1. COLOR TEAM
INTERN
BY: TORI MATHEIS

2. WHAT DID I LEARN
DURING MY
INTERNSHIP?

3.  To learn about color development the cycle within the fashion
industry. Having hands on experience from the conception of palette
to bulk approvals.
 Key areas of program:
 Vertical calendar (staying on time, organized)
 Color card development from: Trend to existing color tool
 Color process cycle: lab dip to bulk
 Tracking color status during development cycle (tracker)
 Roles of cross functional departments and how they interact and
support each other
 Color work such as creating presentation layout for concept and
Flex PLM entry
 Final presentation
OBJECTIVE

4. COLOR PALETTE
 What’s trending?
 Looking at last season
and last years palette
 Finding RGB
 Getting opinions
 Back and forth
collaboration of ALL
teams

5.  Make color matrix
and color palette for
each category on
illustrator
 Everyday/Modern
 Swim
 Seriously Sexy
 Print out for Cacique
team to reference
 Color chips put on
board to show color
matrix for concept
presentation
COLOR PALETTE

6. Looking at strike off for print:
Trend
↓
CADS
↓
Send CADS to vendor
↓
Mills send to colorist
↓
Reviewed for pattern by CAD designer
↓
Reviewed for color by colorist
↓
Provide comments
↓
Bulk
↓
Comments
↓
Production
STRIKE OFF
↑
CAD
↑
Strike off form
Strike off sample
↓

7. Looking at lab dips for
solid color:
Lab dips
↓
Approved/rejected by colorist
↓
Provide comments
↓
Bulk
↓
Comments
↓
Production
LAB DIPS
← Standard color chip
← Lab Dip
Approved lab dip→

8.  Here is a approved lab dip
vs. bulk submit
 To look at bulk sample you
compare it to the standard
color and the approved lab
dip
 It isn’t suppose to change
colors from the lab dip but
sometimes it does
BULK
↑
Approved
Lab dip
↑
Bulk

9. WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST
TAKEAWAY?

10. DID THIS EXPERIENCE HELP
WITH MY DECISION MAKING
REGARDING WHAT I WOULD
LIKE TO DO WHEN I
GRADUATE?

11. THANK YOU!