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Alumni Mentors
Joslyn Allen Fecik, SeniorDesigner,Roller Rabbit Nicole Andrick, Design Director, Gaiam Yoga, Active Apparel Joseph Barnett, Twill & DenimDesigner, American Eagle Jacquelyn Bouche, Product Development Manager, Alexander Wang Neva Carina, SupplyChain Strategic Sourcing Manager, New Avon Lauren Fryan, SportswearDesigner, ColumbiaSpo1tswear CarLeisha Garner,Senior Level Footwear Designer, Self Employed (previous Aerosoles) Anna Honerlaw, Designer, Renee Grace Bridal Jackie Hughes, Design Director, Knits, Self Employed (previousRalph Lauren) Nicole Lad, Womens + MensDesigner, Marine Layer Carol Li, AssociateDesigner, Marchesa Samantha Livigni, senior DesignerRTW, Alfani Wovens Macy's
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2021 Armando Bassiet Chaia Bates Lauren Beagle Erin Bishop Lexi Black Davariz Broaden Olivia Brown Cindel Corbett Elizabeth Cross Hannah Delmore Jinge Gao Nicole Graham Lila Henninger Alyssa Hertz Lin Jiang Kayla Kobilis Grace McGarry
Graduates Grace McLain Hannah Moats Sydney Munden Mo rgan Narducci Emma Marie Noll Lindsay Pendergast Marselle Piccinnin Kristin Priest Hadley Stoub Alana Tolliver Sydney Townsend Drexto n Trantina Khushno o r Verma Matt Welsh Taylo r White Mattney Yates
ARMANDO JAVIER BASSIET h ttps;//abassiet. wixsi te. com/armandojavier armandobassiet@gmail.com
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CHAI ABATES chai abat es @gmai l . com www. chai abat es . com/
Focus i ngonper s onalexper i encesandmus i casi ns pi r at i on,Chai a us esav ant egar dedes i gnandpr i nt maki ngt ocr eat eoneofaki nd pi eces .
C h a iB a a t e s
LAUREN BEAGLE https://lbeagle1. myportfolio.com/ I tbeagle@woh .r r.com
L a u rB e e n a g l e
ERI NBI SHOP ht t ps : / / www. er i nbi s hopdes i gns . com er i nbi s hop99@gmai l . com
Er i ni sanev eni ngwearandbr i daldes i gnerwi t hani nt er es ti npat t er n maki ng,dr api ng,s ewi ngandt echni caldes i gn.Shev al uesat t ent i ont o det ai l ,qual i t yofcr af t ,andel egancei nal lofherwor k.
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LEXIBLACK ht t ps : / / l ex i nbl ack. pb. des i gn/ l ex i ni col ebl ack @gmai l . com
L exipus hesboundar i esi nherdes i gnwor kbyappr oachi ngt opi css he i spas s i onat eabouts uchasment ali l l nes s .Hercol l ect i onsf ocuson uni ques i l houet t esandi nnov at i v ekni t weart echni ques .
L e x i B l a c k
DAVARI ZBROADEN ht t ps : / / www. dav ar i z br oaden. com/ dav ar i z br oaden@gmai l . com
Dav ar i z ’ swor kf ocus esonmi ni mal i s m andat t ent i ont odet ai l .He cr eat espi ecesf ort hemoder nmanus i ngt r adi t i onal ,cl eans i l houet t es andmut edcol or sass t apl est hr oughoutal lhi scol l ect i ons .
D a v a r i z
B r o a d e n
OLI VI ABROWN www. ol i v i adenaedes i gns . com Des i gns . of . odenae@gmai l . com
Ol i v i aBr ownembodi esanexpl os i v e,pl ay f ul ,andchi cdes i gnaes t het i c, embeddi ngbol d,f unandeccent r i ccol or sandpr i nt st hr oughout herwor k.
O l i v i B a r o w n
CI NDELCORBETT s us t ai nabl eci ndel . com ci ndel . cor bet t @gmai l . com
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C i n d C e o l r b e t t
ELI ZABETHRACHELCROSS ht t ps : / / el i z abet hcr os s 71 4. wi x s i t e. com/ my s i t e el i z abet hcr os s 71 4@y ahoo. com
Dr awi ngf r om herl ov eofhi s t or yands t or y t el l i ng,El i z abet hmi xescl as s i c wi t hmoder nt ocr eat eener get i cwomens wearcol l ect i ons .Eachgar menti s des i gnedwi t has l owf as hi onment al i t yf ocus i ngonqual i t yandf unct i on.
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R a c h e l C r o s s
HANNAHDELMORE hl del mor e@gmai l . com hannahdel mor e. com
Dr awi ngi ns pi r at i onf r om herbackgr oundi nfinear tandpas s i onf or cur r ents oci ali s s ues ,HannahDel mor econt r i but est hought f uland env i r onment al l ycons ci ousdes i gnt ocont empor ar ywomens wear .
H a n n D a e h l m o r e
JI NGEGAO ht t ps : / / www. z andi gao. com/ z andi f as hi on09@gmai l . com
Bor nandr ai s edi nChi na,J i nge ’ sgoali st obr i dgeEas t er nand Wes t er ncul t ur esbyembr aci ngav ar i et yofaes t het i csands t y l es wi t hi nhercol l ect i ons .
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NI COLEGRAHAM ht t ps : / / ni col egr ahamdes i gns . wi x s i t e. com/ por t f ol i o ni col egr aham1 23@gmai l . com
Speci al i z i ngi nchi l dr ens wear ,womens wearandt ext i l edes i gn,Ni col e s t r i v est omakeapos i t i v ei mpacti nt hef as hi oni ndus t r ybyf ocus i ng oncr af t s mans hi pands us t ai nabl epr act i ces .
N i c o G l r e a h a m
LI LAHENNI NGER ht t ps : / / l henni nger . pb. s t udi o/ l i l ahenni nger 2421 @gmai l . com
L i l abr i ngsl i f et ohercol l ect i onst hr oughherbol dandpl ay f ul pat t er nsandi l l us t r at i on.Shebl endst hel i nebet weenar tandf as hi on t hr oughpr i nt ,col or ,andi magi nat i v es i l houet t es .
L i l H a e n n i n g e r
AL YSSASANDRAHERTZ ht t ps : / / aher t z 2. my por t f ol i o. com/ home al y s s as andr aher t z @gmai l . com
Al y s s abl ur st hel i nesbet weenf as hi onandcos t umewi t hav antgar de s i l houet t esandunconv ent i onalmat er i al s .Herwor ki si ns pi r edby s t or y t el l i ng,eur opeancul t ur eandpus hi ngt heboundar i esofdes i gn.
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LI NJI ANG ht t ps : / / l i nj i ang. pb. des i gn/ j ol enej i ang1 1 @y ahoo. com
L i n' si ns pi r at i oncomesf r om hi s t or i calev ent sandt her el at i ons hi p bet weenhumani t yandnat ur e.Herdes i gnwor kof t eni ncor por at est he mi xt ur eofherAs i anbackgr oundwi t hexper i encesi nWes t er ncount r i es .
L i n J i a n g
KAYLA KOBILIS https://www.kobodesigns.com/ Kkobilis8@gmail.com
K a y K l o a b i l i s
GRACEMCGARRY gr acemcgar r y . pb. des i gn gr acewal k er . bus i nes s @gmai l . com
Wi t hapas s i onf ors l ow f as hi onandt hebeaut yofhandi cr af t ,Gr ace ’ s wor kexudest heaes t het i cofwhi ms i calEngl i s hcount r ygar denst hat boas tunt amedwi l dflower sandi v y ;as cenet hati sl ov el y ,s of t&or gani c.
G r a M c c e G a r r y
GRACE MCLAIN grace.mclain@hotmail.com http:/jwww.gksbydesign.com
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G r a M c c e L a i n
HANNAHMOATS hannahmoat s . com hemoat s @gmai l . com
Hannahi spas s i onat eaboutcr eat i nghi ghqual i t y ,s us t ai nabl ykni t wear . Herf ocusl i esi nkni tpr ogr ammi ngwher es heexpl or espat t er nand t ext ur alel ement swi t hi nhercol l ect i ons .
H a n n a M h o a t s
SYDNEYMUNDEN s y dney . munden@gmai l . com s y dney munden. com
Anadmi r at i onf orv i nt agef as hi on,t ext i l es ,andar thi s t or ydr i v es Sy dneyMunden’ saes t het i candappr oacht omoder n,v i br antpr i nt s andcl ot hi ng.
S y d n e M y u n d e n
MORGANNARDUCCI ht t ps : / / mor gannar ducci . s quar es pace. com/ mor gan. nar ducci @gmai l . com
Mor ganNar duccius esabl endofact i v e,l oungeands t r eet wear aes t het i cst oexpl or es us t ai nabi l i t y ,kni t wearandi nnov at i v et ext i l es wi t hi neachofhercol l ect i ons .
M o r g a n N a r d u c c i
EMMAMARI ENOLL emmamar i enol l . com emmamar i enol l @gmai l . com
EmmaMar i eNol l ’ sdes i gnst r ans por ty out oawor l dwher eanci ent f ai r y t al esl i v eanddr eamsbecomer eal i t y .Hercout ur et echni ques exhi bi tf emi ni nepowerandbeaut yt hr ought hes mal l es tofdet ai l s .
M a r E i m e m a N o l l
LI NDSAYPENDERGAST ht t ps : / / l i nds ay pender gas t . wi x s i t e. com/ l i nds ay pender gas t l i nds ay pender gas t @gmai l . com
L i nds ayembr acest hef ut ur i s t i ci nnov at i onofs us t ai nabl et ext i l e t echnol ogyandbi of abr i cat i on.Shedes i gnswi t hapur pos e,f ocus i ng ont hef unct i onal i t ywi t hi nt heact i v ewearandl uxur yat hl ei s ur emar ket .
L i n d s a P y e n d e r g a s t
MARSELLEPI CCI NI NBARBI ERI ht t ps : / / www. mar s el l epi cci ni n. com s el l e. bar bi er i @hot mai l . com
Pas s i onat eaboutet hi calands us t ai nabl epr act i ceswi t hi ndes i gn, Mar s el l e ’ swor kcombi nehermul t iet hni cper s pect i v ewi t ha cont empor ar yt wi s t .
P i c c i M n a i r n s e B l a l r e b i e r i
KRI STI NMI CHELEPRI EST ht t ps : / / k pr i es t 2. wi x s i t e. com/ des i gn wkr i s t i npr i es t 3500@gmai l . com
Kr i s t i ni spas s i onat eaboutcr eat i ngt i mel es sr eadyt owearwomen’ s cl ot hi ngandacces s or i es . Hers t r engt hl i esi nhandanddi gi t alpr i nt s , f as hi oni l l us t r at i onandconceptdev el opmentf oreachcol l ect i on.
M i c h K e r l i e s t P i r n i e s t
HADLEYSTOUB ht t ps : / / hs t oub. wi x s i t e. com/ hadl ey s t oub hs t oub1 23@gmai l . com
Hadl eyhasamar ket r eadyappr oacht oal lherofcol l ect i ons .Wi t h s t r engt hsi ncol or ,pr i ntandgr aphi cs ,s hedes i gnscl ot hi ngf orpeopl e whowantados eofcr eat i v i t yi nt hei rev er y daywar dr obe.
H a d l e y S t o u b
ALANATOLLI VER ht t ps : / / al anat ol l i v er . wi x s i t e. com/ por t f ol i o al anaj anet ol l i v er @gmai l . com
Ty pi cal l yi nfluencedbyi dent i t y ,my t hol ogy ,andpopcul t ur e,Al ana choos est oexpr es sherdes i gnsi namaxi mall enswhi l ekeepi ng s us t ai nabi l i t yi nmi nd.
A l a n T a o l l i v e r
SYDNEYTOWNSEND www. s y dney wav es . com s y dney wav es @gmai l . com
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S y d n e y T o w n s e n d
DREXTONALLENTRANTI NA ht t ps : / / dr ex t onat r ant i na. s quar es pace. com T r ant i na. dr ex t on@i cl oud. com
Dr ext oncr eat esf as hi ont hati ns pi r espeopl et ot hi nkdeeperabout des i gnbydr awi ngi ns pi r at i onf r om hi s t or yands oci aldi l emmas . Hi scl ean,gr aphi cpr i nt sands hapeshel pcur at et hi smoder nl ook.
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KHUSHNOOR VERMA
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MATTWELSH www. mat t wel s h. des i gn mat t hewwv @gmai l . com
Mat tbel i ev e ’ sasani nnov at or ,i ti shi sr es pons i bi l i t yt or et hi nkhow weobs er v eandus eourdai l yes s ent i al st obeus erf r i endl y ,conv eni ent ands t at eoft hear t .
M a t t W e l s h
T AYLORWHI TE ht t ps : / / www. t ay l or whi t e. net whi t et ay l or 60@gmai l . com
T ay l orWhi t ei sanev eni ngwearandbr i daldes i gnerwhos egoali st o pr omot et hear t st hr oughcr af t s mans hi pandet hi calf as hi ont echni ques . Hercol l ect i onsar er efined,el egantandf ocus edonqual i t y .
T a y l o r W h i t e
MATTNEYYATES ht t ps : / / www. mat t ney mar i e. com y at es mat t ney @gmai l . com
Thr oughdes i gnandr es ear chMat t neycr eat esi nnov at i v eat hl ei s ur e anddeni m des i gns .Shei spas s i onat eaboutt echni caldes i gnand s us t ai nabi l i t y ;v al ui ngt hequal i t yandl i f et i meofal ls hecr eat es .
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