Introducing Laurel Schaffer + Downright Red: the online home for multi-disciplinary work including socio-political essays, photo-art projects, custom apparel and costume, textile art, and design collaborations. Laurel has spent the last twenty years in the fields of art and design as a dancer, choreographer, teacher, traveler, and fashion designer. She is thrilled to bring together these passions to present a unique voice and vision.
After graduating with honors from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1996, Laurel taught and performed contemporary dance on a variety of small stages around the southeast…
After graduating Cum Laude from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in San Francisco, California, in 2010, Laurel worked with a wide variety of clients including The Sustainable Apparel Coalition…