Halo Magazine - Meredith College

10 HALO MAGAZINE
Fashion Merchandising & Design
Greetings to all the alumnae from Fashion Merchandising and Design! I am pleased
to report that we had 35 students graduate in May of 2010. Last year, we sponsored
students in two design competitions, three activities for the NC Diabetes
Association, two amazing senior shows, two students studying in Paris for the
semester, fifteen students studying at the Paris American Academy in the Summer of
2010, and 22 students going to New York over Fall Break.
We are pleased to report that our design professor, Eunyoung Yang
graduated with her Ph.D. from Texas Women‘s University in May of 2010.
Dr. Nina Bostic joined our faculty last year and is teaching part time in
Fashion Merchandising. Her research on eco-friendly clothing has
enhanced our sustainability efforts at Meredith.
The FMD program was involved in the Raleigh community and local
businesses in several ways. We continue to help the American Diabetes
Association with their huge fund-raising Gala event. One evening we
helped diabetic children paint stools which were auctioned off at the Gala.
Seven students decorated masks which were signed by celebrities and were
also auctioned off. Students provided artwork from our CAD Apparel
Design for the opening of the renovated Art Museum. Students and faculty
worked in the Clothes Closet.
We had 74 students participating in Meredith Fashion Association this
year. During the fall semester, MFA design students set up a ―Bazaar‖ to
showcase and sell their work. Nine students set up booths in Cate and sold
headbands, pillows, jewelry, tee shirts, picture frames, and hand-knitted
scarves which they had made. More than twenty students worked with the
Valentine‘s Day Pie fundraiser. Another thirty students worked in some
way with the Cinderella Project. This project becomes more well-known,
more organized, and more efficient each year. We collected over 400
dresses and set up shop at North Hills Mall. Ninety dresses were given
away. Remaining dresses were taken to a similar project in Durham.
Dr. Yang served as a judge for the design competition at the African
American Textile Society‘s 13 th Annual Fashion Expose at NCCU in
Durham, NC. She also served as a design judge for ―Martha Pullen‘s
Sewing Market Seminar‖ in Arlington, Texas.
I am still taking students to Paris for a month each summer. There were 15
students this past summer. Our number of students studying abroad is
among the highest percentages in the nation. FMD is doing its part to
help Meredith College achieve its goal of fostering global citizenship among
our students.
Two senior design students produced one collective fashion show in the fall
which showcased thirty outfits which they had designed and made. Four
students produced two shows in the spring.
I look forward to hearing from all of you who are Fashion Merchandising and
Design alums—even if you are not currently working in the fashion industry. Send
me your stories at ellisdi@meredith.edu.
Fondly,
Dr. Ellis
FMD students
working behind the
scenes at a designer
fashion show during
Paris Fashion Week.
FMD students in class
during Paris Summer
Study Abroad.
FMD students
visiting exploring
the city during
study abroad.