I’m Arienne McCracken, a Ph.D. Candidate in the Apparel, Merchandising, and Design program at Iowa State University. My work encompasses teaching and research in the socio-psychological aspects of dress, merchandising, consumer behavior, dress history, and creative scholarship related to knitting and crochet. I am especially interested in these three topic areas:

Dress and Social Media	Avatar Dress in Online Games	Knitting and Crochet