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My designs and the designs of my students are displayed here in my Photo Gallery. Additional designs are displayed in the Photo Gallery in the Framingham State College Fashion Design and Retailing Program’s web site. |
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My Designs |
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Shown below are my historic 16th Century costume reproductions for humans, horses, and dogs, designed for the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester, MA. |
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My design titled Moonglow, pictured above, was selected for exhibit in the International Textile and Apparel Association’s juried Design show. It is an eveningwear ensemble inspired by the colors and shapes in a 19th century Japanese wood block print of a moonlit lake and mountains, and by garment style lines from historic Chinese costume. It Four fabric colors were used to create the geometric designs on the jacket to reflect the subtle shapes and colors in the picture. The asymmetric pattern on the center front and center back bands is an interpretation of the diagonal shapes of the landscape. Scanning, digital editing, and fabric printing were used to incorporate a copy of the wood block print onto the jacket. |
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My design titled 1000 pieces: Some assembly required, shown above, is a wearable art coat incorporating approximately 1000 removable pieces that may be assembled to create a variety of surface designs. The pieces are made from silk-screened printed paper that I laminated and hand-cut into one-inch squares The pieces are backed with ½-inch self-stick "hook" Velcro that adhere to the loop fabric of the garment. The coat was chosen for exhibit in the International Textile and Apparel Association’s juried Design show, and a “how-to” article about this design appeared in the May/June 2006 edition of Belle armoire magazine. |
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Student Designs |
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Apparel Design Portfolio Presentation course |
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Apparel Industry Methods course |
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Functional Clothing Design course |
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Moonglow |
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Silk Softwear |
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My newest design “Silk Softwear“ was recently awarded 3rd place in a worldwide competition sponsored by Thailand’s Queen Sirikit Institute of Sericulture (QSIS) to promote their new Peacock Standard of Thai Silk. My dress is now part of the QSIS museum collection in Bangkok and was exhibited at the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Annual Sericulture Conference in August 2009. |
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Dogwear and carrying case |
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1000 pieces: Some assembly required |
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Seniors presenting their design collections to the college community, representatives from industry, friends, and family. |
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Student fashion illustrations and computer illustration using Adobe Illustrator. |
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Functional items researched, designed, drafted, and constructed. |