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Earlier this month, around 40 graduating students and faculty gathered at San Diego's Rock Bottom Brewery Downtown to celebrate in style. "The Graduation Dinner was a huge success," said FIDM San Diego Student Activities Coordinator Krystel S. Tien. "The students really enjoyed having one last night with their classmates and faculty before their graduation."
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Covering beauty and health, fashion, shopping, dining, nightlife, and home, FIDM Alumna Amy Rebekah Gan has her hands full with the webzine LA Pretty. She started the blog with her colleague Nicole back in December '08 and the duo has since been invited to local fashion shows, beauty events, store openings, and top spas. "We love Los Angeles, fashion, and beauty so we combined these themes," Amy says. "Our readership has snowballed and we're finding that we get readers from all over the world who want to know what's going on in the vast metropolis that is L.A.
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Cookie Johnson, wife of sports icon Magic Johnson, has launched CJ by Cookie Johnson, a premium denim line. Frustrated when she couldn't find jeans to fit her body type, Johnson teamed up with Michael Glasser and FIDM Alumna Joie Rucker, who are the dynamic duo behind Rich & Skinny Jeans. You can read more about the new label here. The line, available in sizes 24 to 38, debuts at Nordstrom this summer and will arrive at Bloomingdale's and Neiman Marcus in the fall.
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Bravo's The Fashion Show recently paired up the last eight contestants in teams of two to create outfits using designer Isaac Mizrahi's inspiration boards. We're happy to report that FIDM Alumna Haven Howell and her teammate Anna won the challenge!
After high school, Haven moved from Tennessee to L.A. to attend FIDM, and also worked as a stylist on the late night talk show Chelsea Lately prior to being in front of the camera.
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The FIDM Museum & Galleries and Warner Bros. threw an opening fête for the college's newest exhibition: The Ruby Slipper Collection and Inspirations of Oz Fine Art Collection. The event featured a "yellow brick" carpet, a gaggle of Dorothys (including FIDM Student and Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum's great great grandaughter), and many celebrity guests, including FIDM Grad/Instructor/Project Runway star Nick Verreos, Entourage's Debi Mazar, George Lopez, Kristin Cavalarri, Jennifer Tisdale and Linda Ramone.
The exhibition features 19 pairs of shoes by top designers (including L.A.M.B. by Gwen Stefani, Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin, Manolo, Betsey Johson, and more) inspired by Dorothy's red slippers. It's free to the public and open daily from 10am to 4pm through Sunday, June 21.
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FIDM Apparel Manufacturing Management Grad Vani Kumar, owner of The Suit Closet, was honored with a Rising Star of the Year award by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Congratulations!
In addition to the fabulous opening of the "Ruby Slipper Collection" and "Inspirations of Oz" Exhibition, the FIDM Museum & Galleries will be featuring an exclusive line of jewelry by Tarina Tarantino. Here is a sneak peek of some pieces featured in the store. You can also buy Tarantino's jewelry online at the fidmmuseumshop.com. The Exhibition will be open to the public beginning Wednesday, June 10th.
Instructor Kathleen Jaben's Marketing and Brand Development class at FIDM OC was recently treated to a visit from Harveys founder Dana Harvey and the company's marketing director Malia O'Brian. "I was so impressed by the company story, how Dana and his wife started by making one handbag in their garage on a whim, and it's turned into an international product," said student Megan Ilertsen. "I would aspire to have the same level of insight and passion for my product and brand that Harveys does."
On the same day, students also listened to The Age of Engage author and marketing strategist Denise Shiffman speak about social media. She spoke about more productive and positive ways that social media can effect one's life, including posting resumes and networking with professionals.
Photos by FIDM Student William Griffith
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Set Decorator Alison Matilla, who received a Visual Communications Professional Designation Degree and then completed the Advanced Study Program of Entertainment Set Design and Decoration, recently transformed a Subway into a broken down, overgrown building with dinosaurs and props from the film, Land of the Lost. "This job was great because it combined both design and marketing avenues together with Subway and the film," says Alison, who had the chance to see the creators of Land of the Lost, Sid and Marty Kroft. "Working in the film industry for the last two years I have had the opportunity of meeting loads of talented people."
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As a Senior Designer of Home Fashions at Sears Holdings, FIDM Merchanidse Product Development Grad Donald Thompson is in charge of all design for Kmart Soft Home, which includes bedding, curtains, rugs, bath, throws, and more! "My responsibilities include guiding the overall design store of the entire soft home category, delegating workload, and managing timelines among my team of seven designers," says Donald. "FIDM helped prepare me for this career by exposing me to many sides of the industry at once."
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