives in Baltimore with her husband Benjamin Schiffman and their hairless cat Chewbacca. Benjamin and Marielle met while at UD when their dorm rooms were next to each other (#doubledels). Benjamin graduated in 2008 with a degree in Chemical Engineering and is currently a Patent Examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Read MoreAlyssa DellureficioDirector of Store Planning and Space Planning Alyssagraduated from the University of Delaware Honors Program with a degree inApparel Design and a minor in Theater. During her years at the University ofDelaware Alyssa worked in the Historic Costume Collection documenting garments,and presented a senior project on the history of wedding gowns. Coming out ofcollege, Alyssa worked as an Assistant in Product Development for a privatelabel athletic company. In this role she learned the process of PD, workingwith Asian factories, measuring specs on garments, and choosing notions. Alyssaspent a few years in this area of the industry, moving on to work in Productionfor Ann Taylor LOFT with similar responsibilities. Looking to broaden herknowledge she jumped to a career in Buying, leaving the fashion industry butstaying in the retail industry. Alyssa joined Party City Corporation as anAssistant Buyer in Halloween Costume Accessories, working with vendors andmanaging sales data. Finding unhappiness in this particular field, she acceptedan opportunity to try Visual Merchandising for Bloomingdale’s, and reallyenjoyed it. Establishing some experience, she returned to Party CityCorporation and re-joined the team as a Visual Merchandising Specialist. Alyssafound much success in this role and evolved her career into Space Planning andStore Planning, fields which are under the umbrella of Visual Merchandising.Alyssa worked her way up through supervisory and managerial roles at Party Cityto eventually become Director of Store Planning and Space Planning. As theDirector of Store Planning and Space Planning, Alyssa works on all of PartyCity’s 750+ stores to create Planograms (diagrams of product placement intopegboard and shelves) and design the overall layout of store floorplans. She alsomanages the calendar of new product, from initial stages of ProductDevelopment, through to freight delivery and execution by stores. She directs 3teams of people to work on these projects, all of which requires the use of aRetail Planning software called JDA Intactix. Alyssa’s role requirescross-functional work with almost every department in the company Buying,Planning Allocation, Facilities, Procurement, Inventory, Finance, and somany more. To studentsand new graduates, Alyssa suggests explore everything that’s out there; thereis so much more you can do within the retail industry than just design ormerchandise! Take your time, explore, and find your niche. There is no bad formof experience. Fields you dislike will teach you what you are looking for in acareer, and fields you love will confirm you are headed in the right direction.Have faith in the process and don’t get discouraged by competition. If you workhard and have passion, you will progress to a beautiful career.Read MoreErin ScottDivision Merchandising Manager, Destination MaternityEver since I was fairly young, I always knew that I wantedto pursue a career in fashion – the idea of trends, outfitting, and expressingyourself through clothing has always appealed to me. I am currently the DMM of Tops and Activewearfor Motherhood Maternity at Destination Maternity. I manage a team of 4 buyers and it is ourresponsibility to create and build balanced assortments of clothing that meetnot only the financial needs of our company, but also the needs of ourcustomers. We need to create and buyproduct that is trend-right, yet commercial, and will make our customer lookand feel great while wearing it. After graduating from the University of Delaware in 2004, Iimmediately moved to NYC and began a career as a Junior Merchandiser of Accessoriesfor Liz Claiborne. I continued on withLiz until 2009 where I was promoted to Merchandiser and then Sr. Merchandiserof Handbags, and then Merchandise Manager of Apparel. After an exciting career in wholesale, Idecided I wanted to tackle the world of retail and made the transition to AnnTaylor. I began as the Buyer of Sweatersand was then promoted to Sr. Buyer of Sweaters and Knit Tops. My career at Ann Taylor taught me how tobecome the connector between the financial and creative aspects of thebusiness, and how to become the true voice of the client. My experiences in this industry have taken meall over the world, I have met many influential people and I would not trade mycareer or college experience for anything in the world. The University of Delaware gave me invaluableexperiences through study abroad, internships, and classes in buying, business,and public speaking that have shaped who I am today as a merchant and manager.After nearly a decade in New York, I made the decision totransition back to Delaware (which was home before college), and I now live inWilmington with my husband, while working for Destination Maternity.Read MoreJacqueline GordonGlobal Buying Manager​Jackie Boccio Gordon graduated from UD in 2003 with a B.S. in Fashion Merchandising. She knew she always had a passion for fashion and came in to the university with that major already declared. While at the university she was an active member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She also interned at Mothers Work, Inc (now Destination Maternity) during her junior and senior years. Upon graduation, she was offered full time employment and relocated to Philadelphia. She worked for that company for 4 years, climbing up the ladder to an Associate Buyer before resignation. She had many different categories she worked on for both their retail and direct businesses, but would have to say knits and sweaters were her favorites. She loved creating exciting color palettes and like taking risks with fun pops and neons. Her then boyfriend, was transferred to Los Angeles for his job, and she knew the best thing for her personal life was to make the move out there as well. Upon arriving in LA, Jackie took a job as a Senior Merchandiser for C C California, which was owned by Liz Claiborne at the time. For the first time in her career, she was on the wholesale side of the industry. Jackie really hit the ground running in this role and quickly adapted to the nuances of running this kind of business vs retail and direct as she had done in her past life. She remained with this company for 2+ years and then relocated back to Philadelphia where she got a job with URBN, Free People division. She has been at this job for almost 8 years now. The first 5 years of her career there were on the wholesale side and just recently, she has transitioned into and OMNI role, which encompasses running the knits division for all 3 channels of business including retail, direct and wholesale. This is the bread and butter of the business and implementing core strategies are necessary to continue to keep this business afloat. Jackie is always up for the challenge and is constantly pushing for what's next. She is inspired at work on a daily basis by the amazing campus, creative team members and most importantly a passion for the product. Read MoreColleen McCannFashion Consultant​Colleen McCann is a 2002 graduate of University of Delaware. After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Apparel Design she began her career by designing for the then budding performance brand, Under Armour. Colleen currently works as a Visual DNA consultant in the fashion beauty industries in New York Los Angeles. Through her career, Colleen has had the opportunity to work for such global brands as Badgley Mischka, Betsy Johnson, Calvin Klein, Conde Nast, L'Oreal, Nordstrom and many more. On any given day you can find Colleen running to photo shoot sets for major magazine outlets or hopping into meetings consulting on the style direction for global brands. Read MoreNga NguyenInnovation and Strategy, VisionFwdNga is a creative hybrid– Afashion designer for multi-million dollar product lines such as INC Macy's,Eileen Fisher Inc, Jockey International, and two independent fashion labelcollaborations Baby Lady Ltd, rock + moss ltd for 15 years before receiving amasters degree in Interaction Design at SVA.Currently, she is thePrincipal at VisionFwd, working with companies to achieve innovation and growth throughresearch and strategy at the intersection of business, design, and technology.An active member in the tech entrepreneurial ecosystem she contributes her workon the human- centered design and meta-design practice speaking at techconferences. Nga is a member of the Association for Transformational LeadershipNYC, and the founder ofInnerCompass.io, space for the community to share the topic of inner and outeralignment in the work that we put out into the world.Read MoreAnastasia (Stacey) CharbinChief Marketing Officer, Centric SoftwareShe has more than 20 years’ experience in technology for the fashion industry and has worked at Lectra, Gerber Technology, Karat Software, Cross Creek Apparel, and Perigee Software in marketing, communication, product development and sales roles. Anastasia or Stacey, as her friends call her, joined Centric in 2015. Stacey holds Bachelor of Science degrees in business administration and apparel design from the University of Delaware, and a Master of Science degree in textile and apparel management from North Carolina State University. She is an advisory board member with the University of Delaware’s Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies and a member of the North Carolina Textile Foundation’s board of directors.A self professed fashion and technology junkie, she has lived and worked in the United States, Canada, and France and has traveled around the world. She now teeters around in her high heels around Paris where she lives with her family. In her spare time, she trades her high heels for sneakers and runs.Read MoreCynthia GaleOwner, Cynthia Gale New YorkCynthia Gale New York launched in 1991 and is basedon Cynthia’s passion for art, design and jewelry which came together on a tripto Bali, Indonesia. Cynthia was captivated by the aesthetic of the FarEast and translated her love of all things Indonesian through the design ofsterling silver jewelry influenced by a combination of local Balinese culturecoupled with the rich diversity of her life in New York City. Anentrepreneur and forward-thinking designer, Gale’s collections evolved into aglobal fusion of inspiration taken from both the artisanal quality ofIndonesian fine craft and Cynthia’s frequent visits to Chelsea and Soho artgalleries. Gale’s business features several distinctdivisions. Cynthia Gale New York Collectionsfeatured on cynthiagale.com are inspired by everyday life, art andculture. The site also includes licensedcollections created in collaboration with the nation’s top museums and culturalinstitutions. Since the launch of this division in 1998, licensingpartners have included The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, GratefulDead Productions/Warner Music, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The BarnesCollection, The Jewish Museum, The New-York Historical Society; The J. PaulGetty Museum, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Museum ofFine Art and the Ringling Museum of Art. Fine metalwork techniques such as handhammered repoussé and stunning wire filigree work are two techniques oftenemployed in the licensed collections. Cynthia Gale also provides product developmentservices for a variety of exclusive clients. She has developed jewelry with Amway Global for both Miss America andPersonal Accents, bookmarks for Barnes Noble, special commissions for theBishop of Maryland and the J. Paul Getty Museum and corporate gifts for avariety of clients. For Cynthia Gale, jewelry is an expression of art,with each piece in her collection reflecting culture, history or a personalmessage. As Cynthia notes, “When she wears a piece of my jewelry, I want her tofeel as exhilarated as I feel walking through the city streets or watching thesun rise over an exquisite Indonesian rice paddy field.”Read MorePaula ZusiGlobal Operations Advisor - Retail Supply Chain, Advent International​Paula Zusi is an accomplished senior executive in the apparel industry with over 30 years of experience. Currently, she is the Global Operations Advisor - Retail Supply Chain for Advent International, a global private equity firm with $40B under management. In this capacity, Paula advises Advent's retail portfolio companies on supply chain operations. Prior to joining Advent, Paula was the EVP and Chief Supply Chain Officer of Ann Inc., parent company of the Ann Taylor and Loft brands, a $2.5B specialty retailer with over 1000 stores in North America. In this role, she had responsibility for the end to end supply chain, from product development through distribution. Previously, Paula held a number of senior executive roles including Corporate Vice President of Sourcing and Manufacturing at Liz Claiborne, Inc., where she had sourcing oversight for more than 30 brands, including Juicy Couture, Lucky Brand Jeans and Kate Spade. Paula holds a bachelors degree from University of Delaware, and is an active Advisory Council member of the Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies. Paula is also the former Chairman and current Officer of the American Apparel and Footwear Association.Read More Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies211 Alison Hall WestUniversity of DelawareNewark, DE 19716, USAPhone: 302-831-8714fashion-studies@udel.edu Site Map

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