Fashion

New People, Old Shoes and Jetlag

December 13, 2010

Before this exchange I wouldn’t have considered myself a world traveler. I love to travel and explore new places. Usually getting onto an airplane is exciting even knowing that I will get uncomfortable and restless. But in the face of leaving my family, friends and all that was familiar to me for 6 months, stepping [...]

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Student Ambassador Introductions: Meet Danica Dodd!

November 22, 2010

By Arjan Dominicus November 18, 2010 This week we are continuing on with the introductions of our Student Ambassadors for the 2010-2011 school year. Danica Dodd is at Olds College for her second year, but this is her first year in the Business Administration program, majoring in accounting. Danica first came to Olds College in 2008 and [...]

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Office Admin Advice

April 29, 2010

Office Administration students received lots of advice during the past months. We had three special presentations. Body Image Consultation: Lovely Image Consulting is a company run by two graduates of the Olds College Fashion Program, Brittany Brooke and Jennifer Keough. They gave us lots of advice about how to dress with the body we have [...]

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Pattern Drafting Upper Torso Bodice Fitting

March 11, 2010

In our Fashion Apparel Technology Pattern Drafting class, we do what are called slopers which are basic blocks of our bodies we can then manipulate to create a pattern of any kind. We start by taking our measurements, and creating a flat pattern; we then create the bodice out of muslin. Here Jordan, with our [...]

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Fashion Field Trip

February 11, 2010

The first year Fashion Apparel students got to go on a wonderful field trip last week. We went and saw The Pirates of Penzance playing at the Jubilee and I was lucky to catch a couple of the cast members during intermission for this photo with a couple of my classmates (above: The Pirates [...]

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Meet Student Blogger Brianna

January 27, 2010

Hello! My name is Brianna. I am a 1st year Fashion Apparel Technology student here at Olds College. This is actually my second experience at Olds College. In my first, I completed my diploma for Equine Science – Production and Breeding Management. Over the years my passions have changed priority, and since my first experience here [...]

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