Karen M. Guthrie and Rose J. Regni teach at Virginia Commonwealth University
Karen M. Guthrie has taught numerous fashion classes at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she is fashion associate chair. She has also produced fashion shows to raise money for many organisations. Cynthia W. Pierce has 25 years of experience in merchandise planning, analysis, retail buying and sales. She is national account executive with New Creative Enterprises, a division of Decorative Concepts, Inc. She was an assistant professor of merchandising at Virginia Commonwealth University.