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The collections from DEBUT 2010's Advanced Fashion Design Students will be on the runway this Thursday at Fashion Week El Paseo in Palm Desert. Some of the designers will be on hand to discuss their collections, which premiered at FIDM's annual DEBUT 2010 Runway Show & Fashion Gala earlier this month. Click on the invite for more details or visit Fashion Week El Paseo.
Interior Design Alumna Pamela Jewell is a freelance designer in both residential interior design and set design, who also finds time to refurbish vintage furniture.
"In the past two years I have been able to work on international, high-end residential projects, completed a full residential project as Principal, styled/built sets for many photo shoots, was an Art Director for two sets for TV shows, started my own company, and still managed to have a social life!"
Read the entire interview with Pamela at FIDM's FashionClub.com Daily.
If you weren't able to see the Chairing Styles exhibition at DEBUT, you can now get up close and personal with the Fashion Design, Textile Design, and Interior Design collaborative effort at the Pacific Design Center through April 26.
And Michael Taylor Designs, one of the generous manufacturers who participated in Chairing Styles, has posted an article about the exhibition.
This year, DEBUT Advanced Fashion Design Graduating Students competed in the Guess Design Challenge. The challenge was created by FIDM and GUESS especially for FIDM DEBUT Students and judged by Maurice Marciano, a founder of Guess. The students each created a design which was presented on the runway at DEBUT. The winning designer, Brittany Vu, was offered a job as a Design Assistant with the GUESS? Inc. design department and she will have the opportunity be part of the process as her design goes from concept to store as part of an upcoming Guess collection. (Click on each photo for a closer look.)
Brittany Vu's Guess Ensemble
Each of the DEBUT Students with His/Her Design Entry
Guess Design Challenge Winner Brittany Vu Meets Guess Founder Maurice Marciano
This year's DEBUT show featured amazing collections by our Advanced Fashion Design Graduating Students. All their hard work paid off as they premiered their collections to hundreds of spectators, including industry notables. Here are some highlights from the runway show.
From Daniel Martin's DEBUT Collection
From Daniel Martin's DEBUT Collection
From Dominique David's DEBUT Collection
From Dominique David's DEBUT Collection
From Juancarlos Fabian's DEBUT Collection
From Juancarlos Fabian's DEBUT Collection
From Julia Nish's DEBUT Collection
From Julia Nish's DEBUT Collection
From Meghann Fanara's DEBUT Collection
From Meghann Fanara's DEBUT Collection
From Samantha Klemick's DEBUT Collection
Fashion Design Alumna Diana Orr, who is the designer and owner of Capstone Couture, was recently featured in Los Angeles Confidential magazine. The Oscar Issue of the publication highlights Diana's sequin skirt, which is available at Roseark in L.A.
Hannah McDonald, the 16 year-old daughter of famed actor Chris McDonald, wore a couture fuchsia pink ball gown from FIDM Alumna Kelly Swartz's 2010 Oscar Collection to the Academy Awards®. The designer's line SWARTZ officially launched at the Beverly Hills Hotel at the “Night of a 100 Stars” Oscar gifting suite on February 23, amid a crowd that included Natalie Cole, Candy Spelling, and Courtney and Ashley Peldon.
Barbra Streisand, who presented Kathryn Bigelow with the Oscar for Best Director, stepped on stage in a custom made tuxedo by FIDM Graduate Randolph Duke. The designer appeared on camera earlier in the evening as a fashion commentator for KABC-TV's Oscar pre-show. Duke created clothing for Streisand's recent concert tour and designed her look for the 2003 Oscars.
Virginia Madsen walked the red carpet at the Oscars wearing a chic navy and black bustier Kevan Hall gown with a softly draped silk chiffon overlay bodice and Chantilly lace ribbons. The FIDM Graduate has dressed many celebrities including Katherine Heigl, Salma Hayek, and Best Actress nominee Gabourey Sidibe.
