{"id":15725,"date":"2018-05-03T10:51:15","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T14:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/precollegeprograms\/?p=15725"},"modified":"2019-02-23T12:17:20","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T16:17:20","slug":"instructor-spotlight-barbara-seggio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/precollegeprograms\/2018\/05\/03\/instructor-spotlight-barbara-seggio\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructor Spotlight: Barbara Seggio"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Barbara Seggio is a fashion and technical designer with expertise in apparel. She is a graduate of\u00a0FIT and\u00a0has been teaching in the Fashion Design Department for over 25 years. She teaches all levels of Sewing, Draping, and Patternmaking. She is also the Evening\/Weekend Adviser of the FD Department. Barbara has enjoyed teaching Precollege classes for 15 years and has taught FD courses in China as a visiting FIT Professor.<\/p>\n

Prof. Seggio teaches the following FIT Precollege Classes:<\/strong><\/em>
\nHAP 017\u00a0Introduction to Draping for Fashion Design (Level 2)<\/a>
\nHAP 025\u00a0Sewing for Fashion Designers (9 & 10 grades only)<\/a>
\nHAP 026\u00a0Sewing for Fashion Designers (11 & 12 grades only)<\/a><\/p>\n

Teaching Philosophy:<\/strong> <\/em>
\nI give my students projects that encourage creativity and nurture their inane talent. I believe everyone has what it takes; all they need is patience and a guiding hand.<\/p>\n

Prof. Seggio’s\u00a0<\/em>Achievements\/Projects:<\/strong><\/em>
\nBarbara\u2019s interest in Sustainable Fashion has revolutionized how Fashion Design students consider their environmental impact. Her pupils\u2019 work has\u00a0been featured at FIT\u2019s annual Sustainability Conferences. She\u2019s also proud to announce that she recently co-invented a nursing garment for a mother to wear while feeding her newborn baby. This product will protect the infant from accidental injury should the mother fall asleep.<\/p>\n

Read about Prof. Seggio’s\u00a0student in the article:<\/strong><\/em>
\nEmily Nieland\u2019s Patchwork for Kids<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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