About

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Rachel Kinnard is an educator, cultural producer and clothing designer living in Los Angeles, CA. She has taught at ArtCenter College of Design, California State University Los Angeles, and Chapman University. She holds an MA in Fashion Studies and BFA in Fashion Design from Parsons School of Design. Rachel’s expertise takes her into collaboration with filmmakers, photographers, technologists, and activists. 

Press: Rachel snuck Avery Trufelman into a Los Angeles costume house for “Recycled Costumes,” Articles of Interest, 07 Feb 2024. Rachel spoke to Abigail Siatkowski about teaching sustainable fashion for “The great paradox in retail: Great prices but bad-for-the-planet fast fashion,” Los Angeles Times, 12 Sept 2024.