Israeli fashion designer to speak at URI

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Israeli fashion designer Liraz Cohen will speak at the University of Rhode Island on Nov. 17 as Israeli fashions are modeled by URI students and members of Congregation Beth David.

At URI, Cohen will take the audience on a journey through the decades of Israeli couture with the use of props, video, audio, still photography and live models. She will discuss the influence of immigrants on Israeli fashion and the role that feminism and kibbutz life have played in creating a signature style.

Katelyn Luster, who is majoring in Textile Merchandise and Design (TMD) at URI, and who will be one of the student models, said she’s excited about Cohen’s visit.

“It is a phenomenal opportunity for my fellow TMD students to hear from someone working in the industry and to learn about how a country’s culture influences its fashion,”  she said.

Cohen’s presentation, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m., in the Hope Room of the Higgins Welcome Center, 45 Upper College Road, Kingston, R.I. Register at urihillel.org. Cohen is speaking at the Dwares Jewish Community Center in Providence on Nov. 16.

The program is sponsored by the University of Rhode Island Hillel, with support from the URI College of Business, the URI Multicultural Student Services Center, Congregation Beth David, of Narragansett, the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island and the Consulate General of Israel to New England.

Submitted by the University of Rhode Island Hillel

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