The Cañada College Fashion Design Department has been educating students in the art and science of fashion since 1968 and is a respected leader in career training and advancement. The department has been hosting the Designer Sale & Fashion Show since 1991.

The Designer Sale provides an extensive learning experience for students on event planning and marketing while serving as a fundraiser for student scholarships and classroom equipment. Additionally, the event helps build relationships between the students, department, and professionals in the fashion industry and promotes awareness of the outstanding Fashion Design Department at Cañada College.

The Designer Sale will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2008 from 10:00am - 5:00pm on the campus of Cañada College. Designers will offer their products for sale. The student fashion show will be held in the spring, date to be announced.

There will be more than 65 professional designers in the Designer Sale.

The Cañada College Artistry in Fashion Designer Sale & Fashion Show is chaired by Ronda Chaney.

Ronda is the Program Coordinator of the Cañada College Fashion Design Department and has an BS Degree from University of Missouri and an MS Degree from San Francisco State University. Ronda has been a professor of Fashion Design at Cañada College for the past 27 years and has been the coordinator of the program for the past 14 years.

Her enthusiasm for fashion has inspired many students to uniquely express their own creativity. She is co-author of the book Make It Your Own and has written for various publications, such as Sewing Update, Serger Update, Sew News, F.I.T. Review, and Singer Sewing Books. She has also appeared on the nationally syndicated television program America Sews.

Ronda is known throughout the United States as an inspiring lecturer and has most recently presented at the Annual Conference of the Professional Association of Custom Clothiers (PACC) in Portland, Oregon.