Gene Lakin

Gene K. Lakin is a costume designer, educator, and scholar. He has taught at Parsons School of Design (The New School) for over two decades and holds an adjunct post at Pratt Institute. He began as a costume designer for stage, film, and television after graduate study at Yale. Lakin frames fashion as narrative-driven design, and he has worked in knitwear and taught internationally in China, France, and South Africa. He was a 2024 resident at the Siena Art Institute through the Pratt partnership.