Apparel Design Through Patternmaking

Injoo Kim is a Full Professor in the Fashion Design Program at the University of Cincinnati, USA. Her research focuses on apparel product development across age and gender to improve the user experience and their environments, as well as the exploration of knitting methodologies to enhance the wearability of apparel. Her pedagogical research focuses on sustainable fashion including inclusive and ethical design. She has worked in the fashion industry in Seoul, Tokyo, and New York. Professor Kim has co-authored five books including Apparel Making in Fashion Design (Fairchild Books, 2002), Machine Knitting (Prentice Hall, 2006), Apparel Design through Patternmaking (Fairchild Books, 2022), and Patternmaking for Menswear: Classic to Contemporary (Fairchild Books, 2025).

Myoungok Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Fashion Design Program at the University of Cincinnati, USA. Professor Kim has over 20 years of fashion industry and educational experience. She investigates and enhances human experiences through exploratory design methodologies. Her scholarly work values design methodology and wearable technology, including 2D and 3D digital fashion and smart garments/devices. She has collaborated on many interdisciplinary research projects to create wearable garments/devices with design, engineering, and medical scholars and has published multiple journal articles and two books, including Patternmaking for Menswear: Classic to Contemporary (Fairchild Books, 2025) and Apparel Design through Patternmaking (Fairchild Books, 2022).

Zachary Hoh is an Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Cincinnati. Professor Hoh has more than 10 years of industry and teaching experience spanning the design process including specialization in design and product development, technical design, and production. Professor Hoh teaches design methodology courses at the University and encourages students to employ pattern making and draping techniques creatively as three-dimensional, experimental design development tools.