IRINA SIMEONOVA
Founder
MFA in Stage and Costume Design at NAA "Nikolay Pavlovich" - Sofia, Bulgaria. Over 22 years of fashion industry experience in Europe and the US, showcasing collections at New York Fashion Week with features on French Fashion TV. Sold collections at specialty and department stores across the US and Canada. 20 years of higher education experience at Parsons School of Design, FIT, and more. Program Director and developer for Fashion Design and Interior Design at Gibbs College, Norwalk, CT. Instructor of various disciplines, including Junior Fashion Design Academy, Fashion Illustration, Textile, Pattern Making, Clothing Construction, Stage Design, Costume Design, Fashion Incubator, and Precollege Portfolio.
KIRIL HRISTOV
Fine Art
Ph.D. in Contemporary Art, MFA-Fine Arts from NAA "Nikolay Pavlovich" in Sofia, Bulgaria. Over 35 years of teaching experience in Europe and the US. Instructing various disciplines, including Painting, Fashion Illustration, Costume Design, Stage Design, Textile Design, Observational Drawing, and Precollege Portfolio. Professor at FIT, NYC, and Academy of Art University, CA. Featured in solo and group exhibitions worldwide.
YAYOI GOBLE
Pattern Making
Certified by Bunka College, Japan, with 20+ years of pattern making expertise and interning with Yohji Yamamoto. Yayoi contributed to Ana Sui's fashion house in the US as an instructor specializing in Pattern Making and Clothing Construction.
Kyle Aleks
Teaching Assistant
Kyle is a NEFDA student, currently studying fashion design in the BFA program at Polimoda, Florence, Italy. He serves as the teacher's assistant for all summer camps and courses.
(We kept his picture in color as it was part of a project for his portfolio, which he created with us for college applications. The drawing on his face was done with watercolors.)
SKYLAR NEWMAN
Teaching Assistant
NEFDA student since 2021, Senior at Staples High School, Westport. Teacher's assistant at NEFDA. Studying at the fashion program at William De Kooning Academy - WDKA Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Chelsea Kostek
Rhode Island School of Design • Master of Industrial Design • Graduated 6/2006
Virginia Commonwealth University • BFA in Fashion Design • Graduated 5/2000
Maintained Dean's List 1996 – 2000