Long-Nam To
Chair, accessory design; Chair, sneaker design
Education
- M.F.A., fashion design, Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee
- B.A., fashion design, Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee
Credentials
Teaching experience
- Chair of sneaker design, 2023–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Chair of accessory design, 2023–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Professor and associate chair of fashion, 2017–2023, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Professor and fashion program coordinator, 2017, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Faculty adviser, 2016, The Goldring Arts Journalism Program, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University School of Design
- Art and design consultant, 2016, Hiture Education Consulting Co. Ltd.
- Assistant professor, 2012–16, Department of Design, Syracuse University School of Design
Professional experience
- Fashion design consultant, 2013–14, Lilian Fock
- Fashion design consultant, 2010, Givenchy SA
- Men and women's RTW designer, 2009–11, Superfine London
- Senior women's RTW designer, 2008, Valentino SpA
- Founder, 2006–present, Tô Longnam dSIGN
- Mens RTW design assistant, 2005, Lanvin
- Styling assistant, 2004–06, Suzanne Koller
- Styling assistant, 2003–08, Patti Wilson
- Styling assistant, 2001–07, Victoria Bartlett
- Fashion sales consultant, 1997–99, Gucci Group Germany
- Fashion sales associate, 1995–97, Mey & Edlich
- Fashion sales associate, 1994–95, Hermès Germany
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Nominated for Dazed & Confused/Dazed Digital and YKK ITS designer's profiles, 2012
- Nominated for WHO IS ON NEXT 2011 by Altaroma in collaboration with Vogue Italia, 2011
- Nominated for Vogue Talents by Vogue Italia, 2010
- Nominated for White and Vogue Introduce, 2010
- Nominated for the 21st International Festival for Fashion and Photography in Hyères, France, 2006
Publications and presentations
- "Art History – The Power of Images," presented at Syracuse University School of Art, February 2015.
- "Teaching and Learning Symposium," presented at School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, August 2014.
- Arts of Fashion Foundation | The Arts of Fashion International Fashion Student Competition | The Arts of Fashion Foundation Symposium and jury session, San Francisco, October 2014.
- Arts of Fashion Foundation | The Arts of Fashion International Fashion Student Competition | Fashion EDU and jury session at Fashion Institute of Technology | FIT, New York, April 2014.
- Brown Bag Lunch Series, presented at School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, February 2014.
- Syracuse University's L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), January 2014.
- Guest invitation to show Fall/Winter 2012 collection at AltaRomaAltaModa in Rome, 2012
- Presentation of Tô Long-Nam couture Spring/Summer 2012 collection, Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris, 2011