BEHIND THE SCENES
This week, we present Tony, a member of the Télio family for 13 years! Supervisor in our Montreal warehouse, Tony is always hard at work, with a smile 🙂
Position: Picking/Cutting Supervisor
When is your favourite time at work?: I enjoy coming to work early, going over my work and getting my team ready to start their day!
What is your favourite fabric: I don’t have a favourite fabric, but I do like the feeling of silk.
What is your primary responsibility at work? To distribute orders to the pickers and cutters, make sure goods are picked and cut as quickly as possible and deal with any issues that may arise.
What are your hobbies outside of work? I enjoy spending time with my family, weekend get-a-way’s, and watching hockey.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Meet Terry, our favourite office administrator at Télio, AKA our office’s Mom-ager. She works with several departments and takes care of the needs of each employee! Terry has been part of the Télio family for 31 years, check her out working the reception 23 years ago, an archive gem! Best part of your work: Cooperation, […]
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Meet Sylvie, our Sales Associate in our Montreal Showroom! Proud member of the Telio family for the last 32 years, her patience, kindness, and good nature is second to none to brighten your day! Position: Internal sales, Montreal Showroom Years with TÉLIO: 32 years Favorite part of the job: The direct relations with clients Favourite fabric: […]
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Meet Jessica, our inside sales go-to for Toronto! With her upbeat energy and contagious enthusiasm, she puts a smile on her clients’ faces! Not only has she been selling the goods for over a decade, she’s totally talented and fully creates her own looks too! See her in our Pixel Chiffon (39541-01) above <3 Position: Toronto […]
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Meet Josephine, the one always willing to lend a hand! ALSO… she will pretty much laugh at any joke you tell her… so we seriously love her! Position: Sample Room Supervisor Years with TÉLIO: 29 Favourite part of the job: The beginning of each new season Favourite fabric: Linen Jo works directly with the president […]
FASHION HISTORY: Versace's Most Famous Dress
Those of us old enough to remember a time when Elizabeth Hurley wasn’t a household name will undoubtedly remember the defining moment when it finally happened for her. All thanks to the legendary Gianni Versace. The designer would have been 69 today. To celebrate the occasion, we look back on perhaps his most famous design […]
FASHION HISTORY: Michael Jackson's Thriller Jacket
As you’ll see later on this week, here at Télio, we love to discuss famous pieces of clothing. Those garments that touch the zeitgeist of society and become pop culture phenomenons. Today marks the 33rd anniversary of the release of Michael Jackson‘s seminal album Thriller. If you’re like us, you can’t hear the name thriller […]
NEW BRAND SPOTLIGHT: Midnight MTL
At Télio, if there’s one thing we love doing, it’s supporting new designers! We used to do it right from the get go, when up and coming designers are still studying their craft in design school, with our annual design competition (we’re taking a break this year to come back bigger and better next year). […]
Télio does Quilt Market!
The International Quilt Market Houston Show 2015 is happening next weekend (October 24th to 26th) and we’ll be there! We’ll be showing a selection of our gorgeous Spring 2016 line. The trade show is taking place in the George R. Brown Convention Center is Houston, Texas. You can register here. If you’re in the area, you should […]
FASHION HISTORY: Elsa Schiaparelli's Firsts
If you asked anyone on the street today which name they recognize; Elsa Schiaparelli or Coco Chanel, the answer would be unanimous, Chanel would prevail. History seems to have forgotten her, yet during the 1930s, some considered the Italian born Schiaparelli the more creative designer of the two rivals. Which seems all the more shocking […]