- Collection:
- Popular Music Collections
- Title:
- Dr. Courtney A. Hammonds oral history interview, 2023-08-15
- Creator:
- Hammonds, Courtney A., Dr.
- Contributor to Resource:
- Newberry, Brittany
- Date of Original:
- 2023-08-15
- Subject:
- Fashion
Fashion editors
Fashion--Study and teaching (Higher)
Stores, Retail
Special education teachers
Teaching
New business enterprises
Hip-hop
Hip-hop--Influence
Fashion--Periodicals
Industrial management
Deans (Education)
Alabama State University
Neiman-Marcus
Art Institute of Atlanta
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
FashionTech (Milan, Italy)
Upscale Magazine (Atlanta, Ga.)
Sheen Magazine (Fountain Inn, South Carolina)
Phipps Plaza, (Atlanta, Ga.)
Museum of Design Atlanta (Atlanta, Ga.)
URUP Designs Boutique (Atlanta, Ga.)
Hip-hop in art
Fashion merchandising--Periodicals
Business administration
Human capital - People:
- Rodgers, Shundal
Vining, Lynn
Talley, André Leon
Medrick, Joycey
Haynes, Sammi
Winfrey, Adia, Dr.
Andre 3000, 1975-
Shakur, Sekyiwa, 1975-
Light, Eshe - Location:
- Bahamas, New Providence District, Nassau, 25.05823, -77.34306
Saint Lucia, 13.88333, -60.96667
United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, 33.77483, -84.29631
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771 - Medium:
- oral histories (document genres)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Dr. Courtney A. Hammonds, also known as the "Dean of Fashion," was born in Columbus, Georgia in 1977. Hammonds received his bachelor's in education from Alabama State University, his master's in business from Keller Graduate School, and his doctorate in business administration from Argosy University. After receiving his bachelor's, Hammonds began a careers in special education teaching prior and retail fashion. Hammonds also served as Fashion Program Chair of the Art Institute of Atlanta's fashion design program. Hammonds is currently based in Atlanta, Georiga where he serves as the Senior Fashion Editor of Upscale Magazine and continues to contribute to a range of fashion initiatives.
Throughout this interview, Hammonds details his upbringing in Columbus, Georiga and his careers in fashion, education, and business. Points of Hammond's career discussed include: his time as sales associate and Associate HR Manager at Neiman Marcus, working as senior fashion editor for Upscale Magazine, and working with other notable individuals in the fashion world such as the late André Leon Talley. Hammonds also reflects on the influence of Atlanta hip hop on his career and the fashion world. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/popmusic/id/11066
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: M259_HammondsC_20230815, Atlanta Hip Hop Oral History Project, Music and Popular Culture Collection, Special Collections and Archives. Georgia State University, Atlanta.
- Original Collection:
- Container 679
Music and Popular Culture Collection
Atlanta Hip Hop Oral History Project - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
