FIDM Magazine

FIDM Student Wins Hollywood Reporter's Publisher's Award

FIDM Graphic Design Student Sarah Neyhart won the highly coveted Publisher's Award at Hollywood Reporter's Key Art Student Awards reception held at the FIDM Museum & Galleries last night. Students from all over the United States, and as far away as Greece, took part in the magazine's competition which called for entrants to submit either a movie poster one-sheet or a movie trailer.

Contestants were asked to choose from among the movies 300, Knocked Up, and Dreamgirls. Sarah's winning movie poster for the film Knocked Up clearly impressed Hollywood Reporter publisher Eric Mika (pictured above with Sarah). Sarah had the opportunity to go to college because, as she puts it,  "A complete stranger stepped in, got me through school, and completely changed my life to give me this opportunity."

In addition to winning the Publisher's Award, Sarah was one of three FIDM Students who were finalists in the Key Art Awards Student Competition. "Of the twelve finalists in the Trailer division, FIDM took two places and in the 'one sheet' or poster division, we took one spot among the twelve," reports FIDM Department Chair Marlene Morbitt-Dunn (also pictured with Sarah). Congratulations to Sarah as well as FIDM Digital Media Students Samantha Young and Michael Asmus!

All the one-sheet entries and trailers are on exhibit in the FIDM Museum and Galleries Tuesdays - Sundays from 10am-4pm through June 19th.  --Kim

Interview with FIDM Museum & Galleries Curator Kevin Jones

FIDM Museum Curator and Fashion Design Program Grad Kevin Jones came up with the idea for the FIDM Museum & Galleries latest exhibition Aesthetes, Bohemians & Craftsmen: Artistic Dress, 1880s-1920s while lunching with the curator of the historic Gamble House. Read the interview on FIDM's Fashion Club Daily to find out lots more about the FIDM Fashion Design Grad and this fascinating new exhibition! --Kim

FIDM Grad Launches New Online Boutique

Merchandise Product Development Grad Kimberly Lawson used her blog "Building the Boutique" to detail all the steps leading up to the launch of her new online boutique OohLaLuxe, which features fab brands such as Va Va and Voom by Joy Han and Egoist. --Kim

FIDM Alumni Trunk Show

Don't miss the FIDM Alumni Trunk Show featuring 30 different designers. The shopping event will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, May 28 from 10am - 4pm on the arcade at FIDM's Los Angeles campus. Click on the above pic for all the details. --Kim

West Hollywood's Design Walk 2008 to Feature FIDM's "Chairing Styles"

"For the eighth consecutive year, The Avenues of Art & Design is partnering with The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising... for the exhibition of Chairing Styles, to be staged at the Walker & Zanger showroom on the Avenues," reports WeHo News. Over three hundred showrooms and galleries will be participating in West Hollywood's 11th annual Art & Design Walk on May 31st.

You won't want to miss the fantastic Chairing Styles exhibition featuring work by FIDM Textile Design, Fashion Design, and Interior Design Students. In the annual project, unveiled every year at our Debut Fashion Show and Gala, 30 students from the three disciplines collaborate to create fabric, ten outfits, and ten matching chairs. See past Chairing Style exhibitions in our online gallery.  --Kim

FIDM Grad Designs Premium Organic Jeans

FIDM San Francisco Grad Tierra Del Forte designs sustainable jeans that look amazing too--and they cost the same as less planet-friendly designs. The fashion designer's jeans are currently on display at the UC Davis Design Museum's Fashion Conscious exhibition, reports Sena Christian. --Kim

Must-See Historical Fashion Exhibition at FIDM Los Angeles

Honoring the Centennial Celebration of the historic Gamble House, the FIDM Museum & Galleries latest exhibition, Aesthetes, Bohemians & Craftsmen: Artistic Dress, 1880s-1920s, celebrates the Artistic Dress Movement from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, depicting a dynamic period of changing morals and attitudes relating to dress and positions in society. This avant-garde epoch helped propel fashion out of the Victorian era and continues to influence 21st century fashion.

Complementing the FIDM Museum & Galleries exhibition will be a special exhibition at the Gamble House curated by FIDM's own Museum Curator Kevin Jones. Drawing on FIDM’s extensive and notable collection of costumes the exhibition will showcase Fashionable Dress from the period in which the house was built a century ago.

Visit the FIDM Museum & Galleries online for more information to arrange a free group tour of Aesthetes, Bohemians & Crafstmen on the FIDM Los Angeles campus. For information on the Gamble House exhibition, click here. --Kim

Images: A life size frieze of Isadora Duncan, wearing a series of garments, captures the essence of the Aesthetes, Bohemians and Craftsmen dress movements; Little Lord Fauntleroy costume; Tunic created by Raymond Duncan, Paris; "Lampshade" Tunic created by Parisian designer Paul Poiret.

Ashlee Simpson Weds In Monique Lhuillier Gown

Ashlee Simpson donned an ivory wedding gown by FIDM Grad Monique Lhuillier for her wedding to rocker Pete Wentz, reports People magazine. We will post a full photo of the dress as soon as it's available.

Visit FIDM's Video Gallery to watch "Here Comes the Bride," highlights from FIDM Grad Monique Lhuillier's exciting career. For more news on Monique, including celeb and runway photos, click here. --Kim

Cherokee Signs Exclusive Agreement with David Rodriguez

FIDM Grad and Fashion Designer David Rodriquez has signed an exclusive brand representation agreement with the global brand Cherokee. “We are excited to partner with David and help him bring his vision of reaching a broader consumer base to life,” said Shelly Marchetti, Business Development Director at Cherokee.

David, the winner of last year's Smithsonian Legacy Award, is well-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. --Kim

FIDM Students Are Finalists In Hollywood Reporter's Key Art Awards Student Competition

FIDM congratulates Digital Media students Samantha Young and Michael Asmus and Graphic Design student Sarah Neyhart, finalists in the 7th Annual Hollywood Reporter Key Art Awards Student Competition. "Of the twelve finalists in the Trailer division, FIDM took two places and in the 'one sheet' or poster division, we took one spot among the twelve," reports FIDM Department Chair Marlene Morbitt-Dunn.

"The competition this year increased by approximately 62% more entries in the poster division, and 50% more in the trailer division. Stiff competition!" Marlene continued. Stephanie created a trailer for the feature film 300, while Michael's trailer was for Dreamgirls. Sarah created a poster for the comedy Knocked Up.

The reception and the announcement of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each category will take place on May 29th at a reception in the FIDM Museum & Galleries. Watch the video and see the posters from the FIDM Students who won last year's competition. --Kim