Staff Profile
Senior Lecturer Creative Pattern Cutting (Fashion Design & Technology)
Academic and professional qualifications
BTec- Clothing Fashion
Certificate in Education- Learning & Teaching
Masters- Fashion Innovation: Entrepreneurship
Previous Employment
Leeds Metropolitan University- Associate Lecturer for BA CSM Degree: 1991-1999
Bespoke bridal Wear- Own business: 2000- 2011
Leeds College of Art- Associate Lecturer for BA Fashion Degree: 2009- 2011
Leeds College of Art- Workshop Manager for BA Fashion Degree: 2011- 2016
Languages
English
Prizes and awards
1991-Jacob Kramer College- Most Promising Designer Award
2014- Leeds City College- Departmental Award for Commitment to Study
Other distinctions
Masters- 2016 Distinction
Membership of professional associations
Senior Fellow- Advance HE
A Thornton
Research
Invited Papers
IFFTI New Zealand Conference, 2023, Abstract accepted with Becky de Lacy / Jayne Mechan- Full Paper submission acceptance Jan 30th, 2023.– Embracing the third dimension, exploring ‘phygital’ connections by honouring technology and tradition.
Invited Discussions
CLO3D Presentation- Invited by CLO3D to present (as part of MFI team) at international conference on the Implementation of CLO3D - Manchester Metropolitan University x CLO: Academic Month Workshop 2022 (over 165 registered for the event) - (8) Manchester Metropolitan University x CLO: Academic Month Workshop 2022 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P-tfX18n5Y
Pending book chapter – (Feb 2023) – Fashion and Climate Change: Exploring Glocal Challenges and Opportunities in Design, Production and Consumption (ed. Dr Patsy Perry) Chapter 5 - Design Realisation in Fashion Education – Embedding Sustainable Approaches Through ‘Phygital’ Practices (Mechan, J., Thornton, A., De-Lacy, B.) https://ethicspress.com/products/fashion-and-climate-change
Responsible Fashion Symposium (Instituto Marangoni) Nov 2021. Design Realisation in Education: Phygital. (Thornton, A., Mechan, J., De-Lacy, B.)
Fashion & Climate Change Symposium Sep 2021. Interplay of Physical Half Scale Mannequin and 3D Digital Practices: Underpinning Sustainability in Fashion Education During and Global Pandemic. (Thornton, A., Mechan, J., De-Lacy, B.) https://fashioninstitute.mmu.ac.uk/fashion-climate-change-symposium/
Book Chapters
Mechan, J., Thornton, A., De-Lacy, B., 2023. 'Design Realisation in Fashion Education – Embedding Sustainable Approaches Through ‘Phygital’ Practices'. In Perry, P. (eds.) Fashion and Climate Change: Exploring Global Challenges and Opportunities in Design, Production and Consumption, Ethics Press, Cambridge, UK.
Office Location
Room C2.29
Cavendish Building
Office Hours
08.30- 17.00 Mon- Fri