Parson's School of Fashion (1997—2001, 2007—ongoing) Fashion Design Department (BFA) Adjunct Instructor for Y2, Y3 and Y4 curriculum; courses include Visual Communication 1 and 2 (Fashion Drawing and Digital); Design Studio 1, 2, 3 and 4 (Systems and Society, Collection and Materiality pathways) Thesis I and II Womenswear; Summer Intensive Studies in Fashion (New York and Paris campus); Open Campus: Fashion Flats (combines drawing and digital). Curriculum innovation and syllabi creation.

Fashion Institute of Technology (1994—ongoing) Fashion Design Department, Art Area. CCE 1997. Adjunct Assistant Professor for all levels of Visual Design Concepts, Digital Design Studio, Outerwear and Performance Apparel Portfolio, Digital Flats and Specs. Fashion Design intensives (onsite at FIT) for Osaka Bunka Fashion College, Chubu Fashion College and The Business Council For Peace/Afghanistan Style Road Trip. Summer intensive workshop in Sustainable Fashion Design for DUOC UC, Santiago, Chile.

Curriculum innovation and course creation; organize learning content (portfolio development and technical sketching) to adaptive learning systems; SUNY online course certification and membership of Open SUNY COTE Community January 2017; SUNY blended course certification November 2018).

Professional Experience:

FIT/Polimoda (Florence). Responsibilities as International Fashion Design Coordinator included recruitment, academic advisement for study abroad; determining course equivalencies for international exchange students.

Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey (2005) Visiting Professor. Responsibilities included fashion design drawing intensives, curriculum innovation and faculty development.

Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China (2016) Visiting Professor; Responsibilities included two week intensive for digital flat sketching/Illustrator.

Visiting Professor at:

The Museum of the City of New York (September 2009—ongoing) research and illustration of couture sewing techniques for Worth/Mainbocher online exhibition; guest curator for Adrian’s Camelot; advisory board member for Black Style Now.

US Army (July 2006--2007) working with Natick Soldier Systems Center on the development manufacture of the Extreme Cold Weather System; assess fit, technical specifications for production.

The Protective Clothing Company (1995-97) Design, sourcing, merchandising and oversight of production for men's and women's fashion outerwear; Spiewak (1993-95) helped reposition domestic and import lines of industrial outerwear, for new high fashion market segments with private label programs (e.g., for Phat Farm and Doc Martens).

Barney’s NY/USA (1990-93) WOW MEOW private label infant layette.

Freelance Illustration/Editorial: Vogue, Modern Bride, Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, La Familia De Hoy, YM and Seventeen.

Textiles and paper products: United Media (Peanuts), Nick and Nora/Shadowboxer, Mattel (Barbie), Rumble Tumble, The Museum of Modern Art Holiday Collection.

Trend reports and lookbooks: IACD/MFA, The International Wool Secretariat, Cotton Incorporated, Celanese, Milliken, J.C. Penney, AMC, Federated Department Stores, Jones New York, Warnaco, Capezio, Revlon.

Health: Injury prevention manual for Performing Arts Physical Therapy/American Ballet Theater.

Consultancy:

Fashion Drawing: Illustration Techniques for Fashion Designers Second Edition
(July 2016) © 2016 Michele Wesen Bryant, Laurence King Publishing

Fashion Drawing: Illustration Techniques for Fashion Designers © 2011 Michele Wesen Bryant Laurence King Publishing (worldwide) / Pearson (in the United States) / Art Blume (Spain) / Senac (Brazil) / Guangxi FAPH (China) / other editions in Turkish and Korean

The Spec Manual Second Edition (in collaboration with Diane DeMers) © 2006 Fairchild Publications Inc.

The Velocity of Fashion; The Slow Design Movement Applied to Fashion
© 2005 Michele Wesen Bryant; The International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes

WWD Illustrated 1960s-1990s © 2004 Fairchild Publications Inc.

The Encyclopedia Of Fashion and Clothing edited by Valerie Steele © 2004 Charles Scribner and Sons; contributed article Rubber as Fashion Fabric

The Spec Manual (in collaboration with Diane DeMers) © 2001 Fairchild Publications Inc.

Publications:

FIT Research Grant (August 2013 ongoing) working with industry partners on the development of a zero waste hospital gown

Institute Français de la Mode - IFM /13th Annual IFFTI International Conference (April 12, 2011) Panel Discussion—Fashion Drawing: Between Heritage and Innovation

FIT Special Collections/The Frances Neady Fashion Illustration Collection (2007—ongoing) Advisory board member

The Philharmonic Center/Naples FL (November 13, 2006) WWD Illustrated 1960s-1990s Presentation

North Carolina State University/8th Annual IFFTI International Conference (June 21 2006) Panel Discussion—Technology and Skills Needs of Employers VATEA Grant: Fashion Industry Survey of Technology

Museum of the City of New York (October 2005—December 2006) Advisory Board Member for Black Style Now (January—March 2002) curator for Adrian’s Camelot

Tokyo Bunka Women’s University/ 7th Annual IFFTI International Conference (November 2, 2005) Fashion and the Environment in the Era of Globalization

The Brooklyn Museum of Art (July 3, 2004) 80’s Fashion as Illustrated in WWD presentation

Virginia Commonwealth University (March 26, 2004) Guest lecturer and fashion design portfolio critic

ITAA Convention, Savannah, Georgia (November 7, 2003) WWD Illustrated 1960s-1990s Presentation

The Society of Illustrators (1993) Group show: The Best of Fashion and Beauty Illustration

Presentations and Projects:

Blackboard blended course training provided by Open SUNY
(November—December, 2019) FIT New York Training and assessment of blended course creation

CLO 3D Academic Summit (August 19—21, 2019) FIT New York, successfully completed training

Workshop for Biomechanics with Joaquin Farias (December 15—December 18, 2017) Neuroplastic Training Institute/University of Toronto

Blackboard online training provided by Open SUNY (November 4—December 2nd, 2016) FIT New York, successfully completed training and assessment of online course creation

First International Conference on Digital Fashion (May 16—17, 2013) London College Of Fashion

ISPO international sports business exhibition (February 7—9, 2011) Munich

Smart Fabrics Conference October 29-31, 2013) Miami, FL

Fashion Colloquia (October 4—5, 2012) Domus Academy Milan

Professional Development:

The use of haptics and wearables to restore proprioception

Areas of Current Research:

Education:

Parson's School of Design (1976-77) special status full time student

Central St. Martin's School of Art (1974—75) exchange with Syracuse University

Syracuse University/College of Visual and Performing Arts (1971—1975) BFA