UNCG ALUMNA BRINGS DRESS DESIGN DREAMS TO LIFE
CODY RIGSBY ’09: FINDING YOUR WAY IS NOT ALWAYS A STRAIGHT LINE
A FLAIR for fashion
LaParia Speight ‘21 (Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies), ‘22 MS fell in love with fashion in the seventh grade. “I was in a home economics class, and I learned I could make things on my own,” she remembers. Speight started sewing pillows and purses and selling them to family members. … Continued
TACTILE TEXTILES: INDUSTRY COLOR TOOLS GIVE CARS STUDENTS REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE
When consumers are looking to buy new clothes – whether a high-end designer brand or secondhand – color is one of the biggest deciding factors. Starting this academic year, students in the Bryan School’s Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies (CARS) program will use some of the same color tools used by the … Continued
UNCG Bryan School’s Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies earns TAPAC accreditation
The Textile and Apparel Programs Accreditation Commission has granted accreditation to one of UNC Greensboro’s oldest and most esteemed programs – the B.S. in Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies at the Bryan School of Business and Economics – through May 2029. “This is an amazing accomplishment – this is a … Continued
CARS Students Win Big
Three CARS students took home awards at the 16th annual Carolyn and Norwood Thomas Undergraduate Research and Creativity Expo on April 22, 2022. The Thomas Undergraduate Research and Creativity Expo participants uploaded video presentations to the URSCO Virtual Expo site for perusal by visitors and judges, as part of a … Continued
CARS Faculty and Doctoral Student Recognized for Excellence in Teaching
Congratulations to Dr. Trish Kemerly and Ms. Annie Williams for being recognized with Bryan School Excellence Award for the 2021-2022 academic year! These awards recognize excellence in facilitating student learning and development. Dr. Trish Kemerly, a professional track faculty member in CARS, was awarded the Lecturer Teaching Excellence Award for … Continued
Blue Bell Foundation gifts $2 million to Bryan School CARS department
Denim has a long history in Greensboro. So does UNC Greensboro’s scholarly focus on apparel. This week, UNCG announced a $2 million gift from the Blue Bell Foundation, to support the University’s academic work in all aspects of the apparel industry. Through this gift, the foundation honors the legacy of … Continued
Welcome new PhD students to CARS
With the start of a new academic year comes a new incoming class of doctoral students, ready to collaborate with faculty and contribute to research and learning in the Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies (CARS) Department. Fall 2021 has brought CARS three new PhD students–Narmin Nasibli, Kavita Singh, and Kaylah … Continued
CARS Co-Sponsors Free Author Talk–Virginia Postrel discusses her book “The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Make the World” at Revolution Mill
Join us on Wednesday, October 13th, 2021 at 6pm to hear upcoming speaker Virginia Postrel discuss her new book The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World. This event, hosted by the Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies (CARS) department in partnership with the White Oak Legacy Foundation, will be … Continued