What does fashion mean, and what will our clothing be like in the future? Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions instructor Melissa Ramirez will facilitate a panel discussion that will explore current issues and opportunities, career paths and ways NC State students can help shape the future of fashion. Here is the three-person panel:

• Kate Annett-Hitchcock studies historical and cross-cultural inspirations on fashion design, clothing for health and well-being, and fashion and disability.
• Ashley Heller works at the intersection of technology and apparel design and is passionate about artificial intelligence-driven pattern development and contributing to a more sustainable future in fashion.
• Karen Leonas studies sustainability through the textile and apparel supply chain and is a strong advocate for a circular economy business model. 

After the panel discussion, there will be refreshments, a showcase of future fashion, including work by Jeanine Fry and Annie Hoyt, and information from the Greater Good Textile Group.

The “Hopeful Futures” series is part of the Long View Project and is co-sponsored by NC State Universiy Libraries and the Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs. This event on the future of fashion was organized in partnership with Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions and the Global One Health Academy.