Beth Bell
Hey, my name is Beth Bell and this is my portfolio. I have a PhD in Consumer, Apparel, Retail Studies as well as 25 years of experience in Fashion Design, Costume Design, Patternmaking, Draping, Styling, and Construction. I have been a Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher in Apparel & Interior Design for the past 10 years and I love being able to guide students in their creative experiences. I also really love to create beautiful clothing inspired by the colors of nature. I am interested in and have done extensive research on American Indian ceremonial dress and its relationship to identity among American Indian powwow dancers.

Recent Additions

  • Costuming

    Costuming

    This artwork shows a few costumes I made for shows at Triad Stage in Greensboro, North Carolina. You can see the designer's sketches and my costume interpretation on the stage.

  • Ode to a Dissertation

    Ode to a Dissertation

    This dress was made from the many hundreds of pages of revisions that I did for my dissertation. It was in a fashion show and art exhibit at Frank Art Gallery in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

  • Phenomenon of Nature Fashion Designs

    Fire

    This dress is a ball gown with straps hand dyed with various hues of warm colors. the skirt has been hand dyed with these same colors.

  • Phenomenon of Nature Fashion Designs

    Lightning

    The color on this dress was created using the shibori technique. I think it looks like pink lightning (yes, there is pink lightning).

  • Phenomenon of Nature Fashion Designs

    Galaxy

    This illustration shows how I will create this 100% cotton dress. It will have dolman sleeves, an off the shoulder neckline with wide shoulder straps.
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