Senior Designer Spotlight: Jillian Bond

Name: Jillian Bond

Degree: BA

FS²: How did you become interested in design?

Jillian Bond: I was originally a Merchandising major with an interest in Visual Communication and planned on attending the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandise, so I started in a community where they had a sewing class that was mandatory for freshman merchandising students. The first week of that sewing class I fell in love and I knew I needed to be the one designing and making the clothing.

FS²: Coffee order? Tree City or Starbucks?

JB: Tree City! They have this maple latte in the fall that is to die for and a rose lemonade in the spring. And if it's a long day in the studio, I'll grab one of their homemade peanut butter sandwiches. 

FS²: Music you listen to while working?

JB: The music I listen to while working pretty much depends when the due date is, haha. I definitely listen to fast, upbeat music during all nighters and sewing to keep me awake and moving quickly.

FS²: Most you've spent on fabric?

JB: I can't recall a time where I spent an insane amount of money on fabric, but I have spent about $300 just on yarn. 

FS²: Favorite snack while working?

JB: Does coffee count as a snack? 

FS²: Most proud of?

JB: I am most proud of my senior thesis collection. It is a very emotional collection for me and mirrors who I am as a designer and also a person.