The Meanings of Dress, 2nd Edition
Kimberly Miller-Spillman, PhD, AAFCS, CSA, ITAA, is Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor in the Merchandising, Apparel, and Textiles Department of the University of Kentucky. She chaired the symposium committee for Costume Society of America Southeastern Region at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in 2011. She had been involved with the Ghana Study Abroad program at UK since 2010.Mary Lynn Damhorst, PhD, FITAA, is a Professor of Textiles and Clothing at Iowa State University. She is a Fellow of the International Textile and Apparel Association. Her research and teaching interests are focused on the social, psychological, and communications aspects of dress and the body, consumer behavior, and body image. Some of her papers have been published in Psychology and Marketing, The Journal of Family Issues, and Symbolic Interaction, among others. Her current research topics include women's appearance in business roles, media and family influences on self-image, and obesity.Susan O. Michelman, PhD, ITAA, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Merchandising, Apparel and Textiles at University of Kentucky. Her research examines the relationship between an individual's social and personal identity and his or her dress. Her recent research explores the cultural meaning of modesty in South Korea and the United States. She is a member of International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA), Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, and Kappa Omicron Nu Honorary Society.