Faculty Profiles

Housing Design

MARILYN R. DELONG
Professor, Apparel Design Program

Associate Dean, College of Design
Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel
351 McNeal Hall

1985 Buford Ave.

St. Paul, MN 55108-6136
(612) 624-4909; 612-625-1219
mdelong@umn.edu

      Specialties & Expertise:
  • Aesthetics
  • Apparel Design
  • Apparel History
  • Cross-Cultural Influcences on Design
  • Socio-psychological Aspects of Clothing
  • Clothing Design
      Course Titles (resident and outreach teaching):
  • DHA 8164 Innovation Theory
  • DHA 8167 Aesthetics
  • DHA 8166 Material Culture
     Selected Scholarship:
  • Co-Editor of Fashion Practice, published two times per year in partnership with Fashion Theory, first issue completed for Spring, 2009
  • DeLong, M. & Geum, K. 2008. "Promoting Cross Cultural Collaborations through Design," Full paper online publication for DesignEdAsia 2008 conference in HongKong.
  • DeLong, M. & Park, J. 2008. "Touch Memories and the Influence of Gender," Senses & Society, 3:1, 23-44.
  • Nelson, N., DeLong, M., Hegland, J., Thompson, M., & Williams G., October, 2007. "Constructing Knowledge for the Future: Exploring Alternative Modes of Inquiry from a Philosophical Perspective," Clothing & Textiles Research Journal. Vl. 25, 4, 323-348.
  • DeLong, M., Wu, J., & Mingxin, B., 2007. “May I Touch it?” Textile, Vol. 5, 1,30-45.
  • DeLong, M. 1999 2nd Edition. The Way We Look: Dress & Aesthetics. New York: Fairchild.
  • Goldstein Exhibition Curator on numerous topics: sportswear, underwear, trends.

Professional, Institutional, and Community Leadership and Service:

  • 1969-present International Textile and Apparel Assocation
  • 1985-2005 DHA Clothing Design/Retail Merchandising Program
      Awards:
  • Innovation and Mission Advancement Award, CHE, April 2006
  • 2005 Prentice Hall Lecturer, ITAA Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
  • Lifetime Achievement in Design & Aesthetics, ITAA, Cincinnati, Ohio, (2000)
  • Tribute to Excellence Award, sponsored by Fashion Group International (l999).
  • Program Excellence through Research, National Extension Award, (1998)