Aneta Genova

I am an accessory designer, book author and assistant professor of Fashion and Accessory design at the School of Fashion at Parsons The New School for Design. I specialize in accessory design and technology applications within fashion design.

Symposium
Sat. May 17, 12:45pm

Critical & Speculative (Group 1)

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Technology Undressed

A collection of garments featuring various tech implementations

This project advocates the use of new technologies aesthetically, rather than for purely functional applications.

Technology has always impacted the practice of fashion design. From materials to the new manufacturing processes of the industrial age, advancements in technological possibility have driven forward our understanding of the aesthetics, style and functionality of garments and accessories. Current emergent technologies have been changing our understanding of fashion, yet most fashion designers do not integrate these new tools into their design process. This thesis project highlights ways of applying new digital methods to fashion from the perspective of fashion design. Technology Undressed is a series of identical muslin dresses, each one implementing a different technique in order to create functional or decorative elements within the garment or as a surface treatments.

Each work in the series reveals the use of traditional sewing techniques along some of the newest technology to create a visual reference f

Thesis Faculty

Fall: Sven Travis

Spring: Katherine Moriwaki


Writing & Research Faculty

Louisa Campbell