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  • Geoffrey Gertz

    Assistant Professor of Fashion Communication

    Email
    gertzg@newschool.edu

    Office Location
    Parsons Faculty Hotseat

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    Geoffrey Gertz

    Profile

    Geoffry Gertz is a designer, artist, educator, and creative enthusiast working in the fashion industry for 25+ years. His career in fashion design has spanned diverse design markets from international brands such as Perry Ellis, Issey Miyake, and JOOP!; to large-scale fast fashion for Limited Brands; and the celebrity influence as the Creative Director for Hilary Duff. Gertz’s fashion has been featured in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, Lucky, The New York Times, New York Magazine, Village Voice, and Women’s Wear Daily.

    Geoffry teaches design, illustration, graphics, and portfolio development in undergraduate, associate, and pre-college. Gertz uses a hybrid approach of analog and digital methods to rapidly explore ideas while empowering new modes of expression. Geoffry encourages an individual approach to discover a personal visual vocabulary and identity. He emphasizes experimentation, observation, spontaneity, and energy bubbling up from studio practice, making connections between mark, line, and gesture.

    Gertz has contributed to popular textbooks on fashion such as “Portfolio Presentation for Fashion Designers” by Linda Tain and “The Complete Fashion Sketchbook” by Martin Dawber.

    Recent Publications

    The Complete Fashion Sketchbook by Martin Dawber

    Portfolio Presentation for Fashion Designers by Linda Tain 

    Portfolio

    Geoffry Gertz

    Current Courses

    Industry Communication
    PAFD 1510, Spring 2024

    Future Courses

    Industry Communication
    PAFD 1510, Fall 2024

    Past Courses

    Industry Communication
    PAFD 1510, Fall 2023

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