Judy Jackson

Instructor, Fashion Studies,
Consumer & Family Studies

Garcia Hall
Santa Rosa

Telephone: (707) 527-4395
Fax: (707) 527-4816
jjackson@santarosa.edu

Schedule

• Monday
     1 - 4 Contemporary Fashion Designers
  

Biography

Judy has been a part-time instructor at Santa Rosa Junior College since 1976. During that time, she has taught a wide range of classes from tailoring to color analysis, but her major areas of expertise are pattern development and history of costume. Judy puts both areas of knowledge to work when designing or building costumes for Bay Area theater companies such as the Lamplighters Music Theater of S.F., Willows Theater in Concord and Piedmont Light Opera Theater. This work has led her to help create a theater costuming program and certificate at Caņada College in Redwood City, where she also works part-time.

Judy has continued has continued her study of pattern development by learning about computer pattern making programs, most notably, the PAD system. In rare moments of spare time, she enjoys singing and performing on stage in musical comedies and operettas.

Education

M.A., San Francisco State University, Textiles and CLothing. 1981. Research on cut and construction of nineteenth century women's dress.

B.A., San Francisco State University, Textiles and Clothing, 1976.

Continuing education at San Francisco State and West Valley College on computer applications for fashion design.

Academic Experience

1976- present: Santa Rosa Junior College
Courses include: Flat Pattern I & II, Draping, History of Costume, 20th Century Designers, Pattern Grading, Fashion Analysis

1989- present: City College of S.F.
Courses include: Textiles, History of Costume, Advanced Flat Pattern, Draped Design, Clothing Study I & II

1996- present: Caņada College of Redwood City
Courses include: Computeried Pattern Making (PAD), Draping, History of Costume

1976- 1992: San Francisco State University
Courses include: Textiles Laboratory, Fashion, Clothing & Analysis

1979: Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, S.F.

Links

FASH 141 class pictures Link to pictures for class study in FASH 141. Name:srjc Password: fashion141
Firstview A great place to see current fashion collections
Worldmedia-French fashion See "fashion live" to see the current French shows
Fashion television Great links to stories of individual designers
Apparel News A daily newspaper with tons of information
CNN's online Style page Show info for Elsa Klensch, good articles
Fashion Event See fall fashion previews