FIDM Magazine

FIDM Grad Designs Retro Modern Pet Beds

How adorably stylish are these 'retro modern pet beds' designed by award-winning FIDM Grad Jayne Blume? You can check out more of her clever designs for modern pets on her Etsy shop, Like Kittysville. --Kim

FIDM Grad Designs 100% Cotton Wedding Dress

25-year old FIDM Fashion Design Grad Sergio Guardaramma showed this gorgeous Swarkovski crystal-studded, 100% cotton wedding gown at Supima's inaugural Design Contest for Emerging Talent. A finalist in the Jia Hai International Competition and the Contrex/Kleinfeld Bridal Competition, Sergio graduated from FIDM in 2003. His work has appeared in Women's Wear Daily, Fashion Week Daily, Vogue Knitting, and Fashion FM. See pix of the gown on the runway here. --Kim

FIDM Student & FIDM Grad Win 'Passport to Style' Awards

FIDM Student Courtney Little and FIDM Grads Angela Saint Laurent and J.C. Olivas from FIDM's San Diego Campus were among dozens of independent designers participating in this year's Passport to Style event. Each designer submitted looks to a panel of Fashion Industry insiders, who then selected fifteen finalists.

For the final round, the designs were displayed at local boutiques, where customers were able to chose the final three winners. (They also had their style "passports" stamped at each boutique!) The event concluded with an energetic runway show featuring collections by the fifteen finalists. Courtney Little was awarded first place, while Angela Saint Lauren took third place. --Kim

Images (from left to right): Dress by by Courtney Little, Dress by Angela Saint Laurent, Menswear by J.C. Olivas

Footwear Design Grads Featured in WWD

FIDM Footwear Design Grads Cherise Angelle and Nicole LeFave, founders of the luxe shoe line Omelle, were featured in today's issue of WWD.

"Prices for the collection range from $500 to $1,545, at retail. The line has been picked up by Capital, in Charlotte, N.C., Victoria’s in Baton Rouge, La., ShopBop.com and a few others. The designers will also offer the collection at the Premiere Classe trade show in Paris this month." Read the rest of the article at WWD online. --Kim

Padma Lakshmi Wears Monique Lhuillier to Emmy's

Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi dazzled the crowd in a silk chiffon gown by FIDM Grad Monique Lhuillier at last night's Emmy® ceremony. --Kim

Debra Messing Chooses Monique Lhuillier for Emmy Red Carpet

The Starter Wife's Debra Messing wore this gorgeous gown by FIDM Grad Monique Lhuillier to last night's Emmy® award ceremony in Downtown Los Angeles.

For more pics of celebs wearing Lhuillier, including Katie Holmes, click here. Visit FIDM's Video Gallery to watch "Here Comes the Bride," highlights from FIDM Grad Monique Lhuillier's stellar career. --Kim

Vanessa Williams Wears Kevan Hall to Emmy's

At last night's Emmy® award ceremonies--just minutes away from FIDM's Downtown L.A. campus--Vanessa Williams (Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nominee for Ugly Betty) wore a floral print one-shouldered gown by FIDM Grad Kevan Hall. Find out more about Kevan Hall's career and his experience at FIDM in Alumni Stories.

Brooke Wears Holly Morgan on "Dancing with the Stars"

Tune into Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday, September 23 to see Brooke wearing this top by FIDM Grad Holly Morgan, co-founder of XOXO. --Kim

New Interview: Just Accepted - Maryssa Stumpf

Meet young Fashion Designer and "Just Accepted" FIDM Applicant Maryssa Stumpf in our latest Style Scoop Interview on Fashion Club Daily, FIDM's blog about all things fashion and design-related. At just 17, Maryssa's resume is already glowing with an a-list celebrity clientele. Find out a little bit more about Maryssa and her future at FIDM! --Kim

FIDM Grad's Design on Cover of California Apparel News

The cover of this week's California Apparel News features an ethereal design from FIDM Merchandise Marketing Grad Koi Suwannagate's Spring 2009 collection. --Kim