Wilson College Communications

May 17, 2016

19th Annual AATS Fashion Exposé Brings Simplicity with a Twist

On Thursday, April 7,  the African American Textile Society presented the 19th Annual AATS Fashion Exposé in Talley Ballroom on NC State’s Main Campus.  The 2016 show featured 18 Wilson College of Textiles student designers and tens of models who walked the runway wearing the unique designs that focused on the present.  This generation of designers are revolutionizing what fashion means… 

May 17, 2016

Textile Technology Alum’s Apparel Company Inspired by Charleston

Written by Miranda Bunnis NC state alumna Ashley Worrall took a leap of faith recently when she started Borough, an online woman’s dress brand inspired by Southern culture. While the launch of the business owned by Worrall and her husband, Jeff Worrall, is new, the dream has been alive for some time. “I launched this year, but… 

May 16, 2016

Visual Merchandising Students Take Farm to Feet to Stores and Beyond

Written by Miranda Bunnis Farm to Feet, a North Carolina based sock manufacturer, teamed up with NC State’s Wilson College of Textiles students for their latest project: producing visual displays for the Nester Hosiery-owned brand. This project began when Dave Petri, vice president of marketing at Nester Hosiery, asked Fashion and Textile Management (Textile Brand Management… 

May 13, 2016

FTD: Emerging Designers Showcase Delivers Creativity and Innovation

Written by Elena Durvas On May 5, hundreds of guests including students, faculty and families, flocked to the James B. Hunt Jr. Library on NC State’s Centennial Campus to attend the Wilson College of Textiles’ FTD Emerging Designers Showcase, an opportunity for 15 seniors in Fashion and Textile Design to reveal the collections they have created. Launched… 

May 13, 2016

Commencement Ceremony Marked Largest Graduating Class in 25 Years

Congratulations to the College of Textiles Class of 2016! Members of the Class of 2016 received their diplomas on Saturday, May 7 in the Courtyard of the Centennial Textiles Complex. The class of 2016 represents the largest class for textiles in 25 years with 244 graduates. That total included 212 undergraduates, 19 master’s students and 13 PhDs. The senior… 

May 10, 2016

TAGS Honored with Chancellor’s Award for Creating Community

The Textile Association of Graduate Students (TAGS) was awarded the Chancellor’s Creating Community Outstanding Student Organization Award. This award honors an organization that actively engages students, the campus community, and/or the wider community in efforts that promote and facilitate dialogue and social engagement with and between individuals of varying ethnic, racial or religious backgrounds, gender identities, socioeconomic… 

May 6, 2016

T-PACC Launches a Consortium to Address Comfort Methods and Standards for Performance Textiles

For more than twenty years, the Textile Protection and Comfort Center (T-PACC) at NC State has led the nation and the world in the development and application of advanced laboratory test methods for measuring the wear comfort of materials and clothing. Now the Center is launching an exciting new industry research initiative:  The Consortium for Outdoor Materials and… 

May 5, 2016

Internships and More Internships Drive Textile Student’s Career

Internships and the invaluable on-the-job experiences they provide have not only been Wilson College of Textiles senior Adam Barksdale’s favorite aspect of college, they have helped him launch his career. Since arriving at NC State in 2010, Barksdale, who will graduate May 7 with his bachelor’s degree in textile engineering with an information systems design concentration,… 

Apr 29, 2016

Outstanding Teacher Russell Gorga Helps Students Connect with Concepts

Dr. Russell E. Gorga, associate professor, Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science, received the 2016 university-level Outstanding Teacher Award (as the nominee for the Wilson College of Textiles). Gorga first received this award in 2007. The award was presented during the Teaching Awards Luncheon and Ceremony on April 11. In addition, Gorga was one of six… 

Apr 29, 2016

Senior Design Ends Year with Skills, Solutions and Winners

As Senior Design – the year-long capstone course for the Textile Engineering and Textile Technology degree programs – came to a close this week, it brought new skill sets for students, problems solved for project sponsors and a slate of winners who were recognized for their design creativity and technical merit. In their fall semester, Senior Design student…