Alumni Spotlight
If you’re a fan of Project Runway Canada then you’ll recognize Season 2 contestant and George Brown grad, Camille Prins. Selected as one of Canada’s most talented up-and-coming designers, Prins calls on her boundless energy and creativity when designing for her label, Dutch Blonde. She also credits the technical skills she learned at George Brown. “My education played a pivotal part of my career,” she says. [Read the story...]
Camille Prins
Fashion Techniques and Design - F113,
Graduated 2003
Joanna Kulpa graduated from George Brown College seven
years ago and says she wishes that the program had focused
a bit more on the business side of things and on building
a portfolio. Yet, for someone
whose newly launched line can be found across Canada,
either the business side is a natural instinct or the
clothes are selling themselves. The
designer's self-named line (www.kulpa.ca)
can already be found in Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton,
Toronto, and Montreal. It's
the little collection that could. [Read
the article...]
Joanna Kulpa
Graduated 1998
Megan Lott has wanted in a career in fashion since
high school. After studying sewing at Central Tech, she
registered in George Brown College's Fashion Techniques and Design
program in 2000 and immediately took to the intensive work environment
and the
focus on the craft of fashion.
"In analyzing other programs
I've found most of them don't
focus enough on the technical side of fashion," Megan explains. "I
think it's crucial for any designer to go through a program like
George Brown's in order to understand what's technically
possible. Especially because it's such a competitive industry,
you should at least know the basics in all areas whether
you're
going to be a pattern-maker, sewer, illustrator or designer. " [Read
the whole story...]
Megan Lott,
Fashion Techniques and Design - F113,
Graduated 2002
"I came to the "Fashion Management" program at George
Brown College having already completed a 4-year University degree in
Business Administration. The "Fashion Management" program
which includes participation in the "College Creations" student
store and an "Industry Internship" has genuinely challenged
me for the first time in all of my previous educational
endeavors. I am convinced that this program has prepared me well for
a Management
career in the Fashion industry."
Patricia Chung, Recent Graduate
"Graduating from the George Brown
College "Fashion Management" program
provided me with the necessary competencies to obtain
immediate employment in the Toronto Apparel industry.
Applying the knowledge I had gained
at GBC allowed me to attain a number of upwardly progressive
job opportunity in the industry. This eventually made
it possible for me to accomplish
my ultimate ambition which was to become an entrepreneur
in the Apparel industry."
"Today I own and operate one of the largest Apparel Manufacturing
companies in Ontario; "Tang Apparel Inc" as President and
CEO with over 150 direct labour employees and over 15 million in annual
sales."
James Tang
"George Brown gave me the professional competencies
I needed to start my career in the apparel industry.
The intense curriculum covers all aspects of marketing,
merchandising, manufacturing and management.
The additional 320 hours of practical work experience
in the industry were also a big help in securing a
job immediately after graduation." Katryn Nowina, Graduate
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