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!