I forgot...
Fashion Group International
http://www.fgitoronto.org/Default.aspx?pageId=10500
has a Toronto chapter... lots of great contacts in this organization, and they reach out to students as well.
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Meg
I don't mean it's so bad that it makes me laugh or anything, some pieces are nice, but it's just not cutting edge, it's not pushing fashion forward, it's not furthering anything.
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These are generalizations, but I also share the sentiment sometimes. I think in this day and age it is possible to do and share your work regardless of location, and just because you are in Toronto does not mean that you automatically have to be a follower... we have our tall poppies here too.
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Gius
I kind of want to do more more 'isolated' behind-the-scenes things.. than stuck at a party
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Sign up for email newsletters. The CAF, the FDCC, the TFI, and your school will all have newsletters or job postings. Read them. Many of them also have directories; research designers in your area, figure out what kind of company you are interested in pursuing. Ask for information interviews. Go to meetings, seminars, and other events whenever possible. Don't rush yourself. Opportunities will come.
In order to find a job, it is not good to be
too isolated. Meeting people in person is so important; all industries are really about people. Ask questions; listen; be polite and not pushy, and trust your social instincts, and be yourself. If you seek you will find!
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thesiren
anywho, nothing to see in ottawa...there was one standout designer, and a few nice pieces among the others, but nothing really groundbreaking.
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So I missed OFW - I wanted to go, but timing didn't work out.
Who was the standout designer?
I find it so interesting that all of these smaller towns are starting fashion weeks. I am especially looking forward to
Moose Jaw Fashion Week in 2012.