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Q. How do you style someone who uses a wheelchair?A: Caitlin Robbins, Technical Design ’16, created clothes for her father, who has ALS and is in a wheelchair, for her capstone project. She’s now a designer for Tommy Hilfiger’s Adaptive Line.
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“My dad was, of course, my inspiration. He’s a bit of a fashionista.”

Caitlin RobbinsTechnical Design ’16
Q. What is 3D fashion design software?A: During her internship at FIT’s Infor/DTech Lab, Lucy Chen, Fashion Design '19, used Bowzwear, a 3D fashion design software which is sustainable because it helps eliminate the samples from the garment production cycle.
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“I digitized a lot of the materials for the samples. You don’t even have to use actual fabric or actual materials to create it.”

Lucy ChenFashion Design '19

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