Merchandise Product Development Student Susie Vargas recently had the opportunity to attend MAGIC, where she met designer Betsey Johnson. "I was given the opportunity through the Premier Product Development Group and I learned a lot!" she says. "I feel like I really got to fully understand the process of selling your product and how much effort and thought is put in to it." Susie attended seminars and a lecture from author Charlotte Smith. "We were also able to attend a fashion show which was really fun! It was also an amazing opportunity to network," she adds.
"I was able to have a quick meet and greet with Betsey Johnson and was able to take a picture with her -- I was so excited and nervous! I told her that I was a student at FIDM and that I admired her work." Susie, who is a huge fan of the designer, says that FIDM has given her opportunities she never could have imagined, including internships at BCBG and Halston.
"FIDM has just been so amazing because I honestly feel like the instructors, staff, and department really want you to succeed because they are all so helpful and provide the students with so many resources!" she says. Susie will graduate in June and aspires to be an assistant designer for a denim company or for the women's contemporary market and eventually develop her own brand.
