Adjunct Assistant Professor, Fashion Institute of Technology

HA 347: History of Costume and Fashion in Film

This course surveys the history of costume design in films from 1895 to the present. Through screenings, museum visits, and readings, students view the work of leading costume and fashion designers and explore the connections between film and related visual art and media.

HA 346: Twentieth-Century Fashion and Art

This course covers the history of fashionable dress during the twentieth century, based upon the study of garments and accessories in museum collections as well as fashion photographs, illustrations, and films. The evolution of fashion is studied and discussed in the context of the history of art and design, with emphasis on the work of leading fashion designers and their connections and collaborations with fine and decorative artists.

Board Member, Fashion Studies Alliance

We are a New York-based network and support system for professionals and students working in the fields of fashion studies including archiving, curating, conservation, design and research that fosters collaboration, growth, support and the development of individuals and the community.

Special Guest on TCM’s Follow the Thread (2022)

Turner Classic Movies presents a new original limited series, Follow the Thread, hosted by TCM’s Alicia Malone. Exploring the synergies between fashion and film, this series will trace their influence across the past, present and future of our culture. Presented on TCM (June 4) and HBO Max (June 17), Follow the Thread will cover a variety of topics at the intersection of film and fashion, inspired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s exhibition, In America: An Anthology of Fashion.