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Hi, I’m Alison Yu. I’m a Montreal-based fashion designer with a Chinese and European background, bringing over a decade of design experience in Montreal and decades of fashion education experience in China. I thrive on turning trends into tangible products, collaborating across teams, and continuously learning new techniques and technologies to keep collections fresh. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Art History from Wuhan University and a DEC in Fashion Design from LaSalle College in Montréal. I’m proficient with PC/Mac, MS Office, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and PLM. I have strong supplier relationships, deep knowledge of fabric, trims, labels, garment construction, and manufacturing processes. I’m organized, autonomous, and enjoy multi-tasking while creating compelling fashion ranges.…Hi, I’m Alison Yu. I’m a Montreal-based fashion designer with a Chinese and European background, bringing over a decade of design experience in Montreal and decades of fashion education experience in China. I thrive on turning trends into tangible products, collaborating across teams, and continuously learning new techniques and technologies to keep collections fresh. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Art History from Wuhan University and a DEC in Fashion Design from LaSalle College in Montréal. I’m proficient with PC/Mac, MS Office, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and PLM. I have strong supplier relationships, deep knowledge of fabric, trims, labels, garment construction, and manufacturing processes. I’m organized, autonomous, and enjoy multi-tasking while creating compelling fashion ranges.

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Hi, I’m Alison Yu. I’m a Montreal-based fashion designer with a Chinese and European background, bringing over a decade of design experience in Montreal and decades of fashion education experience in China. I thrive on turning trends into tangible products, collaborating across teams, and continuously learning new techniques and technologies to keep collections fresh. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Art History from Wuhan University and a DEC in Fashion Design from LaSalle College in Montréal. I’m proficient with PC/Mac, MS Office, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and PLM. I have strong supplier relationships, deep knowledge of fabric, trims, labels, garment construction, and manufacturing processes. I’m organized, autonomous, and enjoy multi-tasking while creating compelling fashion ranges.…Hi, I’m Alison Yu. I’m a Montreal-based fashion designer with a Chinese and European background, bringing over a decade of design experience in Montreal and decades of fashion education experience in China. I thrive on turning trends into tangible products, collaborating across teams, and continuously learning new techniques and technologies to keep collections fresh. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Art History from Wuhan University and a DEC in Fashion Design from LaSalle College in Montréal. I’m proficient with PC/Mac, MS Office, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and PLM. I have strong supplier relationships, deep knowledge of fabric, trims, labels, garment construction, and manufacturing processes. I’m organized, autonomous, and enjoy multi-tasking while creating compelling fashion ranges.

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Hi, I’m Alison Yu. I’m a Montreal-based fashion designer with a Chinese and European background, bringing over a decade of design experience in Montreal and decades of fashion education experience in China. I thrive on turning trends into tangible products, collaborating across teams, and continuously learning new techniques and technologies to keep collections fresh.

I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Art History from Wuhan University and a DEC in Fashion Design from LaSalle College in Montréal. I’m proficient with PC/Mac, MS Office, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and PLM. I have strong supplier relationships, deep knowledge of fabric, trims, labels, garment construction, and manufacturing processes. I’m organized, autonomous, and enjoy multi-tasking while creating compelling fashion ranges.

Skills

Adobe Illustrator

Fashion Design

Technical Illustration

Microsoft Excel

Adobe InDesign

Experience Level

Adobe Illustrator

Expert

Fashion Design

Expert

Technical Illustration

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Language

English

Fluent

Chinese

Fluent

Work Experience

Outdoor Wear Designer/Specialist at Manhattan International

August 1, 2024 - Present

Trends research for styles, fabric, colour, printing & trim and create the seasonal collection for Men's & Ladies' outdoor wear. Sketch styles and develop tech packs for overseas production; develop samples from proto to SMS; prepare presentation cards/boards for customer meetings; manage fabric strike-offs, lab dips, and trims during sampling; collaborate with graphic design, production, sales, and overseas suppliers to drive production development from prototyping to PP samples.

Womenswear Designer at Dolcezza

July 1, 2024 - October 17, 2025

Trends research for fabric, color, printing & styling; create sketches and render flat sketches; send tech packs overseas for proto and SMS development; follow up on fabric/print/color artwork; manage linesheets/catalogs and price lists; coordinate with designers, production, overseas office and sales for development from proto through PP samples.

Senior Technical Designer at Mackage

December 31, 2022 - October 17, 2025

Collaborate with designers and pattern makers; illustrate hand sketches using Illustrator; create Technical Packages (sketch, BOM, comments) and maintain up-to-date files; create packaging elements including label artwork; track changes from fit meetings and update all related files; prepare factory comment sheets detailing all changes.

Menswear Designer at Buffalo David Bitton

December 31, 2022 - October 17, 2025

Work closely with chief designer to recap seasonal collections; develop Tech Packs from scratch (sketch, BOM, trim, label); send TP/artwork to vendors and follow up on SMS development; prepare samples for presentations and coordinate with customers; manage PLM to update trims, palettes and artwork.

Designer at Parasuco Jean

December 31, 2020 - October 17, 2025

Provide technical drawings for all styles in development; communicate design details through flat sketches; create color illustrations for line sheets; produce accurate Technical Packages including size/specifications, grading, construction details; maintain a database of sketches and tech packs; ensure BOM/Trim sheets accuracy; research, develop and source fabrics, washes, trims within budget; maintain pattern library; travel for fashion & trade shows in North America & China.

Menswear Designer at Bosco Uomo

December 31, 2017 - October 17, 2025

Research fashion trends; create themes with style & fabric boards; develop Tech Packs with specs and flat technical sketches; create season recaps for fabrics and styles; communicate daily with overseas suppliers to maintain/update tech packs and approve lab dips and trims.

Technical Designer at THE KERSHEH GROUP

December 31, 2015 - October 17, 2025

Attend order confirmation meetings; build a database for labels, care labels, wash instructions, hangtags, hangers, polybags and carton markings by customer; work with Technical Manager to choose correct washing instructions and create labeling tech packs; obtain label approvals for all customers; update import line sheets for labeling on server and PLM.

Senior Teacher/Director at Wuhan Fine Art and Design School

December 31, 2008 - October 17, 2025

Teaching art and fashion courses; administration of art/fashion teaching programs and studies.