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Belinda Orzada

Professor
University of Delaware
213 Alison Hall West
Newark, DE 19716
Curriculum Vitae
Degrees
Courses Regularly Taught
Representative Scholarship
Honors and Awards
Research Interests
 

Degrees

PhD Florida State University

MS Louisiana State University

BS University of Georgia

Courses Regularly Taught

Apparel Product Assembly

Apparel Design by Draping

Design Expressions

Twentieth Century Design: Ethnic Influences

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Creative Problem Solving

Research Analysis in Fashion Studies

Representative Scholarship

Juried Designs

Orzada, B.T. (2016). Azaleas in the Evening. International Textile and Apparel Association Design Exhibition. ITAA Annual Conference. Vancouver, BC. November 2016

Orzada, B.T. (2016). Blue Chrysanthemum. World Shibori Network. 10th International Shibori Symposium. Oaxaca, Mexico. November 2016-January 2017.

Cobb, K., Orzada, B.T., Kallal, M.J., Gorea, A., Roelse, K., & Hall, M.L. (2016). Cloud Eater. World Shibori Network. 10th International Shibori Symposium. Oaxaca, Mexico. November 2016-January 2017.

Orzada, B.T. (2015). Le Plan de Paris: Giverny. International Textile and Apparel Association Design Exhibition. ITAA Annual Conference, Santa Fe, NM. November 2015

Orzada, B.T. (2015). Balenciaga and Spain. Costume Society of America Annual Symposium Costume Showcase. May 27-30, 2015.

Orzada, B.T. (2015). Balenciaga and Spain. International Textile and Apparel Association Design Exhibition. ITAA Annual Conference, Santa Fe, NM. November 2015.

Orzada, B.T. (2015). Eighteen Twenty. Costume Society of America Annual Symposium Costume Showcase. May 27-30, 2015.

Orzada, B.T. (2014). No Waste Pinstripe. International Textile and Apparel Association Design Exhibition. ITAA Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC. November 2014

Orzada, B.T. (2014). Homage to Balenciaga in Black and White. International Textile and Apparel Association Design Exhibition. ITAA Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC. November 2014.

Cobb, K., Orzada, B.T., Kallal, M.J., Gorea, A., Roelse, K., & Hall, M.L. (2014). Cloud Eater. International Textile and Apparel Association Design Exhibition. With ITAA Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC. November 2014.

Orzada, B.T. (2013). Grand Canyon Waterfall. International Textile and Apparel Association Design Exhibition. New Orleans, LA.

Orzada, B.T. (2012). Vision and Technique. Balenciaga in Hawaii Design Competition. Paris American Academy design challenge. Honolulu, HI

Historic Exhibitions Curated

Lopez-Gydosh, D. and Orzada, B.T. (2017). Fashion on All Fronts Stories from the Wardrobe, 1914-18. University of Delaware University Museum Gallery. Old College, Newark, DE. Sept. 6 – Dec. 8, 2017.

Lopez-Gydosh, D., Cassman, V., and Orzada, B.T. (2013). Common Threads: A History of Fashion through a Woman's Eyes. University of Delaware University Museum Gallery. Old College. Newark DE. February 6 – June 28, 2013.

Referred Publications

Blissick, M. & Orzada, B.T. (2016). The effects of design protection legislation on manufacturer motivation. Disegno: The Journal of Design Culture, 3(1-2), 10-27.

Hall, M.L., Lopez-Gydosh, D., & Orzada, B.T. (2015). American Women's Wartime Dress: Socio-Cultural Ambiguity Regarding Women's Roles During World War II. Journal of American Culture, 38(3), 232-242.

Hall, M.L. & Orzada, B.T. (2013). Expressive Prostheses: Meaning and Significance. Fashion Practice, 5(1), 9-32.

Christie-Robin, J., Orzada, B.T. & Lopez-Gydosh, D. (2013). From Bustles to Bloomers: Exploring the Bicycle's Influence on American Women's Fashion, 1880-1914. Journal of American Culture, 35(4), 315-331.

Orzada, B.T. & Cobb, K. (2011). Ethical Fashion Project: Partnering with Industry. International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, 4(3), 173-185.

Orzada, B.T., Moore, M.A., Chen, Y. & Collier, B.J. (2009). Effects of Laundering on Fabric Drape, Bending and Shear. International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, 21(1). 44-55.

Orzada, B.T. (2008). Those Crazy Lichen. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 26(4), 327-329.

Book Chapter

Orzada, B.T. & Moore, M.A. (2008). Environmental Impact of Textiles in Hethorn, J. and UIasewicz, C. (Eds.), Sustainable Fashion, Why Now? NY: Fairchild.

Grants (selected)

2016    Orzada & Lopez-Gydosh. National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation Assistance Grant for Smaller Institutions. To purchase conservation furniture and supplies for a new storage area for the Historic Costume and Textiles Collection. $6,000

2011    Lopez-Gydosh, Cassman and Orzada. Interdisciplinary Humanities Research Center Grant. To research and install an exhibition of historic garments in the University Museum West Gallery. Including preparing a catalog and website with podcasts about each garment in the exhibit. $15,000

2009    Lopez-Gydosh and Orzada. National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation Assistance Grant for Smaller Institutions. To replace hanging storage in the Historic Costume Collection and install heat/humidity monitors and UV filter screens in the display cases. $6,000

Honors and Awards

ESRAB Award for Sustainable Design, International Textile and Apparel Association Design Exhibition

Balenciaga in Hawaii Professional Design Award sponsored by Paris American Academy.

Paper of Distinction Award in the Sustainability / Social Responsibility Track, International Textile and Apparel Association

First Place American Quilter's Society/Hobbs Bonded Fibers Fashion Show

Best Paper – Apparel and Fabric Performance Session International Nonwovens Technical Conference for Blank Canvas – Elastomeric Nonwovens as Fashion Apparel

Bernina Design Excellence Award, American Quilter's Society/Hobbs Bonded Fibers Fashion Show

Centennial Laureate, College of Human Sciences, Florida State University

Bernina Design Excellence Award, American Quilter's Society/Hobbs Bonded Fibers Fashion Show

Faculty Award for Excellence in Draping, International Textile and Apparel Association Design Exhibition

Everyone Loves Sulky Challenge, Second place, Professional Wearable Art Division, Sulky Inc.

Research Interests

Creative apparel designs

Natural Dyes

Enhancing spatial visualization skills

Effects of grain alignment on fabric mechanical properties

Nineteenth and twentieth century costume history

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