Growing up in Hong Kong, Ronald Tam relocated to Toronto in 2006, first completing a business degree before deciding to pursue fashion as a creative career path at Seneca. With no prior fashion background, he credits Seneca’s Fashion Arts advanced diploma program for turning him into a well-rounded and capable fashion designer.
In 2014, as part of the graduating collection, the brand "VANDAL" was conceived. A line that illustrates a hybrid of street-aesthetics and classic tailoring, VANDAL references inspiration from growing up in both Hong Kong and Toronto to deliver ready-to-wear silhouettes with a western influence. VANDAL was shown as part of Seneca’s RED: Emerging Designer Showcase at World MasterCard Fashion Week (WMCFW) 2015, Toronto Fashion Week 2016 and has further shown in London Fashion weeks in 2018 and 2019 where the VANDAL line currently sells in the United Kingdom.
The line continues to push forward each season drawing innovation, materials and manufacturing capabilities from the global apparel networks. Much of the technical know-how and material use was jump-started during Mr. Tam’s time at Seneca.
Outside of working on VANDAL, Mr. Tam is a Product Developer for Toronto-based Smart Textiles and Apparel company as well as offers technical design services to other Canadian designers.