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Leaving her mark
Leaving her mark
Fashion Design student contributes to Flight Services program uniform
A collaboration between the School of Design and the Norton Wolf School of Aviation and Aerospace Technology led to a first-year Fashion Design student creating the official uniform scarf of Fanshawe’s new Flight Services program.
In early 2021, as Flight Services program coordinator Jacqueline Bailey was gearing up for an August launch of the one-year certificate program focused on providing exceptional passenger service, she approached Wendy Sperry with the challenge for her first-year textiles class.
“The only direction we gave students was it had to include Fanshawe’s brand colours and the appropriate logo,” recalls Bailey. “The rest was up to them!”
Wendy jumped at the chance because she appreciates what these collaborations offer to students. “I think it is invaluable for students to learn from real life experience,” she says. “Working with a client who presents specific challenges gives students the opportunity to build their skills and confidence to become competent professionals.”
The students also embraced the opportunity to leave their mark on the new program. Each student submitted three thumbnail sketches and one colour design as part of the graded assignment.
Bailey narrowed the proposals down to two finalists before the school landed on Jacqueline Bradica’s design as the winner. “I am extremely happy that my design was chosen,” says Bradica, adding it was the first opportunity to see one of her hand-drawn designs transformed into a product. “While I was designing, I remember picturing not only how the design would look flat, but focused more importantly on how the colour layout would look while folded and worn as part of the uniform. I very much enjoyed the whole process!”
She was presented with a scarf of her own as a thank you during an official unveiling at the Norton Wolf School of Aviation and Aerospace Technology hangar on September 15, 2021.
