- “70’s Chic” Will Be the Theme of This Year’s Annual Event Now Open to the Public -Baltimore – Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading provider of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), will welcome family, friends, and, for the first time,...
The Jemicy School and Penn-Mar continue their Fashion Show collaboration.[caption id="attachment_15379" align="alignleft" width="300"] A Jemicy student designer and a Penn-Mar model pose together.[/caption]Last October, students from The Jemicy School in Owings Mills traveled to New York for the debut of their documentary, "Fashion with a Purpose," at the largest...
[caption id="attachment_12108" align="alignright" width="300"] A Penn-Mar model demonstrates the "loungewear-esq" style of the 2025 Fashion Show as she walks with Leila Chan-Sweenie. Photo courtesy of Jemicy School.[/caption] Trending at the 3rd Annual Inclusive Fashion Show held April 11th at The Jemicy School in Owings Mills, MD...
- Partnership with Jemicy School Continues, Presenting Clothing Designed Specifically for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - March 13, 2024Baltimore – Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading provider of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is proud to present the return of...
It all started back in 2019 when Jennifer Hisey, Community Supports Day Program Manager at Penn-Mar Central, was looking to “mix things up” for her day program activities. Her initial thought was to organize an informal Fashion Show with the people Penn-Mar supports modeling clothing and...
- People Supported by Penn-Mar to Model Clothing Designed Specifically For Their Disabilities - May 11, 2023Baltimore – Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading provider of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), will host its first-ever inclusive fashion show, featuring people that...
By Pauline Savage, US Visual Arts Department Chair, College Counselor for the Arts | Jemicy School I teach fashion design at the Jemicy School in Owings Mill, MD, a school that educates students with dyslexia and related language-based learning differences. My students are brilliant visual spatial thinkers, ingenious when...