Kate Annett-Hitchcock

Professor

She/Her/Hers

Textiles Complex 3325

919-515-0905

Bio

Dr. Kate Annett-Hitchcock is a Professor in the Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, Wilson College of Textiles, at North Carolina State University. Prior to this she was on the faculty at East Carolina University; Virginia Tech and the Savannah College of Art and Design. She obtained her B.A. (Hons) degree in Art History from the University of Manchester; M.A. in Clothing and Textiles from Michigan State University, and Ph.D. in Clothing and Textiles from Virginia Tech. Her research focuses on clothing for health and well-being; product development for differently-abled populations, and historical and cross-cultural inspirations on fashion design. She has authored peer-reviewed articles, presentations and book chapters, mostly on clothing product development for special populations, and smart clothing technologies. She is committed to women in entrepreneurship and has founded startups in the fashion and textile product arena.

Research

Design and development of clothing for Health and Well-Being; History of Apparel and Textiles; Fashion Entrepreneurship; Undergraduate Research

Organizations

Costume Society of America
Omicron Delta Kappa
International Textile and Apparel Association

Teaching

FTM 315 – Fashion Product Design
FTM 415 – Fashion Product Development
FTM 497 – Senior Collection Studio
FTD 218 – Fashion Illustration
FTD 419 – Fashion Studio II
FTD 498 – Senior Fashion Collection
TTM 510 – Apparel Technology Management
TTM 515 – Graduate Fashion Product Design
TTM 587 – Graduate Fashion Collection

Education

Ph.D. Clothing and Textiles: Business and Economics Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2002

M.A. Clothing and Textiles Michigan State University 1991

B.A. (Hons) Art History and Collections Management The University of Manchester 1987

Area(s) of Expertise

Entrepreneurship
Fashion Design
Health and Well-Being

Publications

Consumer perceptions and concerns regarding aesthetic attributes of textile-based assistive devices: a qualitative analysis of online retail product reviews , RESEARCH JOURNAL OF TEXTILE AND APPAREL (2022)
A retrospect on the US apparel industry: expert predictions and reality data , RESEARCH JOURNAL OF TEXTILE AND APPAREL (2021)
Clothing Experiences of Consumers with Body Asymmetry and their Interaction with Three-Dimensional (3D) Visualization Technology , The International Journal of Design in Society (2020)
On Being a Female Entrepreneur in the Arts: Comparative Experiences , Journal of Arts Entrepreneurship Education (2020)
Challenges faced by apparel and textile entrepreneurs seeking US production and sourcing–a study of startup survey data , Fashion: ID (2019)
Comparison of body measurements between Chinese and U.S. females , The Journal of The Textile Institute (2019)
Price and perceived product quality: A comparison of denim jeans in three price categories , Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management (2018)
All fashion is local: Assessing the needs of fashion and textile startups in an era of global fashion dissonance , Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Fashion Federation of Technical Institutes, Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 28-31, 2017. (2017)
The Development of an Herb-Infused Bag that Regenerates Aromatherapy Textiles , The International Journal of Designed Objects (2016)
Fashion And Disability , Fashion Design for Living (2015)

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