West Meets East

by
Su-Jeong Hwang, Karla Simmons, Lashawnda McKimmon, Lisa Parrillo Chapman and Cynthia Istook

Doctoral Students from the Department of Textile & Apparel Technology & Management (TATM) attended the International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) and the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles (KSCT) Joint World Conference in Seoul, Korea, June 12-15, 2001. The theme of the conference was "Expanding Horizons" and scholars and professionals were invited from the global community to consider, explore, and question how we could expand our future vision in textiles and clothing. Faculty and graduate students from North Carolina State University were: Dr. Nancy Cassill, Dr. Cindy Istook, Lisa Parrillo Chapman, Su-Jeong Hwang, Lashawnda McKimmon and Karla Simmons. We presented in each of the major subject sections, including research/scholarship, creative teaching/curriculum, design/artwork, and the special 3-Dimensional Body-Scanning session. During the conference, we had opportunities to meet people from other countries, experience a different culture, and broaden our international research network.

Presentations at Seoul National University:
Before the Conference, Dr. Cassill, Dr. Istook and the graduate students were invited to present their research at the SNU-NCSU Joint Workshop on 3-D Measurement Technology at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Seoul National University. The presentation was an overview of body scanning and digital printing technologies and how they might be utilized to create the exact products (primarily apparel) that each individual consumer might want or need. These technologies are of vital importance to Rapid Prototyping and Mass Customization strategies that are becoming more and more important in the marketplace. Dr. Istook spoke on "Developing Products for a Market of One", Su-Jeong's

topic was "3-D Body Scanning Principles", Lashawnda's topic was "Accuracy of 3-D Body Scanning", Karla's topic was "Body Measurement Issues", and Lisa's topic was "Concepts for Developing a Flexible and Agile System to Create Textile Repeat Designs".

At the completion of the workshop, we had the opportunity to meet with the attendees of the conference and share a traditional Korean meal.

Presentations at ITAA/KSCT:
In the special session held on June 12, Dr. Istook presented "Three-dimensional Non-Contact Measurement in Textile/Apparel Science". On June 13, in the concurrent session on Fit and Technology, Su-Jeong Hwang presented " Body Measurement Terminology Used in the Apparel Industry", and Karla Simmons presented "Body Measurement Techniques: A Comparison of 3 Dimensional Body Scanning and Physical Anthropometric Methods".
On June 14 in the poster session on Innovative Teaching and Textiles, Lisa Parrillo Chapman presented "Teaching Product Development with Off-the-shelf Software" while Lashawnda McKinnon presented "Digital Printing in the Textile Complex".
On June 15, Lisa Parrillo Chapman presented "Butterfly Garden" in the design session.

Conference Events:
The keynote speaker was Dr.Kihwan Kim, International Advisor, Goldman Sachs, who shared globalization strategies for The Korean Textile and Apparel industry. Migliore, a major fashion chain, and the Korean Chamber of Commerce sponsored fashion shows of two famous Korean designers. Lee Young Hee showed her pret a porter during the conference dinner on the 14th and Andre Kim closed the conference with his show on the 15th. Designer Lee's designs left a strong impression on us. The garments combined traditional Korean custom with modern influences and were the most beautiful dresses we had ever seen. Andre Kim, Korea's most famous fashion designer, presented his "Fashion Fantasia". His show also left us in awe, particularly the elaborate "Korean Legend of the Seven Veil".

Visits to Universities:
While in Seoul, we visited three universities Ewha Woman's University, Seoul National University and Yonsei University. At each university we met the professors and students, toured their facilities, and shared research information. We found that we all had common goals and hope to collaborate in the future.

This conference provided a great opportunity to discover new ideas in research and design, experience Korean culture and traditions, and communicate with international colleagues. Our friends that we met in Korea were so gracious and their cultural and research experiences provided meaningful graduate school experiences.

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