Allisa

Allisa has been sewing since she was 12 and designing since she was 14. By the time she was in grade ten she knew she wanted to be a Designer. When she graduated from high school, with a scholarship in hand, Allisa went to The American College of Applied Arts in Los Angeles, California. She studied Fashion Design and Marketing with an Emphasis in Costume Design for four years, when she graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1996. She also won a slew of awards and scholarships during her university years, including “Most Creative Collection” for her final project and “The Presidents Award.”After volunteering for Dorothy Amos on the Pilot “Gun” with James Gandolfini in Los Angeles, Allisa found her way back to Canada in 1996. In 1997 she joined the IATSE film workers union in Vancouver and began working in film in BC, and from that moment on it has been full time. She incorporated her first company, The Unforgettable Costume Company, in 1997. In 1999 she designed her first film, an independent called “Little Boy Blues.” That same year she began designing a five year run for the local teen series, “Edgemont.” Allisa designed for “Edgemont” for each season it ran and watched it launch the careers of Kristen Kruek (Smallville) and Grace Park (Battlestar Galactica), whom she always seems to run into in airports!Allisa is well rounded, alternating from TV Series to Feature Films. Having done the first seasons of both “Robson Arms” and “Godiva’s,” she has been referred to as the young, hip, Canadiana designer of Vancouver. Some of her feature film credits include “Spymate,” “Lone Hero,” “Chestnut: Hero of Central Park,” “Blonde & Blonder,” and the Award winning “The Snow Walker.” In 2004, Allisa won a Leo Award for Excellence in Costume Design for “The Snow Walker.”During 2005, Allisa took a small break from film to head into the real estate market in Vancouver. She bought three decrepit, and dilapidated houses in the Lower Mainland and utilizing her design skills, turned them into beautiful homes. Like three show pieces, the properties were a testament to the well rounded design skills that Allisa possesses.In 2006 Allisa headed back into the film industry and assisted the un-comparable Deborah Everton, Costume Designer, for the world of Sci-Fi, extraodinaire, for the TV Series “Masters of Sci-Fi.” From there she went on to Design “Blonde and Blonder” with Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards, which opened in the 2007 Cannes Film Festival in May. In 2007 she started the first half of the year off by designing Keystone Pictures’ newest kids’ movie for Disney.After heading back to Film in 2006, Allisa felt she needed to do more; something creative, and more rewarding. Through pain and tragedy some of the best idea’s are born. By the summer of 2006 Allisa’s new business idea was beginning to take shape, while continually working on other projects, Allisa kept working through her ideas in her head and on paper. In March 2007, Boodie Kiss Pet Couture Ltd was incorporated with a launch date set for July 2007.