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26 Nov 2012

TMFD students present designs in Honolulu competition

Two TMFD students, Yang Yu and Abby Dames, represented the department on Nov. 16 at the ITAA Juried Design Competition in Honolulu.

Their designs looked exciting and richly crafted as theythe models moved along the runway.

The award for top graduate student design went to Yang Yu for her “Mod” suit, created in Line development.

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12 Nov 2012

Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design raises $8000 for Fresh Start Home

A special thanks and congratulations to those students who contributed to the fundraiser for Fresh Start Home. To the following students: Sarah Pollicky , Armela Naco, Hannah Flores, Sophie Hines, Jennifer Jefferson, Sam Christensen, Jasmine Gaston, Kyler Jasnoch, Nermin Terzic, Anna Mesloh, Adrienne Anderson, Megan Berry, Amanda Dendinger, Lilly Hersey, Kendra Morgan, Kjersti Scharf, Brin Walters, Haley Williams, Kaitlyn Coufal,Rachel Smith. Courtney Kruger and to all the models; you were professional, great looking plus we helped raise close to $8000 for a worthy cause.

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20 Sep 2012

TMFD alum Audio Helkuik featured on Omaha Fashion Week runway

Audio Helkuik on the runway after her show at Omaha Fashion Week 2012. Photo credits: G Thompson Higgins Gallery.

Recently, Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design alumna Audio Helkuik participated in Omaha Fashion for the fourth time, introducing her latest collection entitled “monoprismatic.” TMFD (Communications) major Averi Melcher caught up with her to talk about her designs, inspiration, and current projects:

Like her previous collections, “monoprismatic” was part of the avant-garde show, but this year she decided to step out of her niche of dark colored garments and push her designs to a new level by utilizing fabrics that were saturated in an array of colors. Wonderful monochromatic ensembles in bright blues, reds, and yellows resulted from her efforts. To complete the look, Audio topped them with one-of-a-kind hats and over-sized, thick-rimmed glasses.

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23 Aug 2012

Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design Faculty and Students Attend the 2012 Dallas Career Day

Dallas Career Day participants listen to TMFD alum Kristina Bruder in JCP's color library

Twenty-six Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design students, accompanied by Senior Lecturer Carol Easley, Visiting Lecturer Sandra Starkey and Department Chair and Professor Michael James, travelled to the Dallas/Fort Worth area from April 11^th through 14^th to attend the 39^th Dallas Career Day and to visit several fashion industry companies. Dallas Career Day, sponsored by Fashion Group International, was, according to its website homepage “conceived as a way to provide a philanthropic, educational outreach program for college and university students seeking careers in the fashion and lifestyle industries.”

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12 Jul 2012

Fundraiser for the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery, August 18, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For general information or to donate textiles items, email hillestadfriends@yahoo.com or call 402-466-0951.

Friends of the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization formed to stimulate interest in the Gallery and the historic collections in the Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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02 Jul 2012

Yang and Reddy awarded project funding from Nebraska Corn Board

Yiqi Yang and to Narendra Reddy, both from Textiles, Merchandizing and Fashion Design, have been awarded $51,000 for their research project, Fabrication of Zein Nanospheres for Potential Therapeutic Drug Delivery Applications. Funding comes from the Nebraska Corn Board

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11 Jun 2012

Zhao and Jaing place in AATCC student competition

Congratulations to Yi Zhao and Jessie Qiuran Jiang, Ph.D. students in Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design, on winning 2nd place in the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists' annual student competition. Zhao and Jiang won for their poster entry in the Medical/Biomedical/Protective Materials and Devices category.

All entries were evaluated on concept originality, research quality, clarity, and results/discussions/conclusions.

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05 Jun 2012

TMFD's 7th Biennial Student Runway Show a Treat for All the Senses!

A sellout crowd of 500 filled Centennial Ballroom to experience THE POWER OF FASHION (photo: Toan Chu)

TMFD’s Student Runway Show on April 20, 2012 evolved into a true night to remember, and a full house audience of 500 was on hand to enjoy it. The dazzle and flash of the evening signaled a new direction for this much anticipated biennial event, one that pulled in talent and creativity from across the university’s campuses. A committed and talented group of collaborators brought their skills and energy to months of planning and creativity that shone in Centennial Ballroom on that Friday evening.

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05 Jun 2012

TMFD students and faculty travel to Milan and Paris for Study Tour 2012

The TMFD 2012 European Study Tour group at the Pinacotecca de Brera in Milano, Italia

Thirty Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design majors recently traveled to Milan and to Paris with Professor Barbara Trout and Senior Lecturer Carol Easley for the 2012 TMFD Study Tour. The tour’s main objective was to explore the interface of fashion and European culture, and the European influence on American product development and retailing.

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07 May 2012

"Best of the Best: An Exhibition of Historic Clothing from 1880-1940," May 4 through September 7

The evolution of women’s roles from 1880 to 1940 are illustrate in pieces selected from the collection of Katie Best, an established historic clothing collector from Omaha, Nebraska.

“Best of the Katie Best Collection” opens at the Robert Hillestad Gallery May 7th and runs through September 7th, 2012.

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