From creating dresses in high school to dressing Tate McRae and showing internationally, JCI fashion graduate Maliyah Abenir has spent more than a decade building her label, Averynthe. She shares the work behind her designs, the realities of running an independent brand and why she'd choose fashion all over again.

From experimenting with makeup as a teenager to building a career as a makeup artist and educator, JCI graduate Jéanne Wang shares how she developed her signature luxury glam style, found her creative voice and turned her expertise into opportunities to teach others.

From luminous skin and warm-toned makeup to playful manicures and expressive styling, the 2025 holiday season brought a fresh approach to festive beauty. Explore the looks, colours and details that defined the season.

As construction neared completion, our new Robson Street campus began to take shape. From classrooms and studios to shared student spaces, we take you behind the scenes of the final weeks preparing JCI's new home in downtown Vancouver.

Before it became The Frame, JCI's 2,200-square-foot community space was an empty room full of possibilities. Take a look at the original vision for a place where students, alumni and Vancouver's creative community could gather, collaborate and share their work.

From early shopping trips to Holt Renfrew with her mom to becoming one of the company's Million Dollar Sellers, JCI fashion graduate Shelby Watt has built a career in luxury retail. She shares how she found her place in sales, developed her denim expertise and discovered the business behind great personal styling.

What began as an interest in video games, animation and character design eventually brought Roena Ong into the world of fashion. The JCI graduate shares how her creative interests evolved into a career in styling and art direction, and why her unconventional background continues to shape her work.

Before entering medical esthetics, Jessie Harbron studied kinesiology and worked in aerial circus arts. Today, the JCI graduate works at Lezara Laser and Vein Care in Squamish, bringing her understanding of the body and thoughtful approach to client care into a new career.

After more than 35 years in Gastown, JCI prepared to open a new chapter on Robson Street. Take a look back at the original vision for our downtown Vancouver campus, designed with dedicated creative studios, shared learning spaces and more opportunities for students to connect.

Wondering where a creative education could take you? Hear directly from JCI graduates working across fashion, hair, makeup and esthetics as they reflect on their experiences, share career advice and talk about the paths they've taken since leaving school.

From retail jobs to styling for major music and entertainment projects, JCI graduate Jason Pillay has built a career by making connections and saying yes to opportunities. He shares the behind-the-scenes work of fashion styling and why showing up has made all the difference.

In 2025, JCI partnered with Istituto Italiano Design in Perugia, Italy, to create an international exchange opportunity for students and recent graduates. Explore the original initiative and how it was designed to bring emerging creatives together through fashion, culture and collaboration.

From experimenting with fashion as a teenager to building her own label, Profanity, JCI graduate Lillea Goian has learned to let her creative identity evolve. She shares how discovering fashion design changed her direction and why growing as a designer means staying open to change.

JCI graduate Jacob Laing originally imagined a career in fashion buying. Today, he works on Aritzia's denim design team. From learning alterations at a specialty denim retailer to developing his technical skills, Jacob shares the unexpected path that brought him into design.

What happens when emerging designers turn secondhand clothing into something entirely new? JCI students and graduates partnered with Poshmark Canada for a live resale event, transforming pre-loved pieces into original designs and selling their work directly to an audience.

From arriving in Vancouver at 17 to building a career in the beauty industry, JCI graduate Natalia Elaydi has followed her curiosity into unexpected places. Now the founder of MILA, she shares how her experience in makeup artistry inspired a new approach to sustainable beauty packaging.

Vintage fashion takes on a new perspective in this editorial collaboration between JCI and Poshmark Canada. Working with secondhand clothing, fashion students explored styling, creative direction and visual storytelling through a photoshoot inspired by iconic fashion eras.

A shared interest in secondhand fashion brought JCI and Poshmark Canada together for a creative collaboration. Discover how the partnership introduced fashion students to upcycling, sustainable design and new ways of thinking about the clothes we buy, wear and remake.