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Anita Racine

Senior Lecturer
316 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall
FSAD
 
Phone: (607) 255-1931
Fax: (607) 255-1093
Email: arr5@cornell.edu
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Biographical Statement:
Ph.D. 1996 - Cornell University, Education, Industrial & Labor Relations, & Communication

M.A. 1970 - University of Connecticut, Apparel Design

B.S. 1969 - University of Connecticut, Clothing, Textiles & Related Arts

Curriculum interests include fashion design, digital textile design and printing, Sonobond technology for fashion design, collaborative design experiences in computer-aided design (CAD), and incorporating team-based projects in design courses to help students become proficient problem solvers.  Evolution and development of American styles and fashion, and changes the U.S. apparel industry are important areas of teaching.

Courses Taught:
  • FSAD 1140 - Introduction to Computer-Aided Design
  • FSAD 1450 - Introduction to Apparel Design
  • FSAD 2650 - Patternmaking for Fashion Design
  • FSAD 3690 - Style, Fashion, and the Apparel Industry

    • Current Professional Activities:

    The Fashion Group International, Inc. (FGI)
    International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA)
    Computer-Integrated Textile Design Association (CITDA)
    Surface Design Association (SDA)
    Gamma Sigma Delta
    Co-Advisor to the Cornell Design League (CDL) (with Van Dyk Lewis)
    Co-Advisor to the FEEDBAK Undergraduate Fashion Business & Design Group
    Co-Director of the Barbara L. Kuhlman Foundation, Inc. Student Scholarship Applicants & Recipients (with Van Dyk Lewis)
    Co-Director of the YMA-Geoffrey Beene Fashion Scholarship Fund Applicants & Recipients (with Van Dyk Lewis)

    Curriculum interests include fashion design, digital textile design and printing, Sonobond technology for fashion design, collaborative design experiences in computer-aided design (CAD), and incorporating team-based projects in design courses to help students become proficient problem solvers.  Evolution and development of American styles and fashion, and changes the U.S. apparel industry are important areas of teaching.

    Current Research Activities:

     

    Presentations

    • "Creativity Beyond the Classroom: Interactions With A Fiber Arts Foundation",Van Dyk Lewis & Anita Racine for the Design Innovative Teaching Section of the International Textiles & Apparel Association Conference, Shaumberg, IL, November 2008.
    • "The Fashion Edge:  Ultrasonic Fusing Technology for Fashion Design," for the Design Innovative Teaching Section of the International Textiles & Apparel Association (ITAA) Conference, Los Angeles, November 2007.
    • "Digital Textile Printing: Engineered Surface Pattern Designs," for the Design Innovative Teaching Section of the International Textiles & Apparel Association,  Washington, D.C., November 2005.
    • "Silk Scarf Sample Development with Expanded Technologies in the Classroom," Designer Meets Technology International Conference, Philadelphia, May 2004.

    Education:
    Ph.D. 1996 - Cornell University, Education, Industrial & Labor Relations, & Communication

    M.A. 1970 - University of Connecticut, Apparel Design

    B.S. 1969 - University of Connecticut, Clothing, Textiles & Related Arts

    Related Websites:
    Cornell Design League (CDL)

    The information on this bio page is taken from the CHE Annual Report.