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Alumna Leila Tamar Kerze, of Krze Studio, successful funded a Kickstarter campaign for an exclusive vegan footwear collection. Eighty-four backers pledged a total of $36,178, which means that Leila can produce an entire fall 2013 collection that will retail from $300 to $750. Made in Italy, the shoes feature advanced vegan materials that are eco-friendly, antibacterial, absorbent, and breathable.

"It is no longer fashionable to blindly design or purchase products derived from inhumane and environmentally damaging sources," she says. "What is fashionable is being aware and conscientious in every part of our lives. Together, we can cultivate an intelligent fashion philosophy."

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Alumna Funds Vegan Footwear Line Via Kickstarter Campaign

Alumna Leila Tamar Kerze, of Krze Studio, successful funded a Kickstarter campaign for an exclusive vegan footwear collection. Eighty-four backers pledged a total of $36,178, which means that Leila can...

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Laura

Recent Fashion Design Alumna LauraJean Corideo is currently a Technical Designer/Production Coordinator for the New York City-based company DQM which specializes in contemporary menswear skate apparel. Her typical day might include sourcing fabrics and trim, creating tech packs, executing fittings, and coordinating production, and more. "Because it is such a small team here, I cover a lot of areas," she explains. "I also work closely with the Creative Director, so ti's a very hands-on process from beginning to end." 

LauraJean says that FIDM definitely contributed to her success: "The coursework gave me the knowledge, which was the most ipmortant foundation, but the dedicated faculty helped paint a more realistic picture." She also says that her Career Advisor Marco Antonio has helped when it comes to confidence and support. "Whenever I had let a doubt enter my mind, he gave me the extra boost of confidence, which helped me land this amazing opportunity," she adds. 

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Recent Fashion Design Alumna is a Technical Designer and Production Coordinator in NYC

Recent Fashion Design Alumna LauraJean Corideo is currently a Technical Designer/Production Coordinator for the New York City-based company DQM which specializes in contemporary menswear skate apparel. Her typical day might...

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FIDM Merchandise Product Development grad Michael Smith just returned from a working trip to Hong Kong and Japan for men's streetwear brand Pink Dolphin. Smith landed the position as Senior Designer after graduating in September 2012 and after an internship at The Hundreds and a stint at Levi's Dry Goods doing visual merchandising. At Pink Dolphin, Michael is designing tops, bottoms, bathing suits, accessories—"everything but the shoes," according to the busy designer.

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Merchandise Product Development Grad Designs for Pink Dolphin

FIDM Merchandise Product Development grad Michael Smith just returned from a working trip to Hong Kong and Japan for men's streetwear brand Pink Dolphin. Smith landed the position as Senior...

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Lovealchemy

"I started my own brand because I wanted creative freedom," explains Germaine Renner of her new line, Love Alchemy. "I wanted to begin something of my own to inspire others and create daily with no limitations." The Merchandise Prouduct Development Grad says that the best part of running her own business is getting to choose the projects that she wants to be involved with.

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MPD Alumna is the Founder of New Label Love Alchemy

"I started my own brand because I wanted creative freedom," explains Germaine Renner of her new line, Love Alchemy. "I wanted to begin something of my own to inspire others...

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Isaac

Second year Merchandise Product Development Student Isaac Bevere was riding in the car when he found out that he won a $5,000 I. Magnin Scholarship from the San Francisco Foundation. "Winning the scholarship gave me hope that I can achieve more, and that I am worthy of receiving such an award," says Isaac, who is currently interning at L.A. designer Jasmine Shokrian's studio.

He was selected because of his impressive academic accomplishments, community involvement, personal essy, and work experience. In the future, Isaac hopes to own his own line, being an executive and entrepreneur. "But most of all I want to create, design, and inspire," he adds.

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Second Year MPD Student Wins I. Magnin Scholarship

Second year Merchandise Product Development Student Isaac Bevere was riding in the car when he found out that he won a $5,000 I. Magnin Scholarship from the San Francisco Foundation....

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Online sales of beauty products continue to grow according to market researcher Kline and Company, giving rise to a new kind of social network—one where consumers and pros review beauty products and in some cases tag and link directly to Web retailers to close the sale. Pampadour, Bloom, SheSaidBeauty, and Baobell, are a few new social membership sites betting that "peer-to-peer reviews are more influential than television commercials or even magazine articles touting a new product's benefits," according to a report in the New York Times. Meanwhile cosmetics retailer Sephora reports that some members or its BeautyTalk online community spend as much as 30 hours a week discussing cosmetics.

photo credit: New York Times

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Industrywatch: New Social Networks Built on Cosmetic Reviews

Online sales of beauty products continue to grow according to market researcher Kline and Company, giving rise to a new kind of social network—one where consumers and pros review beauty...

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