Belinda Orzada
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.
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