The advent of digital technology has radically changed the textile and apparel business. It has speeded up and simplified everything from the ways in which textiles and apparel are produced, marketed, and sold to the way information is disseminated. The Spring 2014 seminar explored the rapidly changing world of digital technology and its effect on fashion and textiles by inviting speakers from a variety of companies and institutions to address the topic. The class concluded with student presenters who earned an additional credit by researching a related topic of their own choice. The seminar is an advanced class designed to bring together subject matter from the entire TMD curriculum.

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Schedule
2014
Wednesday, February 12th
4:00 PM

In a Global Village Without a Map: Fashion, (New) Media, and Marshall McLuhan

Karl Aspelund, University of Rhode Island

4:00 PM

Wednesday, February 19th
4:00 PM

The Newport Stylephile

Andrea McHugh, Blogger

4:00 PM

Wednesday, February 26th
4:00 PM

My Best Friend’s Closet

Michelle Leys, Owner

4:00 PM

Wednesday, March 5th
4:00 PM

Vintage Buying and the Online Marketplace

Meghan DeSouza, Owner, Secondhand Swank

4:00 PM

Wednesday, March 19th
4:00 PM

The Future of Fashion Retailing in the Digital Era

Hyunjoo Im, University of Minnesota

4:00 PM

Wednesday, March 26th
4:00 PM

The 21st Century Digital Economy and the Fashion Industry: A Macroview

Sheng Lu, University of Rhode Island

4:00 PM

Wednesday, April 2nd
4:00 PM

Marketing and Social Media

Deborah Moe, Boston Ballet

4:00 PM

Wednesday, April 9th
4:00 PM

Digital Marketing at Kate Spade New York

Kristina DiMatteo Fields, Senior Digital Marketing Manager

4:00 PM

Wednesday, April 16th
4:00 PM

E-Textbooks

Amanda Breccia, Fairchild Books, A Division of Bloomsbury Publishing

4:00 PM

Wednesday, April 23rd
4:00 PM

Do You Etsy?

Taylor Dieterich, TMD '15

4:00 PM

4:00 PM

Online Fashion Magazines

Bethany Potten, TMD '14

4:00 PM

4:00 PM

Printing in the Digital Age

Jessica Brooks, Graduate Student, TMD

4:00 PM

Wednesday, May 7th
4:00 PM

Amazon: A Case Study

Katie Preuhs, TMD '15

4:00 PM

4:00 PM

Burberry, The Most Digitally Advanced Company in the World

Adam Kolb, TMD '15

4:00 PM

4:00 PM

Online Fashion Retailing and Flash Sales

Allison Healy, TMD '14

4:00 PM