Kim Helgeson Wins Award for Barbie Boutique

FIDM Merchandise Marketing Grad Kim Helgeson has been honored with an "Award of Merit" from the Institute of Store Planners/VM+SD (Visual Merchandising + Store Design) International Store Design Competition in the "New Store Specialty or Department Store" category for the "styled by me" Barbie shop at FAO Schwarz. Kim, also an instructor at FIDM, said she was excited to share the news with her students, "to help reinforce the wonderful possibilities FIDM can help them achieve!" Read our interview with Kim and find out more about the "style by me" Barbie boutique. --Kim