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    2016 • Blending Cultures


Vancouver, British Columbia (November 8–11, 2016)

Pedagogy and Professional Development


Comparison Matrix and Venn Diagram: Making Comparisons in Flat Patternmaking.

April Elisha Stanley and Ellen Carol McKinney

2016-11-09 2016 • Blending Cultures

Coauthorship in Clothing and Textiles Research

Seung-Eun Lee and Jaeil Lee

2016-11-09 2016 • Blending Cultures

The Role of the Cultural Expert in a Skills Training Program for Refugees: A Case Study of the Sew You Know Program

ANGELA URIYO, JUNG E. HA-BROOKSHIRE and PAMELA S. NORUM

2016-11-09 2016 • Blending Cultures

Gallery Walk: An Activity in Flat Patternmaking for Practice and Critical Thinking about the Application of Darts and Dart Equivalents

April Elisha Stanley and Ellen Carol McKinney

2016-11-09 2016 • Blending Cultures

Interactive 3D Garment Simulation: A Technologically Enhanced and Leading Patternmaking Tool with Project-based Learning Methods Virtual Setting

Ja Young Hwang and Kim HongYoun Hahn

2016-11-09 2016 • Blending Cultures

Generating Decision-Making Hypotheses: An Exercise in Critical Thinking to Select Appropriate Slopers for Flat Patternmaking Bodice Designs

April Elisha Stanley and Ellen Carol McKinney

2016-11-09 2016 • Blending Cultures

Envisioning Career Opportunities in the Fashion Business World

Keunyoung Oh and Yun-Jung Choi

2016-11-09 2016 • Blending Cultures

How to Organize Course Evaluation Components to Optimize Learning Outcome: An Application of Pedagogical Theories

MdSanuwar Rashid and Jong Geun Lee

2016-11-09 2016 • Blending Cultures

The Potential of Virtual Reality in the Apparel Industry

Minjung Park and Hyunjoo Im

2016-11-09 2016 • Blending Cultures

The Relationship between Supervisor's Leadership Skills and Student Learning through Internship Experiences

Deepika Raj and Jung E. Ha-Brookshire

2016-11-09 2016 • Blending Cultures

Inclusion is the Key: Promoting Cultural Diversity through Historic Costume

Alyssa Dana Adomaitis and Diana Saiki

2016-11-09 2016 • Blending Cultures

Social and Psychological Aspects


"Triggering" Clothes?: Fashion and the Pro-Anorexia Community.

Dr. Jennifer Harmon and Dr. Nancy Ann Ann Rudd

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Depicting Thin, Average, and Plus Size Models in Fashion Advertisements: Exploring Social Comparisons, Body Image Satisfaction, Purchase Intentions, and Memory

Jessica L. Ridgway

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Appearance and the Transition to Motherhood: An Exploration of Identity Construction among New Mothers

Victoria Brown and Nancy J Hodges

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Sexualization of Halloween Costumed Women

Sharon J. Lennon, Aziz Fatnassi and Zhiying Zheng

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Impeding Counterfeiting of Luxury Products in India

Anushree Shah and Li Zhao

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Dress, Body, and Experiences of Victimization

Andrew Reilly and Kim K.P. Johnson

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

The Modification of Muslim Women's Hijab to Meet Modern Life Styles in a Western Society

Elham Nour Maqsood, Brigitte Gaal Cluver and Hsiou-Lien Chen

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Exploring the Effect of Body Appreciation on the Relationship between Social Networking Site Usage and Body Dissatisfaction

Jennifer Yurchisin, Alyssa Dana Adomaitis, Kim K. P. Johnson and Haesung Haesung Whang

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Enclothed Cognition: Professional Clothing Symbolism among Plus-Size Women Ages 18 to 24

Hannah R Gnegy and Deborah A Christel

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Advocacy through Appearance: An Exploration of Professional Identity, Self-Sufficiency, and the Clothing-Related Non-Profit

Tara J. Konya and Nancy J. Hodges

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

The Impact of Student Outfit Choice on Class Participation

Emily Law and Cynthia Istook

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

"I Want to Be Beautiful and Rich:" Consumer Culture Ideals Internalization and their Influence on Fashion Consumption

Srikant Manchiraju and Mary Lynn Damhorst

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

No Longer in Vogue? The Exploration of Motivations Underlying Millennials' Information Seeking Through Digital Fashion Media

Aimee Jones and Jiyun Kang

2016-11-09 2016 • Blending Cultures

Exploring the Relationship between Self-esteem and Wearing Plus-size Apparel

Laurel D. Romeo and Delisia R. Matthews

2016-11-09 2016 • Blending Cultures

Understanding Young Queer Adults' Experience of Accepting Queer Identities and Appearance Management

Jongeun Rhee

2016-11-09 2016 • Blending Cultures

Propensity to Undergo Cosmetic Surgery and Risky Body Modification among Indoor Tanning Bed Users: An Illustration from Female College Students

Jeong-Ju (Jay) Yoo and Hye-Young Kim

2016-11-09 2016 • Blending Cultures

Creating a Tanned Body with or without a U.V Risk and its Implication to Behavioral Alternatives and Body Stigmatization

Jeong-Ju (Jay) Yoo

2016-11-09 2016 • Blending Cultures

Tendency to Regret and Compulsive Buying Among Fashion Adoption Groups

Seung-Hee Lee, Jane E. Workman and Kwangho Jung

2016-11-09 2016 • Blending Cultures

Sustainability and Social Responsibility


The Perception of Odor in Textiles: An Exploratory Study

Jennifer Kowton and Rachel McQueen

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Trash or Treasure! Opportunities and Challenges for Artisan Enterprise from Recycled Waste

Jana M. Hawley and Mary A. Littrell

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

A Prediction Model for Environmentally Responsible Apparel Purchases: The Moderating Effects of Risk Aversion

Jiyun Kang

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

The Motivations to Adopt Eco-fashion Products: were Chinese Consumers Underestimated?

Ruirui Zhang, Chunmin Lang and Baolu Wang

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

A Service Learning Collaborative to Build a Sustainable Enterprise for Underprivileged Women (SEuW)

Andre West, Cynthia L Istook, Anne Porterfield and Tushar Ghosh

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Male Consumers' Motivation and Intent to acquire Eco-friendly Apparel in the South African Emerging Market Context

Hanri Taljaard, Nadine Cynthia Sonnenberg and Bertha Jacobs

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Development of a Model for Repurposing: A Case Study of TRAID

Erin M. Irick

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

The Contribution of CSR Information Substantiality Portrayed in Social Media to Corporate-Consumer Relationships: The Hierarchy of Effects Model Approach

Desiree Hazel and Jiyun Kang

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Retailer Involvement in Sustainability and Demand for Sustainable Apparel and Textiles from South Africa

Marsha A. Dickson, Megan Blissick, Jillian Silverman and Huantian Cao

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Perfect or Imperfect Duties? Consumer Perspectives Toward Corporate Sustainability

Sojin Jung and Jung E Ha-Brookshire

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Fashion and Sustainability: Increasing Knowledge About Slow Fashion Through an Educational Module

Rachel Preuit and Ruoh-Nan (Terry) Yan

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Identifying Sustainable Style Consumers with Decision Tree Predictive Model

Theresa Hyunjin Kwon, Erin Cho and Youn-Kyung Kim

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Challenges and Benefits of Made in the USA Manufacturing: A Study of Small Business Owners

Elisabeth Reed, Hae Jin Jin Gam and Jennifer Banning

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

The long-term Impact of a Sustainability-focused Short-term Study Abroad Program

Lynn M Boorady, Nicholas Hall, Jane Ledbury and Grant Emerson

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Redesigning Fashion: An Analysis and Categorization of Women's Clothing Redesign Behavior

Kristy A. Janigo, Marilyn Revell DeLong and Juanjuan Wu

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Sustainable Fashion Consumption and Happiness: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective

Eundeok Kim, Srikant Manchiraju, Ross May and Frank Fincham

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Factors Influencing Pro-Environmental Behavior in Craft Businesses

Jennifer Vanderploeg and Seung-Eun Lee

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Can Apps Encourage Engaged Learning in a Sustainability Course?

Melissa Abner and Fatma Baytar

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Exploring Sustainability Attributes of Perception among Different Consumer Groups for Green Sportswear

Changhyun Nam, Huanjiao Dong and Young-A Lee

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Exploration on Suppliers' Perceptions towards the Multinational Enterprises' Codes of Conduct: Behind the Scenes at Indian Apparel Export Houses

Geetika Jaiswal and Jung E. Ha-Brookshire

2016-11-08 2016 • Blending Cultures

Crafting Socially Responsible Corporations: Exploring Etsy and the Concept of the B-Corp

Tiffany Machado Blanchflower and Nancy J. Hodges

2016-11-09 2016 • Blending Cultures