167 Church Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 1Y6 s E-mail: Lauren.Kenney@Ryerson.

ca s Mobile: 1 (647) 376-5901

Objective It is my intention to acquire a position that will allow me to fully use my knowledge and love of
fashion and further it with experience in the fashion industry.

Education Ryerson University, School of Fashion, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Working toward a Bachelor of Communication/Design in Fashion Communication
Degree expected April 2011
Related Courses: s Digital Illustration s Art Direction for Photography
s Fashion Illustraion s Fundamentals of Design and Colour
s Marketing s Fashion Design and Trend Forcasting
s Typography s Product Development and Branding
s Texiles s Exhibition and Curation

Birmingham City University, BA (Hons) Fashion Retail Management, Birmingham, UK

Exchange Studnet studying from January 2010 to June 2010
Related Courses: s Event Planning s Work Study

The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Fashion Summer Quick Start, preparation for the Ryerson School of Fashion
Related Topics: s Fashion Design s Illustration

St. James Catholic High School, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Completed June 2007
Related Courses: s Fashion Technology s Communication Technology
s Fine Arts

Experience M&Co. (full-time internship), London, England
Work: March 2010 to May 2010
s Assisting the Childrens Wear Designers
s Using Illustrator to draw technicals and communicate with suppliers
s Designing t-shirt graphics and accessories for boyswear and girlswear
Alexander McQueen (full-time internship), London, England
February 2010
s Assisting the Embroidery Designer, Alessandro Canu
s Working toward organising the sample archive.
s Arranging inspiration boards of embroidery samples

Coco Model Managemant (part-time internship), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

September 2009 to December 2009
s Administrative tasks, making phone calls, and booking appointments
s Acting as an assiatant to Coco’s booking agent
 Garage Clothing (part-time), Groupe Dynamite Inc.,Guelph, Ontario, Canada
June 2009 to September 2009
s Greeting customers and adhering to the needs of customers
s Working in “fits”: and maintaining tidiness of the fitting rooms and unpacking stock
s Opening and closing duties including cash counting and cleaning

Mr. Twister (part-time), Guelph, Ontario, Canada

May 2008 to September 2008
s Making/selling Cotton Candy and Sno-Cones and maintaining equipment
s Customer service in high volume, high stress situations

Experience Canadian Tapestry: The Fabric of Cultural Diversity, Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto
Volunteer: Fall 2009 to Present (www.canadiantapestry.ca/)
s Examining artifacts from the Mueseums collection and discussing the significance of
each item and what it may mean to you.
s Inventing questions about the aritfacts beyond where and when it is from and what it
is made of.

LG Fashion Week After Party Club: Ryerson Fashion Show, C Lounge, Toronto
Took place on March 20th, 2009, put on by the Ryerson Fashion Union
s Advertising and ticket sales
s Model Casting - dealing with model information paper work, model selection, and fitting
s Managing the stage and securing the model line-up

Ryerson Fashion Union, Ryerson School of Fashion, Toronto

Communication Representative from 2008 to 2009, Secretary from 2009 to 2010
s Event planning: movie nights, fashion shows, trips to New York, industry information
nights, Ryerson Fashion spirit clothing
s Speaking on behalf of the students to the School of Fashion and Ryerson University

Skills s Superior interpersonal skills and organizational skills

s Knowledge of the textiles, technical aspects or fashion design, and the fashion industry
s High attention to detail, creative, flexible, coachable, positive, and able to multitask
s Advanced knowledge of Adobe programs, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign
(versions CS3 and CS4)
s Proficient with Microsoft programs including Word, Power Point, and Excel
s Styling for photoshoots and theatre productions.

References Available upon request.

167 Church Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 1Y6 s E-mail: Lauren.Kenney@Ryerson.ca s Mobile: 1 (647) 376-5901