Runway

RUNWAY/HNRS 300VH (009)
TUESDAYS, 6-7:15 p.m., FALL 2021
GEAR 243

Runway will present an interactive study of runway fashion throughout the ages. Students will study the history of fashion shows, discuss how the pandemic has impacted the runway, and interact with guest speakers about actual fashion show experiences. 

This one-hour course will study different types of fashion shows and will allow students to analyze past shows and create ideas for shows in the post-pandemic world. Other topics of discussion will include diversity on the runway, using fashion to create social change, and eating disorders in the modeling industry.

What’s in it for you:

• One hour of honors credit
• Interactive discussions of past runway shows
• Participation in faculty research exploring the impact of runway fashion

What’s required from you:

• Participate in class discussions and with guest speakers
• Read and report on scholarly articles related to runway fashion
• Contribute to a collective blog and Twitter feed for the Honors College

 
About Stephanie Hubert:

Stephanie Hubert, instructor in the Apparel Merchandising and Product Development Program in School of Human Environmental Sciences of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences is an active honors mentor and teaches an honors apparel production class. She has led honors students on study tours to London, Paris, New York, and Las Vegas. She is also one of the coordinators of the Apparel Merchandising and Product Development fashion show.
Students under Hubert’s direction have received awards at the International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference. She advises honors research on a wide variety of topics, from the technical challenges of using a 3D printer for fashion to costume designs for Tolkien characters. Both of these honors theses were featured in A+, the Honors College magazine, and the Tolkien-inspired costumes were exhibited in the Honors College wing of Gearhart Hall in Fall 2019.
Stephanie was awarded the Bumpers College Outstanding Honors Faculty Mentor Award in 2017, Honors Faculty Equipment and Technology Grants in 2016 and 2017, and in 2019 she received the Honors College Distinguished Faculty Award.