nanturner
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fashion |
| Occupation | Lecturer |
| Location | Davis, CA, United States |
| Introduction | Nan Turner earned her undergraduate degree in Design at UC Davis. She then worked as a fashion designer in New York, Paris, San Francisco, and Columbus, Ohio before returning in 2010 to obtain a Master’s Degree in Textiles and Clothing. Nan is currently teaching at the University of California Davis and at California State University, Sacramento. Her research interests involve the study of restriction, rationing and creativity during WWII. Nan’s book Clothing Goes To War will be published December 9, 2021 and is available to preorder at https://www.intellectbooks.com/clothing-goes-to-war. |
| Favorite movies | The Umbrellas of Cherbourg with Catherine Deneuve, The Last Metro with Catherine Deneuve, La Vie en Rose with Marion Cotillard |
| Favorite music | "We were staying in Paris" by The Chainsmokers, "Sous le ciel de Paris" by Edith Piaf |
| Favorite books | The End of Fashion by Teri Agins, Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard, The Travels of a T-shirt in the Global Economy by Pietra Rivoli, My Paris Dream by Kate Betts, Deluxe by Dana Thomas |