Apparel News just posted a story about the 18th annual "Art of Motion Picture Costume Design" exhibition held at the Museum & Galleries at FIDM. Read the entire article here.
Style.com also has a post on their Style File blog about the exhibition, which opens to the public on February 9, 2010. Read the post here.
Fashion Design Alumna Giovanna Huaycochea is a freelance fashion designer and illustrator who recently launched her own business. She also finds time to write the Boho Market blog, which focuses on things that inspire her, her work, and fashion trends.
"I'm a free spirited girl, gypsy bohemian at heart and a dreamer. I love fabrics!! I can spend hours in a fabric store, I love getting inspired by the different textiles and textures. I appreciate art and photography, enjoy music, films, and I can't live without chocolate, coffee, and cozy places."
Read the entire interview with Giovanna at FIDM's FashionClub.com Daily.
FIDM Grad Adrianna Kinal launched her own jewelry line AA Kinal. With an beautiful use of semi-precious stones like onyx and agate, combined with metal beads, spikes, and steel chains, she describes her line as "bold and sophisticated with a tough edge."
She majored in Fashion Design at FIDM and is incredibly talented as a fashion designer, illustrator, artist, and jewelry designer.
Carrie Ann Inaba, the Dancing With the Stars judge who also hosts red carpet events for the TV Guide Channel, chose a NIKOLAKI dress for Sunday night's Grammy Awards. The architectural strapless black cocktail dress featured origami-like petal folds.
Kristen Bell wowed the crowd at the L.A. premiere of When In Rome in a chocolate brown, Grecian-style Monique Lhuillier gown with a cut-out middle section and knot waist tie.
See more coverage at InStyle UK.
Apparel Manufacturing Management Graduate Sahar Hersel premiered her line Za Za Zsu during the Designer Launchpad Show at the California Market Center as mentioned in Apparel News.
The one year old line is named for "that certain intangible something that makes you fall head-over-heels-in-love with someone." Sahar says it's the kind of love affair she has had with fashion since watching her mother slip into an evening gown as a five year old girl.
Bridal gown and bridesmaid dress designer Liz Fields has launched an eponymous label with a focus on versatile gowns that can be worn more than once in a lifetime. "I compiled all that I have learned, expanded my mind into the future, and started on a new chapter in the Bridesmaid, Bridal and Special Occasion niche," says the graduate of FIDM. "We set ourselves apart by introducing various two-toned combinations and choice of length on most of our bridesmaid dresses. All the bridal gowns are available in both plus and petite sizes and each gown has its own story to tell."
You can read more about Liz here.
Drew Barrymore chose a whimsical, dark blue strapless dress from Monique Lhuillier for the SAG Awards. The fitted bodice, tiered skirt, and beautiful embroidery looked stunning as she accepted the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for Grey Gardens.
FIDM Grad Colleen Quen is among the creative individuals featured in "The Muse Campaign," a new advertising campaign commemorating the 75th anniversary of San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art. The ads showcase ten iconic artworks with ten prominent Bay Area individuals, from a cellist to a gardener to a pastry chef. Quen, a couture fashion designer and owner of Colleen Quen Couture Inc., is aptly featured with Henri Matisse's Femme au Chapeau (Woman with a Hat).
Check out the FIDM San Francisco campus where Quen attended school.
The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka just posted a Q&A with Fashion Design Graduate Dinesh Chandrasena. The Sri Lankan native, who has designed for Dame Julie Andrews, Sandra Bullock, and Halle Berry, is the country's most well known native designer.
Read the entire interview here.
Project Runway is now filmed at FIDM. Go behind-the-scenes! 
