Post on 18-Feb-2017
COLOR TEAMINTERN
BY: TORI MATHEIS
WHAT DID I LEARN DURING MY
INTERNSHIP?
To learn about color development the cycle within the fashion industry. Having hands on experience from the conception of palette to bulk approvals.
Key areas of program: Vertical calendar (staying on time, organized) Color card development from: Trend to existing color tool Color process cycle: lab dip to bulk Tracking color status during development cycle (tracker) Roles of cross functional departments and how they
interact and support each other Color work such as creating presentation layout for
concept and Flex PLM entry Final presentation
OBJECTIVE
COLOR PALETTE
What’s trending?Looking at last
season and last years palette
Finding RGBGetting opinionsBack and forth
collaboration of ALL teams
Make color matrix and color palette for each category on illustrator Everyday/Modern Swim Seriously Sexy
Print out for Cacique team to reference
Color chips put on board to show color matrix for concept presentation
COLOR PALETTE
Looking at strike off for print:Trend
↓CADS
↓Send CADS to vendor
↓Mil ls send to color ist
↓Reviewed for pattern by CAD designer
↓Reviewed for color by color ist
↓Provide comments
↓Bulk
↓Comments
↓Product ion
STRIKE OFF
↑CAD
↑Strike off
form
Standard color chip↓
Strike off sample
↓
Looking at lab dips for solid color:
Lab dips↓
Approved/rejected by colorist↓
Provide comments↓
Bulk↓
Comments↓
Production
LAB DIPS
← Standard color chip
← Lab Dip
Approved lab dip→
Here is a approved lab dip vs. bulk submit
To look at bulk sample you compare it to the standard color and the approved lab dip
It isn’t suppose to change colors from the lab dip but sometimes it does
BULK
↑Standard color↑
Approved Lab dip
↑Bulk
WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY?
DID THIS EXPERIENCE HELP WITH MY DECISION
MAKING REGARDING WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO WHEN I GRADUATE?
THANK YOU!