Biography and education
Marie Karen Bravo Moix has an interdisciplinary background that centers important issues affecting women and fashion. Her education includes a B.F.A. in Fashion Design and Minor in Fashion Merchandising from the University of North Texas (UNT), an M.A. from Central Saint Martin’s College of Art & Design in Textiles for Design Futures, an M.A. in Multicultural Women’s and Gender Studies from Texas Woman’s University, and a certificate in Art Museum Education (UNT).
Highlights from her career include a position as a lingerie/loungewear catalog designer, the director of a creative re-use arts & crafts retailer, and managing a Betsey Johnson boutique. Currently, she is a fashion and textile consultant with a team who works with breast cancer patients.
As a fashion design educator with over ten years of experience teaching, she enjoys sharing her experiences of working in the fashion industry with those who have a passion for fashion. Future research includes exploring the potential of digital fashion archives and museums.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Hustvedt, G. (Principal), Underhill, B. (Supporting), Bravo Moix, Marie Karen (Supporting), Schaffer, Maura Susan (Supporting). Create Opportunities for Undergraduates to Understand Research (COUTURE): Design Research for Sustainable Fashion through Patternmaking and Garment Construction, College of Applied Arts, Texas State University, $4900. (Funded: August 2025 - August 2026). Grant.

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