Today:

A few years ago he decided to walk away from the fashion industry as time wore on however it became more and more apparent that he truly missed the whole essence of creating clothing.

Therefore he has returned to designing clothing with the strong focus being on the creative process, stripping away as many of the other layers of the industry as possible.

The model of operating that is now used is that there are no seasons in conventional industry norms and as such the design process continues and is ongoing.  Tthere is also concern towards volumes.  In fact how some pieces are cut it makes it impossible to be repeated, allowing for looks that are similar but never identical.

The marketing is also somewhat unconventional.  The reliance is on online information where clients can be informed of open houses or pop up shops (where for a few days an outlet will be set up in an almost guerrilla style form of retailing).  People can be kept informed of places and dates of these events by contacting the website orFacebook pages.

Influence for the groupings he is at present working on:  It is the artistic process not art is such but more in terms of how an artist may work; meaning the spontaneity of a brush stroke, or the moulding of sculpture, the translucence of watercolour.

• Born in Utrecht Holland in 1960 he came with his family to Canada at age 16.
• A long term fascination with clothing made him enrol in a tailoring and dressmaking course to gain technical knowledge of construction.
• This knowledge led him to start introducing pieces he created into a second hand clothing store he was working at the time.
• The gradual and somewhat unexpected success of this process in turn lead him to establish a studio and the introduction of a mens and ladies wear line in the fall of 1984 resulting in about a dozen boutiques across Canada carrying his line.
• The bond with his native Holland has remained strong and has resulted in continued extensive time spent there, including a period of some years beginning in the early part of 2000.
• It therefore is no great surprise that by many his style is regarded as Northern European rather then North American (Dutch design is defined as essentially plain & practical, eclectic and betrays a sense of humor.) With Carroll it has been dubbed minimalism with a twist.
• However simple the pieces at times may seem, they will never be considered bland or dull. There is a continual striving to challenge the eye or the norm.
• Over the years he has shown the menskirt (since 1985); a coat in the shape of a beach ball or igloo; thigh high mukluks and aprons with wooden shoes.
• This sense of creativity has resulted in some great critical acclaim throughout his career with such accolades as "trendsetter" "follow the leader"