
Mengjie Di
Fashion professor
Education
- M.F.A., fashion, Savannah College of Art and Design
- B.S., fashion design, Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts
Credentials
Teaching
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Professor, fashion, 2012–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Concepts taught include fashion sketching, illustration, CAD, Intro to Fashion Design, portfolio presentation, concept design development, multimedia for fashion designer. Experienced teaching undergraduate and graduate courses. Undergraduate class size is 14–20 students; graduate class size is 5–10 students. Typical course load is four classes per quarter (three undergraduate and one graduate). Created online teaching syllabus and learning modules for FASH 502, Fashion and Accessory Sketching and FASH713, Drawing and Illustration for Fashion Designer.
Professional
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Menswear and womenswear illustrator Nov. 2014–present, Promostyl, Paris, France
Created menswear and womenswear illustrations two seasons per year. -
Menswear and womenswear illustrator, Oct. 2017–Aug. 2018, Peclers, Paris, France
Created fashion illustrations for HUAFU SS 2020 international consulting project. Created menswear illustrations for Casual Life Men. - Womenswear illustrator, Sept. 2015–June 2018, Actuastyl
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Illustrator for design forum, May 2015–March 2018, River Island
Created editorial illustrations for River Island x Matthew Miller, Ashish, Blood Brother. - Menswear illustrator, Nov. 2015–July 2016, NellyRodi Trendlab
- Illustrator, May 2014–Aug. 2017, Farfetch
- Menswear illustrator, Nov. 2014–July 2016
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Fashion illustrator, Sept. 2010–Jan. 2015, Angel Sanchez
Illustrations for S/S 2016 collection featured In Women’s Wear Daily. - Lead menswear illustrator, June 2010–Nov. 2015, Stylesight
- Menswear illustrator, Dec. 2013, Field and Stream
Publications and presentations
- "The Future Is Now," International Youth Design Exhibition, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, 2014
- Anna Maria Lopez, Figurines de Moda – Tecnias y Estilos
- John Hopkins, Fashion Design: The Complete Guide
- Martin Dawber, The Greater Book of Fashion Illustration
- John Hopkins, Menswear: Menswear