Jennifer Y. Hong

Lecturer, Fashion Illustration | BFA Fashion Design

Education

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fashion Design, Otis College of Art and Design (2003)
  • Associate of Arts, Textile Design, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (1995)

Bio/ Affiliation

Jennifer Hong is a fashion and textile designer with professional experience in the fashion industry. Jennifer Hong was a textile designer in Korea and transferred to Otis College of Art and Design to learn fashion design. After graduating from Otis College of Art and Design, BFA in Fashion Design, she spent approximately 20 years in Los Angeles, working as a designer in the contemporary Women's and Men's fashion industry. Jennifer Hong is a Fashion Design and Illustration lecturer at Otis College Art and Design in the Fashion Design Department.

Awards and Honors

  • Dean's List (2002 & 2003)
  • Rosalinde Gilbert Memorial Scholarship Award (2002)
  • Guess? /Marciano Fashion Scholarship Award (2001)
  • FIDM Textile Exhibit/FIDM Gallery (1995)    
  • LA Creative Embroidery Passementerie Competition FIDM (1995)
Portrait of Jennifer Y Hong

Clients / Employment History

  • Otis College of Art and Design | 2022 - Present
    Lecturer, Fashion Design & Illustration
  • SaintDah Inc. | 2015- 2022
    Founder and Creative Director, Creative aspects in design, product development, marketing, and visuals for the contemporary Women's startup brand
  • CAPOTE EVR Co. | 2012-2015
    Senior Designer, Directed design and executed Women's Missy division
  • Saint Thread Inc. | 2010-2012
    Creative Director, Creative aspects in design, product development, marketing, and visuals for the contemporary Men's and Women's startup brand
  • SALVAGE Men & & Women | 2007-2010
    Senior Designer, Directed design and executed contemporary Men's and Women's division
  • Salvage Women | 2005-2007
    Designer, Contemporary Women's Knit and Woven Division
  • SKINNY MINNIE INC. | 2004-2005
    Associate Designer, Women's Knit Division
  • GUESS?, INC. | 2003
    Assistant Designer, Women's Knit Division