The Boston Globe refers to Jay Calderin as "a budding designer's best friend,” and the LA Times called his first book, "a new fashion bible for designers, aspirers and the just plain curious, this tome contains all the secrets." Jay authored The Fashion Design Reference & Specification Book (formerly Form, Fit, Fashion which was translated into Spanish, Chinese, and German) and Fashion Design Essentials (translated into Chinese, and German). He also collaborated on Fashion Design, Referenced, and the Peabody Essex Museum’s Native Fashion Now. He is currently working on his next book. Jay is the Founder and Executive Director of Boston Fashion Week. He was appointed as Creative Director of the first Chengdu Fashion Week in China. His fashion design work graced the pages of Vogue and Elle magazines. Jay is an instructor and Director of Creative Marketing at the School of Fashion Design, Boston. He also teaches at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and recently joined the ranks of CreativeLive's highly respected team of online educators. His pursuits as a professional coach and motivational speaker have afforded him opportunities to share and explore his ideas about the fashion industry at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Peabody Essex Museum, and leading educational institutions that include Harvard University, Wellesley College, Tufts University, Lesley University, and Babson College. For more information: http://www.calderin3.com
