The Hotel Inter-Continental New Orleans

This report seeks to examine the organization in which this writer performed an internship as partial fulfillment for the Master of Arts in Arts Administration degree granted by the University of New Orleans. Although performed in a for-profit making rather than nonprofit setting, this internship, performed at the Hotel Inter-Continental, makes a valuable contribution to my professional career. The internship began January 23, 1998 and ended on November 13, 1998. The reason this writer chose to perform the internship at a hospitality lodging facility was to gain experience in VIP relations, managerial planning and controlling, and overview of hospitality industry. The internship was largely successful, as the writer gained the anticipated experience while making a significant contribution to the ongoing operations of the Hotel InterContinental. The writer is currently employed as a full-time employee as the Assistant Guest Relations Manager

The Hotel Inter-Continental New Orleans

This report seeks to examine the organization in which this writer performed an internship as partial fulfillment for the Master of Arts in Arts Administration degree granted by the University of New Orleans. Although performed in a for-profit making rather than nonprofit setting, this internship, performed at the Hotel Inter-Continental, makes a valuable contribution to my professional career. The internship began January 23, 1998 and ended on November 13, 1998. The reason this writer chose to perform the internship at a hospitality lodging facility was to gain experience in VIP relations, managerial planning and controlling, and overview of hospitality industry. The internship was largely successful, as the writer gained the anticipated experience while making a significant contribution to the ongoing operations of the Hotel InterContinental. The writer is currently employed as a full-time employee as the Assistant Guest Relations Manager

Clothing Selection Motivations and Challenges for Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Qualitative Exploration of Caregivers’ Viewpoints

The study explored current adaptive clothing items that are available for individuals with Alzheimer’s and explore their needs of effective clothing features from their caregiver’s viewpoints

Do I Know My Body Size? An Examination of College Students Involved in Fashion

Female college students often show their interests in fashion by volunteering to be a model for a senior fashion show. Also, their preferences of a certain clothing style reflect or be reflective of their fashion involvement. This raised following questions: What are the actual and perceived body sizes of the college students wanting to be a fashion model? Do they have any distinctive body image perception? Do they have a better understanding of their weight status and sizes? Thus, this study aims 1) to understand how college students involved in fashion perceive their body images and 2) to assess their body image discrepancies between the actual body sizes and perceived sizes

The Perception of Colors in Fashion: A Cohort Comparison of Baby Boomers and Generation Y

Colors of clothing affect psychology of consumers and the psychological effects and meaning of colors may vary by generation and culture. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate if baby boomers and generation Y have different interpretation of colors, and how their color perceptions are related to self-esteem, social motivation for fashion consumption and fashion involvement. A quasi-experimental quantitative survey method was used for this study. Respondents consisted of two generations including 50 baby boomers in age 65 or older and 50 generation Y individuals. Results showed that baby boomers, generally, prefer bright colors such as orange whereas generation Y prefers dark colors such as black. Also, self-esteem and fashion involvement are important factors of understanding their different color perceptions. The results from this study can be useful for apparel manufacturers and retailers to understand each generation\u27s different perceptions of clothing color

A Case Study of the 3D Design Process Applied for Customized Art Wears

This study was aimed to examine the efficiency of using 3D virtual design tools for customization process and creative design process by creating art wears with 3D design tools for individuals. The 3D Design for Art Wear Project has been conducted by collaborating in creating a wearable form from a digital print in art. For the project, art wears were designed with OptiTex 3D virtual design tool and 3D body scanner to create a seamless art wear from a genuine digital print art Superficial Outgrowth created by the artist. A customized wearable art with 3D design has been developed in this project. It is a remarkable that once a person has been scanned with a 3D body scanner, stored in the 3D system and designed in 3D, mapping the art without unnecessary cutting and no physical fitting process

A Sizing System for Big & Tall: Comparison between Proportional Sizing System and Linear Regression Model Approach

This study aimed to identify applicable sizing systems for big and tall men by examining current menswear sizing systems. A cluster analysis, a linear regression, and t-test with fit comparison plots were employed to test two dominant approaches of sizing systems: 1) a size chart based on proportions of a sampling distribution of means in normal distribution, which is the most common approach of sizing in the apparel industry; and 2) a size chart developed with a liner regression model. Body dimensions from a total of 301 big and tall men height over 71.5 inches and weight over 215 pounds were tested with the two size charts. Similar characteristics of big and tall were identified with the cluster analysis. While the sizing system with proportion displayed more deviations, the sizing system with a liner regression model predicted more of actual big and tall men’s body dimensions