Charity Calvin Armstead

Brenau University · Department of Art and Design

As the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, a widespread shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) specifically N95 face masks were exposed. This need was quickly answered by home sewers who did not hesitate to answer the request of medical professionals to help fill the PPE shortage. As the United States entered a national quarantine, home sewers turn...

Engineered digital textile print one-shoulder dress with appliqué and three-dimensional fabric flowers. Design Exhibition, International Textile and Apparel Association. St. Petersburg, Florida.

Engineered digital textile print dress made of silk charmeuse. Design Exhibition, International Textile and Apparel Association. St. Petersburg, Florida.

Throughout the first half of the twentieth century, maternity clothing design was a remarkable blend of fashion and practicality. The design of maternity clothing was largely determined by a combination of two factors: current fashions and the rapid expansion of the pregnant form. Designers were faced with the challenges of translating current styl...