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Top of the Props — Fashion Design Grad Julian LeClerc Gets Creative On Set
Where does Costuming for TV and Film end and Prop Work begin? For Blanche Macdonald Fashion Design graduate Julian LeClerc, there’s not a simple answer. “When I was working on the Amazon series Upload...
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Passport from Vancouver to the World! Blanche Grads at Work Around the Globe.
A Diploma from Blanche Macdonald is more than a door into an exciting creative career. It’s also a passport to international career adventures. Here are six graduates who took their talents from...
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Nail and Esthetics Grad Danica Di Giovanni’s Beauty by Dani
Dani Di Giovanni was born into a love “for all things beauty.” Growing up, she was a frequent guest at her aunt’s spa where all sorts of beauty treatments were happening. Dani was captivated by such a...
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Blanche Grad-turned-Instructor Jennifer Little Places Sixth in the World at...
As one of Vancouver’s leading Bodypaint and Freelance Makeup artists, Blanche Macdonald Global Makeup program graduate-turned-instructor Jennifer Little has made it her job to boldly and creatively...
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David Penrice Blends Experiences and Ethics as DECIEM’s Head of Retail, North...
Not everyone would look for a key boardroom level position at an international skincare and beauty company during a global pandemic. With his new role of Head of Retail for North America at DECIEM,...
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Fashion Marketing Graduate Chelsea Langenstam Dives Into Her Day-To-Day at...
Chelsea Langenstam knows a thing or two about finding your place in the professional sphere. During her time in the Fashion Marketing program at Blanche Macdonald, Chelsea thought she might want to go...
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Pro Hair Graduate Kimiko Watanabe Takes Her Talents To ‘Where Geek Is Chic’!
B-Bombshell Salon is the place to go for gamers, cosplayers, anime lovers, and techies—you can let your geek flag fly while getting the hair of your otherworldly dreams! B-Bombshell aims to create a...
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Renee Rutherford, A Shopify Success!
Renee Rutherford is a Senior Merchant Success Manager at Shopify. Does it seem like there’s a lot of words in her title? That’s because she wears lots of different hats during the day: “My job sees me...
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Feeling Vice-Presidential, Makeup Graduate Jill Bryan Builds Success at...
Jill Bryan wasn’t sure exactly where she wanted to take her career when she graduated from Canada’s #1 Makeup School. After weighing her many options she started working as a Makeup Artist at the...
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The Pluck of the Irish: Makeup graduate Sarah Buckley Finds Her Home on the...
Not every Makeup Artist can pinpoint the precise moment they realized that creating faces would be their vocation. But not every Makeup Artist is like Sarah Buckley, whose unique journey from her home...
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An Eye for Anime: Chiharu Taji Creates Art at your Fingertips
What do you get when you add a passion for nails to an obsession with anime and Disney? The answer is simple: Chiharu Taji. Now thriving as a nail technician at Glam Nail Studio, owned by fellow grad...
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Back to Basics: Jason Hatheway & Cody Dunbar Revive the Classics at Black...
What could be better than a classic barbershop specializing in simple, timeless cuts? If you ask Jason Hatheway, Owner of Edmonton’s Black Forest Barbershop, not much. Gifted with an entrepreneurial...
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Vincenza Celentano Makeup Artist and Entrepreneur / Owner of Haus of V Lashes
Vincenza Celentano was destined to be a Makeup Artist. Her lifelong passion started as a child and rekindled as a young mother. “When my kids were little I did their Halloween makeup and I’d go to Act...
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The Tremendous Talents of Indonesia’s Melfinna Tjugito
Like many of her peers in the beauty industry, Makeup grad Melfinna Tjugito has natural talent. But unlike her peers, Melfinna has a secret weapon that sets her apart— an unquenchable thirst to learn....
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In House Creations Constructs Community
Defining the work of In House Creations isn’t a simple task. That’s how they like it. “In House is a creative shared space,” smiles co-owner Graham Hood. “It’s an incubator for different mediums of...
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A Dazzling Debut at VFW FW/22
Two talented Fashion Design alumni take to the runway in their first ever Vancouver Fashion Week, showcasing their hard work and tremendous skillset in fashion’s favourite form–a finished garment....
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One To Watch: Beauty Influencer-To-Be, Global Makeup Graduate Robby De Mesa
Upon meeting Robby De Mesa, two things stand out. One: his effervescent personality, and two: his flawless cut crease (a signature look). But if you talk to him a little longer, you’ll discover...
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The Revival of the Alex S. Yu Girl: Vancouver Fashion Week FW22
Alex S. Yu, a Fashion Design Graduate, Blanche Macdonald Instructor, and a mainstay of Vancouver Fashion Week since 2014 made his triumphant return to the runway this April with his collection...
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Waitlist Studio: Amy Bennett’s Blonde Ambition
When you think of Hairstylist Amy Bennett, many words spring to mind: approachable, stylish, badass mom, creative. But if there are just a few to define her career so far, passion and purpose would...
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From Medical School to Makeup: Kashika Maini’s Artistic Aspirations!
Arriving from India in 2016 to study biology, Kashika Maini (@kashmainiartistry) had a clear path to medical school laid out in front of her. As is the way with most of life’s plans, she didn’t stick...
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