Professor Andy Reilly and graduate student Jordan Antonio received a Paper of Distinction award at the 2024 conference of the International Textile and Apparel Association. 

As model (and incoming UH student) Makana Gomes sported various types of shirts, Andy Reilly of the Fashion Design and Merchandising program, Dept. of Family and Consumer Sciences, educated the audience at the Honolulu Museum of Art on the relation between aloha shirts and personal identity.

Bring your eye for flair and impeccable sense of taste to UH Campus Center Ballroom at 5:30pm for the 58th annual UHM fashion show! The event will provide invaluable experience and training for the FDM students involved and will give them the opportunity of presenting their work and accomplishments in the program to the public and members of the business community. 

In her lifetime, the Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori was the only Asian person to be accepted by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode – the French organization that governs haute couture fashion.

Nine lucky students traveled with me to one of the largest fashion conventions in the world in Las Vegas, February 14 and 15. Each year, “Magic” attracts vendors and manufacturers from around the world to showcase their collections to industry buyers. This event is not open to the public, but as faculty in the Dept. of Family and Consumer Sciences, I was able to take students to experience this aspect of the fashion industry.