EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS
To encourage greater collaboration between Member Institutions and to increase the participation by Junior Members of the faculty in IFFTI Annual Conferences, it was decided to provide following incentives to 5 Junior Faculty whose papers are selected for presentation at the Annual Conference:–
(a) A scholarship of USD 2000, and
(b) Free registration for the Conference. Their registration fee will be paid by IFFTI.
Award Winners:
| YEAR | NAME | INSTITUTION | TOPIC |
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| 2024 | ANZE ERMENC, BECKY DE LACY, SARAH EASOM AND SONIA GENDERS | MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, UK | “LOOKS” AN EXHIBITION OF CROSS-DISCIPLINARY TRANSFORMATIVE PERSPECTIVES POST COVID ENABLING HUMAN-CENTRIC VALUES AND PRACTICE BASED PROFESSIONAL SKILLS |
| ANUSHA ARUN | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, INDIA | INCEPTION OF LUXURY FASHION IN METAVERSE: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW | |
| 2023 | SNEHAL C NINALE | SCHOOL OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, PUNE, INDIA | CONNECTING PATHWAYS THROUGH A MÉLANGE OF REFASHIONING AND REPURPOSING FABRIC WASTE BY USING SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES |
| MOHIKA D JOSHI | SCHOOL OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, PUNE, INDIA | CONNECTING PATHWAYS THROUGH A MÉLANGE OF REFASHIONING AND REPURPOSING FABRIC WASTE BY USING SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES |
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| REEMA P CHAUGULE | SCHOOL OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, PUNE, INDIA | CONNECTING PATHWAYS THROUGH A MÉLANGE OF REFASHIONING AND REPURPOSING FABRIC WASTE BY USING SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES |
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| JU YU KAO | FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, TAIWAN | A STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY SIRAYA CEREMONIAL COSTUMES AND CULTURAL IDENTITY | |
| BHAWNA CHAUHAN | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, INDIA | CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FRAMEWORK OF ‘INCLUSIVE ADAPTIVE CLOTHING’ FOR PEOPLE WITH SPINAL-CORD INJURY | |
| VARSHA GUPTA | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, INDIA | CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FRAMEWORK OF ‘INCLUSIVE ADAPTIVE CLOTHING’ FOR PEOPLE WITH SPINAL-CORD INJURY | |
| 2022 | MARTIN BONNEY | LASALLE COLLEGE, SINGAPORE | DISRUPTING PLACE-BASED FASHION FUTURES |
| LAUREN COPELAND | KENT STATE UNIVERSITY | REVOLUTION RETOLD: CLASSROOM TO REAL WORLD | |
| 2021 | KATE SALA | ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AUSTRALIA | A SHARED NARRATIVE; TRANSFORMING SUSTAINABLE FASHION EDUCATION (THEME : INCUMBENT | PI-1001 - FIRST PRIZE) |
| MALLIKA D SAMANT | SCHOOL OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, PUNE, INDIA | UNFOLDING THE WOVEN BLESSINGS OF “GHONGADI” FOR HOLISTIC RESURGENCE THROUGH FASHION. (THEME : URGENT | PU-1027- SECOND PRIZE) |
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| 2020 | CHANJUAN CHEN AND KENDRA LAPOLLA | KENT STATE UNIVERSITY,USA | STITCHED TOGETHER: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT LEARNING IN SUPPORTING REFUGEE WOMEN |
| MAGNUM LAM, ERIC LI, MAN-YIN CHUNG AND WING-SUN LIU | THE HONG KONG DESIGN INSTITUTE, HONG KONG | EXAMINATION OF FASHION PRACTICALITY AND SOCIALITY AMONG ACCULTURATING INDONESIAN DOMESTIC WORKERS IN HONG KONG | |
| 2019 | AMY V. BENSTEAD | UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, UK | THE INVISIBLE WORKER: WHO’S STITCHING YOUR SHOES? |
| SAYAKA KAMAKURA | BUNKA GAKUEN UNIVERSITY, JAPAN | THE PURSUIT OF NOTHINGNESS IN JAPANESE AESTHETICS: APPLICATION TO FASHION DESIGN | |
| DR. PATSY PERRY | UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, UK | NAVIGATING THE FASHION-FAITH LANDSCAPE IN MALAYSIA: THE INFLUENCE OF FASHION BLOGGERS ON GENERATION Y MALAY FEMALES’ FASHION CONSUMPTION | |
| CATHERINE GELB | FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NEW YORK | THE CHANGING VALUES OF MILLENNIAL AND GEN Z ADULTS ON FAST FASHION, SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THEIR CLOTHING PURCHASES. | |
| 2018 | MIAO TIAN | DONGHUA UNIVERSITY, CHINA | INVESTIGATING THE HEAT TRANSFER MECHANISM THROUGH A 3D CLOTHED HUMAN BODY EXPOSED TO THE FLASH FIRE |
| NAO OKAJIMA | BUNKA GAKUEN UNIVERSITY, JAPAN | DECORATIVE DANDYISM IN JAPANESE MEN'S KIMONO DESIGN | |
| BONETTI FRANCESCA | THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER,UK | ||
| ANN CANTRELL | FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,USA | SUSTAINABILITY IN FASHION: WHAT OUR PAST CAN TELL US ABOUT OUR FUTURE | |
| GAURAV SHARMA | INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES - DESIGN AND INNOVATION ACADEMY, INDIA | BACK TO BASICS -TERRACOTTA DESIGN INTERVENTION IN INDIA | |
| 2017 | RACHEL PARKER-STRAK | THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, UK | REVIEW OF FASHION PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MODELS |
| IRENE MALDINI | AMSTERDAM FASHION INSTITUTE (HOGESCHOOL), THE NETHERLANDS | ON PARADIGM SHIFTS AND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONS: TRACING PREVALENT DRESSMAKING PRACTICES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN THE NETHERLANDS AND NORTHWEST EUROPE (1850-2016). | |
| DAPHNE MOHAJER-VA-PESARAN | BUNKA GAKUEN UNIVERSITY, JAPAN | HACK THE BLACK BOX: CONSUMER AGENCY IN THE SHARING ECONOMY | |
| HILDE HEIM | QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (QUT), AUSTRALIA | SELLING THE LOCAL IN A GLOBAL MARKET: MARKETING ARTISANAL FASHION IN THE NEW CREATIVE ECONOMY | |
| 2016 | REBECCA LOUISE BREUER | FASHION & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, VISUAL CULTURE AND PHILOSOPHY LECTURER, AMSTERDAM FASHION INSTITUTE (HOGESCHOOL),THE NETHERLANDS | SUBTHEME: CRAFT, TECHNIQUE, INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE |
| A COMMUNITY OF CULTURES | |||
| JA YOUNG HWANG, EULANDA SANDERS; MARY LYNN DAMHORST | THE FASHION SCHOOL, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY,USA | THE EFFECTS OF CULTURE AND FASHION SYSTEM ON FASHION DESIGN PROCESS | |
| -A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF FASHION DESIGN PROCESS | |||
| TARUN PANWAR | SCHOOL OF FASHION & TEXTILES | SUSTAINABLE FASHION BUSINESS MODEL DESIGNS | |
| ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY(RMIT),AUSTRALIA | |||
| 2015 | ALICE PAYNE | QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (QUT), AUSTRALIA | WRITING FASHION’S FUTURE: THE GODS AND MONSTERS OF THE ANTHROPOCENE |
| MAJA GUNN | THE SWEDISH SCHOOL OF TEXTILES, SWEDEN | ON & OFF – THE DESIGNER AS A WRITER | |
| BEN BARRY | RYERSON UNIVERSITY | THE MONSTER IN MY CLOSET: MEN, FASHION AND EMBODIMENT | |
| 2014 | MARIA ANGELA JANSEN | LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION | MOROCCAN FASHION |
| SAYAKA KAMAKURA | BUNKA GAKUEN UNIVERSITY | SPACE BETWEEN BODY AND DRESS | |
| 2013 | SUZANNE VAN ROOIJ | AMSTERDAM FASHION INSTITUTE, THE NETHERLANDS | ICONIC FASHION EDUCATION OF TOMORROW |
| ELMIRA KHAMMATOVA | KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGCIAL UNIVERSITY, RUSSIA | INVESTIGATION THE MANIFESTATIONS OF THE DESIGN OF ICONS IN THE CLOTHES OF THE PAST YEARS AND IN MODERN DRESS | |
| SASIKUMAR KANNIYAPPAN | PEARL ACADEMY OF FASHION, INDIA | SUDHA’68 A NEW BRAND FOR ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS | |
| BEN BARRY | RYERSON UNIVERSITY, CANADA | THE NEW FASHION ICONS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF AMERICAN AND CHINESE WOMEN’S CONSUMER RESPONSE TO DIVERSE MODELS IN FASHION ADVERTISING | |
| 2012 | MRS. AMBIKA MAGOTRA | PEARL ACADEMY OF FASHION, INDIA | WHIMSICAL AND POP INDIE |
| MS. NAO OKAJIMA | BUNKA GAKUEN UNIVERSITY, JAPAN | TRENDS IN PRODUCTION OF WOVEN AND DYED PRODUCTS AT DEPARTMENT STORES FROM THE LATE EDO TO MEIJI PERIODS | |
| MRS. SANDRA KUIJPERS | AMSTERDAM FASHION INSTITUTE, THE NETHERLANDS | 3D VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING FOR FASHION DESIGN, PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF POSSIBILITY | |
| MS. DEANNA CLARK | FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, USA | FASHION BEYOND BORDERS €“ A FUSION OF TECHNOLOGY AND FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS PAVE THE WAY INTO THE LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD | |
| MS. PATRICIA HART | METROPOLITAN SOUTH INSTITUTE OF TAFE, AUSTRALIA | THE DEMOCRATISATION OF FASHION: THE ROLE OF FASHION DISSEMINATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FASHION ELITES | |
| 2011 | KAY MCMAHON AND JANE MORLEY | QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AUSTRALIA | INNOVATION, INTERACTION, AND INCLUSION: HERITAGE LUXURY BRANDS IN COLLUSION WITH THE CONSUMER |
| JEROEN VISSER | AMSTERDAM FASHION INSTITUTE, THE NETHERLANDS | THE DANDY AS AN INNOVATOR: THE USEFULNESS OF PARADOXES | |
| KUMARAGURU KASINATHAN | PEARL ACADEMY OF FASHION, INDIA | A SUSTAINABLE SYNERGY OF TRADITIONAL AND CAD BASED SILK SAREE DESIGNING/ PRODUCTION | |
| CHITRA BUCKLEY | LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION, UK | REFERENCES TO THE PAST: THE ROLE OF HERITAGE AND CULTURAL VALUES IN FASHION BRANDING | |
| 2010 | PRIYA MARY MATHEW | PEARL ACADEMY OF FASHION, INDIA | INNOVATIVE METHOD OF TEACHING SUSTAINABILITY IN FASHION VALUE CHAIN IN INDIA |
| EMMA LYNAS | RMIT, AUSTRALIA | TEXTILES, CONNECTION AND MEANING | |
| TASHA LEWIS | RYERSON UNIVERSITY, CANADA | THE SUSTAINABLE BRAND: A COMPANY LEVEL SYSTEM | |
| TE-HSING KU | FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, TAIWAN | STUDY ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE PSEUDO-THERMOPLASTIC CELLULOSE TRIACET | |
| TODD ROBINSON | UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA | THEMATIZING CHANGE: CREATIVITY, DYNAMIC PRACTICES AND SUSTAINABILITY | |
| 2009 | TANIA ALLAN ROSS | OTAGO POLYTECHNIC, NEW ZEALAND | INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN’S APPAREL THAT ADDRESSES SENSORY INTEGRATION DYSFUNCTION. |
| KATE CARROLL | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA | FASHION, WORK AND DISABILITY | |
| KEVIN ALMOND | UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD, UK | YOU HAVE TO SUFFER FOR FASHION | |
| TARUN PANDEY | PEARL ACADEMY OF FASHION , INDIA | WELLNESS OF WOMEN EMBROIDERY WORKERS | |
| YUNYI WANG | DONGHUA UNIVERSITY, P. R. CHINA | CHINESE CONSUMER BEHAVIOR AND PRODUCT STRATEGY OF PET APPAREL | |
| 2008 | REKHA RANA SHAILAJ | OTAGO POLYTECHNIC, NEW ZEALAND | SUBJECTIVITIES DETERMINING DRESSED BODIES |
| PHOEBE R APAEGYEI | MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, ENGLAND | BODY IMAGE AND THE MALE CLOTHING CONSUMER | |
| CAO XIAOJIE | DONGHUA UNIVERSITY, P.R. CHINA | A MODEL OF INTERACTIVE HUMAN-BODY BASED 3D FASHION ILLUSTRATION IN MASS FASHION INDUSTRY | |
| DANIEL JAMES COLE | FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, USA | BODY MANIPULATION IN CONTEMPORARY WESTERN CULTURE | |
| TARA PUNNA | PEARL ACADEMY OF FASHION, INDIA | IMPACT OF SMART TECHNOLOGY ON FASHION | |
| 2007 | CERI ISSAC | LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION, UK | THE CAT WALK AS SPECTACLE/ HUSSEIN CHALAYAN SPRING 2007/ A MAGICIAN OF TECHNOLOGY |
| JONATHAN HAMILTON | NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY, UK | SCREENDRESS: A CANVAS FOR THE MOVING IMAGE | |
| ANDREW TAYLOR | UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD, UK | MUTATING THE REALITIES IN FASHION DESIGN: VIRTUAL CLOTHING FOR 3D AVATARS | |
| CATHY CHEN | RMIT, AUSTRALIA | PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF TECHNOLOGY – E-LEARNING IN FASHION EDUCATION | |
| TONG YU- GU | DONGHUA UNIVERSITY, P. R. CHINA | COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS OF CLUSTERING OF TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRY IN ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, CHINA | |
| 2006 | PENELOPE WATKINS | LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION, UK | CUSTOM FIT, IS IT FIT FOR THE CUSTOMER? |
| CATHY CHALLENDER | NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY, UK | CAPTURED! KNITWEAR LOST AND FOUND. A DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF KNITWEAR AT NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY | |
| MEENA KADRI | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN, INDIA | FASHION, HUMANISM AND THE ONLINE ENVIRONMENT | |
| PETER ALLAN | RMIT, AUSTRALIA | FASHION IN THE DIGITAL WORLD – THE FUTURE IS NOW! | |
| 2005 | SASS BROWN | FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, U.S.A. | GROWING GREEN FASHION BUSINESSES : ADDING VALUE WITH ETHICS AND SUSTAINABILITY |
| MEI LI FU | FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, TAIWAN | APPLICATION OF BODY SCANNING ANALYSIS RESULTS TO APPAREL FIT PREFERENCES (A STUDY OF U.S. OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE WOMEN) | |
| WESSIE LING | LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION, U.K. | PARIS AND THE DESIGNERS – PROCESSES OF ENGAGEMENT OF ORIENTAL DESIGNERS IN THE FASHION CAPITAL | |
| SACHIKO NAGASAWA | BUNKA WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY, JAPAN | APPLICATION OF ‘MANGA’ TO FASHION DESIGN DRAWING EDUCATION IN JAPAN | |
| OSMUD RAHMAN | RYERSON UNIVERSITY, CANADA | THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOW-RISE DENIM JEANS AND CONSUMER ASPIRATIONS : THE STUDY OF SYMBOLIC VALUE AND EMOTIONAL ATTRIBUTE – PART 2 | |
| DENISE SPRYNSKYJ | ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AUSTRALIA | THE RISE OF CUSTOMISATION AND THE GLOBALISATION OF FASHION | |
| 2004 | MS. LI MIN | DONGHUA UNIVERSITY, PR CHINA | THE INCREASING CHILDREN’S WEAR MARKET IN CHINA AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ON FASHION EDUCATION |
| MS. LISA PARILLO CHAPMAN | NCSU, USA | ENGINEERING WHOLE GARMENT DESIGNS | |
| DR. JOE AU | HKPU, HONG KONG | MODEL OF DESIGN PROCESS OF HONG KONG FASHION DESIGNERS |
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