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JUDGES:RK
A. LITTLE - MERCHANDISER, ABERCROMBIE & FITCH
MARK
A. LITTLE -
MERCHANDISER, ABERCROMBIE & FITCH,
NEW ALBANY, OHIO
CAROLYN
SIMONS, GIRLS OUTERWEAR DESIGNER, VOLCOM INC.
ANNE
MORRIS, ACADEMIC DIRECTOR, FASHION DESIGN & MERCHANDISING
D. GALE, SNOWBOARD SOFTGOODS BUYER FOR WHISTLER BLACKCOMB
ROSS HILL, MANAGING PARTNER OF HILL'S OF KERRISDALE, RICK
RAYBURN MENWEAR & BLUE RUBY
ANDREA MURRAY, CLOTHING INVENTOR, LULULEMON ATHLETICA
MARK A. LITTLE - MERCHANDISER,
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH, NEW ALBANY, OHIO
I am just an average Canadian trying to make it big in the states. I was born
in Kinston, Ontario and moved to Ohio when I was eight. I graduated from The
Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French Literature and
a minor in Communications. I have been working in the retail/fashion industry
for 7 years with my primary focus being on product development and managing the
development process from flat sketch to finished product. I am currently in charge
of all vintage shorts, pants, and surf for abercrombie boys and hollister dudes.
My hobbies… Deep powder, Guitars, Ice Hockey, Skiing, Cooking, Music. Did I mention
deep powder???
And remember this… "If you don't do it this year, you will be one year older
when you do." - Warren Miller |
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CAROLYN
SIMONS, GIRLS OUTERWEAR DESIGNER,
VOLCOM INC.
Born and raised
in North Vancouver, BC, Carolyn obtained a Degree
in Fashion Design and technology from Kwantlen University
College. Being an avid snowboarder and having a passion
for the mountains and outdoors made it a natural decision
to focus her studies on snowboard outerwear design. Now
residing in Southern California, Carolyn designs the women's
outerwear line at Volcom. This line includes technical
outerwear, technical layering pieces and a full accessory
line. See the Volcom snow line at volcom.com. |
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ANNE MORRIS, ACADEMIC DIRECTOR,
FASHION DESIGN & MERCHANDISING
Anne Morris is a full-time Fashion Design & Merchandising faculty member,
teaching courses in pattern
making, construction, and textiles. She has written six pattern making books,
each addressing a different
aspect of pattern making and design, plus a serging self-help book. In addition,
Morris has created her own distance education program in fashion design. Her
pattern making books and distance education
curriculum are currently used as industry work force training. She has a degree
from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and has taken graduate
courses in teaching, specializing in distance education. Morris has over 15 years
experience writing and teaching fashion courses to adults at the both the college
and continuing education level, and has distance education students living throughout
the world. A driven entrepreneur, Morris has also operated her own successful
sewing and design consulting business. |
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D. GALE, SNOWBOARD SOFTGOODS
BUYER FOR WHISTLER BLACKCOMB
(including Showcase, Westbeach the Shop, Quiksilver Store, and Burton Women's
Store)
What can I say? I love to Shred. I also love to make sure our customer's are
wearing some of the best Snowboard Fashions made! I've been with the mountain
for five years now...and loving every minute of it. |
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ANDREA MURRAY, CLOTHING
INVENTOR, LULULEMON ATHLETICA
Well, I've been working in the fashion industry basically
since I was 16! I was born in Ontario, completed my design
studies at both Ryerson University in Toronto and the Royal
Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia. Before
living in Vancouver I lived & worked in Paris, France
and later completed an internship at the Rip Curl head
office in Torquay, Australia. After that I lived in Cape
Town, South Africa and designed for a local street wear
company called Vertigo Clothing . I've since planted
some roots on the west coast of Canada and have been designing
for lululemon athletica for the past 4 ½ years.
I love working in the athletic apparel industry! When I'm
not designing I'm spending any moment I can surfing {on
the island, in Cali or Hawaii…}, snowboarding & long
board skateboarding! |
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