How Do You Perceive Color? Meet a Fashion Colorist. by PinkyShears.com

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS & WHAT IS HAS TO DO W/ FASHION?I thought you might be interested in what a Fashion Colorist does. As a designer I’m used to checking and approving color test/lab dips myself, but the interviewee, who would rather stay annonymous does this exclusively for her assigned designers. I asked her 15 distinct questions to help you understand this position. It seems like a position people “just fall into.” They don’t teach this specifically in school, but you may be assisted by one when you begin your new job… if your lucky.1. What’s your background and current position?Title: Colorist. Handles 3 men’s casual in-house private labelsCompany: Major U.S. Department StoreDivision: ProductionExperience: 3 yearsEducation: BA in Textiles and Apparel2. What is your main job responsibility?Receive, check, and comment on color standards/lab-dips.3. Could you explain what happens before you take over?A designer will find a color that they like (maybe from another shirt) and will sent that to who they call Clericals within the production department. The Clerical will source that color from the in-house color library. If they don’t have the color they can get it customed dyed where they will send that swatch from the shirt to an overseas mill that has dying capabilities. The Clericals will do the ordering of the lab-dips which are essentially the result of 3-4 attempts to match the colors you wanted.4. What resources does the color library have?The library has access to a wide array of colors in addition to different suppliers that can dye the fabric.5. When does the Colorist enter in the picture?When the overseas dyers send back the lab dips that’s when the Colorist takes over. They look at it and compare it to the original standard/reference swatch.READ MORE AT...PinkyShears.comJoin us on Facebook too...http://www.facebook.com/pages/PinkyShears/104210934877