Alumni Information
School: LaSalle College Vancouver
Grad Year: 2007
Program of Study: Fashion Design & Merchandising
Degree: Diploma

Employment/Professional Information
Company Name: Three Stones Clothing
Location: Vancouver
Job Title: Designer & Production/Merchandising Coordinator
Primary Responsibilities: Design, trend research, fabric sourcing and creating technical packages for factories for sample development and bulk production.

Describe a typical work day:

My typical day depends on which point in the season we are in. When we are working on design I spend my days flipping back and forth between design direction meetings, sketching and trend research, which I do online, in magazines and out on the street. I then create technical packages for each style with fabric, trim, size and construction details for the factories to follow for sample development. I arrange model castings, coordinate the photo shoot and assist in building our seasonal catalogues. Once a new line has been launched and sent to our sales representatives I then switch to fitting the samples and providing sample comments and corrections to the factory for them to proceed with bulk production. I also travel to Asia twice a year to source new fabrics and meet with our agents.

What accomplishment(s) are you most proud of?

I feel the biggest sense of accomplishment when I see a style that I designed and saw through the multiple stages of production in retail stores and on people in the streets.