Agenda
| Monday, April 22, 2013 | |
| 4:00 pm | Opening Ceremony“A Celebration of Creative Style” Location: Hunt Library Auditorium Attendees: Board members, Industry partners, Special guests, Faculty, Students |
| 5:00 pm | Reception“Interaction with Creativity” Location: Hunt Library Area: Emerging IssuesExhibiti Featuring: Student projects and professional artisans Attendees: Board members, Industry partners, Special guests and Academia |
| 6:30pm | Fashion Runway“A Fusion of Extremes” Location: Hunt Library Auditorium Attendees: Board members, Industry partners, Special guests, Faculty, Students |
| 7:30pm | Reception “Interaction with Creators” Location: Hunt Library Area: Emerging Issues Attendees: Student exhibitors and designers, Models, Board members, Industry partners, Special guests and Faculty |
| Dress is Professional Business Attire | |
| Tuesday, April 23, 2013 | |
| 8:30 am | NC State University Fashion Week 2013 Forum “Imagination, Collaboration and Innovation” Welcome and Introductions |
| 8:45 am | J. Barry Leonard – “Making a Difference” Welspun USA, Inc. CEO/President |
| 9:45 am | Break |
| 10:00 am | Andrea Praet – “An Inside Look at Trend Forecasting Through The Lens of S/S 14″ WGSN Senior Trend Specialist |
| 11:00 pm | Break |
| 11:15 pm | George Rakotci – “Ralph Lauren Retail Development – Always Lead” Ralph Lauren Corporation Senior Vice President |
| 12:15 pm | Luncheon Location: W. Duke Kimbrell Atrium |
| 1:30 pm | John Caruso – “Building a Brand from Concept to Creation” Tommy Hilfiger VP Design-Specialty Retail Design |
| 2:30 pm | Break |
| 2:45 pm | Chris Pawlus – “Ingenuity Born Out of Necessity” Timberland Creative Brand Director |
| 3:45 pm | Break |
| 4:00 pm | Margo LaFontaine – “Concept to Creation: the Journey from an Idea to the Runway” Vera Wang |
| 5:00 pm | Conclusions and Closing Comments |
| Dress is Professional Business Attire | |
| Wednesday, April 24, 2013 | |
| 9:00 am | NC State University Fashion Week 2013 Forum “Design, Innovation and Technology, Color, Fashion, Functionality Welcome – “The Hidden Gem”, Dean A. Blanton Godfrey, College of Textiles |
| 9:30 am | Anastasia Charbin & Hari Kenkare – “A Fashionable Partnership: Lectra and NC State” Fashion Marketing Director & Schools Partnership Manager |
| 10:10 am | Laura Blalock – The Hanesbrands and NCSU Connection Hanesbrands |
| 11:00 am | Jennifer Peavy – “The Eastman Innovation Center at NCSU” Eastman Chemical |
| 11:40 am | Vince Hankins – “Marine Design Challenge” Glen Raven Custom Fabrics, LLC Industrial Business Manager |
| 12:20 | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | Mary Fenske – “Collaboration with Industry for a Real World Health Application” Posture Wings Inventor and Founder Drs. Cindy Istook and Kate Carroll – NC State University |
| 2:10 pm | Dr. David Hinks – “Color in Science, Business and Government:Broad Impacts on Society from Retail to Solving Crimes” NC State University Cone Mills Professor of Textile Chemistry and is Associate Department Head and Director of Graduate Programs |
| 2:50 pm | Break |
| 3:15 pm | Dr. Traci Lamar – “Partnering to Develop Better Patient Attire: Functional AND Dignified” NC State University Associate Professor Kenneth Murray Wake Med Health and Hospitals Director of Performance Improvement Dr. Terry Montgomery Vice President and Business Director of the Woven Division Precision Fabrics Group, Inc |
| 4:00 pm | Tour of the College |
| Dress is Professional Business Attire | |
| Thursday, April 25, 2013 | |
| 7:00 pm | Art to Wear “Hypernatural” Location: Court of the Carolinas |
| Friday, April 26, 2013 | |
| 7:30 pm | Threads Senior Fashion Show |
| Directions: http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/about/visiting-us/directions-and-parking.cfm Hotels: http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/about/visiting-us/hotel-information.cfm |
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art 2 wear / Threads / AATS
- Art 2 Wear on April 25, 2013 at Court of the Carolinas
- Threads Senior Fashion Show
- African American Fashion Expose, April 8, 2013
