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FIDM Fashion Design Grad Lisa Hunter took her love of vintage fashion and admiration of the classic beauty of film star Audrey Hepburn and turned it into her own clothing line. Her designs for Vian Hunter (a look is pictured above) include skirts, tops, jackets, and coats and of course the ever-important "Little Black Dress." Read what fashionable goods are on Lisa's hot list in Fashion Club Daily's latest Style Scoop Q&A.
Through September 29, 2007, you can view "The Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design" exhibition
at the FIDM Museum & Galleries on our Los Angeles Campus! The 2006-2007 Emmy
nominations for Costume Design are on display (from hit shows like Ugly Betty, The Tudors, Desperate Housewives, Jane Eyre, and Rome to name a few), along with over 100
costumes from 40 years of television. Visit the free exhibition Monday
through Saturday from 10am to 4pm! Click here for more info. --Kim
FIDM Fashion Design Grad Virginia Tse is the co-owner of Our Pink Meadow,
a jewelry, handbag, and accessories line featuring lovingly created organic and
recycled items. Get the goods on her eco-friendly favorites and find
out what inspires this natural beauty in FashionClub Daily's latest Style Scoop Q&A! --Kim
The 10 finalists for this year’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund have been selected and FIDM Alumna Nunthirat Koi Suwannagate of the L.A.-based label Koi is among the illustrious group! She's in great company -- other finalists include Phillip Lim of 3.1 Phillip Lim; Scott Sternberg of Band of Outsiders; Erin Fetherston of Fetherston Design Group; Rogan Gregory of Rogan; Gabriel Asfour, Angela Donhauser and Adi Gil of Threeasfour; Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhai of Vena Cava; Victoria Bartlett of VPL; Michael Bastian, and Philip Crangi of Philip Crangi Jewelry. Koi is pictured above (via latimes.com).
The winner of this prestigious award will be announced in November and will receive $200,000 to be used towards their designs and their company.Two runners-up will also received $50,000 each. Past honorees include the boys of Proenza Schouler, Trovata, Doo-Ri Chung, Thakoon, Rodarte, and Jeff Halmos. Their work will also be featured in Vogue!
FIDM Grad and Instructor Nick Verreos is basking in the hot sun of Miami this week where he's attending the Latin Teen Choice Awards, sponsored by Orbit Gum. Wrigley's and Univision hired Nick to design the red carpet dress (pictured above) for the new Orbit Gum Girl.
The Project Runway: Season 2 star will also be speaking at our upcoming Open House (on the San Diego Campus) and serving as the Celebrity Judge for our national Designer of Tomorrow Scholarship Competition. Head here for lots more Nick-related news. --Kim
It's been under wraps for a while, but now FIDM's official MySpace page is live! Add us as your Friend and you'll have instant access to the latest news on FIDM's stylish events, career info, and so much more--all without leaving MySpace. We'll be adding fresh content almost every day so be sure to visit often! --Kim
When FIDM Apparel Manufacturing and Management Grad Vani Kumar hit the jackpot--literally--she used the $286,665 to bring the detailed business plan she'd just created to life. Amazingly, her winnings came within $200 of what she needed to start The Suit Closet, a downtown Los Angeles shop filled with--you guessed it--suits. LA Weekly has a great profile on the lucky lady here. --Kim
Al Gore's daughter Sarah wore a gorgeous gown by FIDM Grad Monique Lhuillier at her Beverly Hills wedding to businessman Bill Lee. Sarah met Bill at a screening of Al's documentary An Inconvenient Truth, reports People magazine with more on the story here. --Kim
Red-carpet favorite David Rodriguez is set to debut his first-ever sportswear line, Fleur by David Rodriguez, on August 21st as part of television network HSN's Fall Fashion Week. Best known for clothing celebs such as Kirsten Dunst, Eva Longoria, Heidi Klum, and Oprah Winfrey and creating pieces for Friends, Sex and the City, and The Devil Wears Prada, this is the first time FIDM Grad David has been able to offer his classic design concepts to us average mortals! The collection will include sweaters, jackets and blazers, skirts, and pants with David's signature flair, fit, and quality.
"I'm especially excited to bring Fleur to HSN's customers," said David. "One of my favorite parts when
designing couture pieces is the chance to work one-on-one with clients. On HSN I'll be able to replicate that intimacy by being able to talk directly to the audience when describing my line."
Mindy Grossman, CEO of the company that owns HSN, said, "For years, David has been one of the best-kept secrets in Hollywood and we're thrilled that he will be bringing his first-ever ready-to-wear line to HSN. Now our customers will have the chance to discover why the celebrity elite turn to David when they want something special."
If you miss David's television debut, his entire collection will be available online as well starting August 21 at HSN.com.
Fashion Week Daily reports that FIDM Grad Monique Lhuillier is well on her way to adding a fragrance line to the luxury lifestyle brand we told you about in October. "The highly acclaimed designer, who launched bridal in 1996, followed by ready-to-wear and evening gowns in 2002, was in the City of Lights last week, not for the couture shows—though she did manage to squeeze in John Galliano’s masterpiece for Dior Monday—but rather to meet with unspecified fragrance executives Tuesday morning. “It’s not a done deal for sure,” said Lhuillier at Versailles at the Dior after-party," the online magazine reveals. --Kim
Project Runway is now filmed at FIDM. Go behind-the-scenes! 
