Ilona Kalina

About Ilona Kalina

Ilona Kalina is the co-founder of Addlane.com and President of FastFit360. Following a successful career in investment banking in her native country of Canada, Ilona moved to the United States and became a “serial entrepreneur” in 1997. Her work is underpinned by a strong management history – Ilona was one of the first female bank managers at the Royal Bank of Canada – and more than a decade’s worth of experience in the fashion industry.One of Ilona’s first projects as an entrepreneur was the well-regarded Shapely Shadow, which sought to apply technologies from the world of entertainment to the fashion industry. 3D scanning fit models and making clones. Shapely Shadow used laser scanning techniques pioneered in Hollywood to duplicate fit models as unique, three-dimensional dressforms. The company’s clients included Liz Claiborne and a host of other world-renowned brands from across the apparel industry.During her time as President of Shapely Shadow, Ilona recognized a shift in the landscape of American industry - from manufacturing to software – and sought to apply her ten years’ worth of apparel expertise to a new challenge. In 2009, Ilona joined FastFit360, and in 2014 started development of Addlane.com the newest venture. Originally created to allow designers and garment technicians to share 360-degree garment images and streamline product creation, under Ilona’s leadership FastFit360 has since become the design collaboration tool of choice for retailers and brands like Macy’s, Li & Fung, and Ralph Lauren. Ilona, alongside co-founder Roxy Starr, retains day-to-day operational responsibility for finance, business development and management at FastFit360.

Experience

1. President

   Fastfit360

   Jan 2009 — Present · Las Vegas, NV, US