May 17, 2021
By Lauren Paterson
College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
Tragedy changed the path of Jansen Garside, taking him from uncertainty to his true creative calling.
A 2021 graduate of Washington State University’s Department of Apparel, Merchandising, Design, and Textiles, Garside chose a career in design after the deaths of several close friends put life in deeper perspective. He honors their memories in part through his fashion creations.
“At first, fashion never really crossed my mind as a career,” Garside said.
When he arrived at WSU in the autumn of 2015, Garside planned to study neuroscience. Soon he started having second thoughts, particularly after shadowing several doctors who cautioned him about the challenge of balancing work with life.