Biography
Rosalia has vast Canadian and overseas experience in the field of fashion, ranging from manual and computerized pattern making and grading, to spec development, garment fitting and garment construction, coupled with over 13 years of experience in garment production. She has been teaching students for over 30 years. Rosalia has been a professor at George Brown College since 2008, and throughout this time has taught a variety of courses in the School of Fashion program, also contributing to the course curriculum development. She has designed a Knitwear Product Development course, redeveloped an Apparel Manufacturing course and Men’s Pattern Drafting course for the School of Fashion students.
Rosalia enjoys applied research. She has been instrumental in Scouts Canada uniform redesigning project, and a mentor in George Brown Culinary School Female Chef Jacket design, pattern, grading, and spec development, a successful project that brought comfort to and earned complete approval of the entire Culinary School female population. The jacket has been sold in GBC at St. James campus store since September 2015. As a part of GBC research in innovation and technology application team, Rosalia has been leading a textile lab equipment section. Rosalia was leading a Knitting Club in its early days, a recreational activity for Fashion students and faculty.
Academic Credentials
Master of Fashion Arts, Garment Engineering, Technological Institute of Light Industry (Fashion and Textiles), Kiev, Ukraine, 1985
Hon. Certificate, Advanced Patternmaking & Production Methods, Shankar School of High Fashion & Textile, Ramat Gan, Israel, 1993
Hon. Certificate, Dressmaking, Technical Vocational College, Zaporozhe, Ukraine, 1978
Areas of Specialization
Textiles
Apparel Manufacturing
Product Development
Knitwear
Block Making
Men's Pattern Drafting
Garment Construction
Quality and Costing (postgraduate)
Areas of Expertise
Pattern Making
Block Making
Grading
Gerber Technology and Lectra computerized pattern/grading systems
Textiles
Apparel Manufacturing
Product Development
Knitwear
Garment Construction
Garment fitting and alteration
Evening wear and tailored garments
Menswear
Career Highlights
2008-Present – Professor, George Brown College, School of Fashion
2018-present – Professor, Seneca College, School of Fashion, Gerber Technology: digital patternmaking and grading, manual pattern making
2000-Present – Instructor (CED), Seneca College, Fashion Program, Health Sciences & Applied Arts
2011-2012 – Instructor, Fashion Design, Ryerson University
2009-2012 – Community Course Instructor (sewing), Living Arts Centre, Mississauga
2007-2008 – Senior Production Computer Patternmaker, Apparel Resource Group
2002-2003 – Fashion Program Coordinator for Computerised courses (CED), Seneca College
1995-2007 – Senior Computer Patternmaker, Weekenders International
Other Activities
Mentor: Development, fitting and grading of female chef jacket for George Brown College’s culinary school
Support: Research Analysis & Redesigning Scouts Canada Uniform
Member/lead: Research and use of technology for a new textile lab at George Brown College
Leader: Knitting Club for fashion students and faculty
Publications
Author of instructional booklets for GBC Fashion Program courses:
- Block Making, women’s garments
- Men’s Pattern Drafting
- Threading an industrial lockstitch sewing machine