{"id":11705,"date":"2014-10-17T10:34:13","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T14:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/precollegeprograms\/?p=11705"},"modified":"2014-10-24T12:49:43","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T16:49:43","slug":"instructor-spotlight-jasmin-zorlu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/precollegeprograms\/2014\/10\/17\/instructor-spotlight-jasmin-zorlu\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructor Spotlight: Jasmin Zorlu"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"DSC_0004\"<\/a>Professor Zorlu was born in Germany and raised in the wonderlands of Iceland and Japan, where she developed a fascination for all things modern and minimal.\u00a0 Her artist mother took her to art museums and galleries all over the world, which led her to pursue an undergraduate degree in Art History. \u00a0However, in her last year of college in Michigan, she took a theatrical hat design course and became hooked by the sculptural possibilities of the powerful accessory of the HAT. After graduation, she moved to New York City to take more hat making classes at FIT, also earning another degree in Accessory Design.\u00a0 She’s been designing and making headwear for 20 years, with a brief stint as a corporate footwear designer on the West Coast.<\/p>\n


\nProfessor Zorlu teaches: HSX 104 Hang on to Your Hat!
\n<\/strong><\/em><\/strong>Hats are hot, and now they\u2019re everywhere! Musicians and celebrities know the power of the hat. From royal weddings to award shows, hats are stealing the spotlight! In this class you\u2019ll learn how to make a 1920’s style cloche or fedora hat that perfectly fits you by using the exciting art of \u2018Freeform Blocking\u2019. Using steam and your fingers, manipulate a pre-formed woven straw cone on a standard wooden hat form, hand-stitch it, and then trim the hat with your own handmade flowers, cockades or bows from ribbon. All hand-stitching: no sewing machine knowledge required.
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Teaching Philosophy:
\n<\/em><\/strong>My teaching philosophy involves showing my students traditional techniques in hatmaking and inspiring them to find new materials and ways of putting shapes together which are fresh and exciting. \u00a0Observing the world around them with a keen eye, drawing upon nature, architecture or even people\u2019s hairstyles will help develop their design sensibility.<\/p>\n

On Precollege Programs:
\n<\/em><\/strong>Pre-college programs at FIT are a wonderful introduction to the fashion industry and to the resources of the school: \u00a0its instructors, culture, facilities, and resources like the museum and library.\u00a0 FIT has the only certified Millinery Certificate program in the US; the classes I\u2019m teaching are a fun introduction to millinery (hat making and design).<\/p>\n

Advice for Students:
\n<\/em><\/strong>Wear your own creations and invent your own style! People will love to get inspired by you.<\/p>\n

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