Shirley Willett’s new memoir sets the stage for this lively public conversation. Jay Calderin sits with Shirley to discuss her 70+ year career in the fashion industry as a designer, manufacturer, engineer, teacher, mentor – and innovator. Copies of Shirley Willett’s new book Past, Present & Future in Fashion will be available for purchase and signing at this event.
Shirley Willett’s portrait is featured in the BCAE’s 85th Anniversary Exhibit, Faces of 1933 from the lens of photographer Joel Benjamin, from August-December in the Canon Gallery. Aphoto below is with Tom Fornicola, BCAE director, Shirley Willett and Joel Benjamin, ptographer