As part of a design competition to re-interpret Dorothy's iconic ruby slippers in conjunction with the 70th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, 12 Footwear Design Students created sketches for The Ruby Slipper Collection.
Winner Kaddie Lam will be flown out to New York City in September for a charity auction at Tavern on the Green that will benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. The winner and three finalists' sketches were recently displayed in the FIDM Museum and Galleries.
The luxury shoe line Omelle by FIDM Footwear Design Program Grads Cherise Angelle and Nicole LaFave was featured on Suzi Bubble's popular fashion blog Style Bubble this weekend.
FIDM Footwear Design Alumna Kim Dingman has her own line of customizable high-end, handmade shoes called Jen + Kim. Actress Lynn Collins wore a custom-made pair called "CeCe" to the premiere of Wolverine in Tempe, Arizona. Kim also designs shoes for the popular brand Chinese Laundry. View the Jen + Kim collection at www.jenandkimshoes.com.
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The model in the photo at left is wearing a pair of sandals designed by FIDM Footwear Design Program Grads Cherise Angelle and Nicole LaFave from their Omelle (ähm' elle) line.
Here's a snippit from their site:
"Amidst illustrations, scrap fabrics and inspiration boards at LA's prestigious Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, two shoe-obsessed designers discovered a common interest—luxury footwear with a distinct and imaginative voice."
Sounds like they'll have some interesting things to say in that voice! --Belissa
FIDM Footwear Design Program Grads Cherise Angelle and Nicole LaFave of the luxury shoe line Omelle are on the cover of Footwear News. Head to Omelle.com to view the article. (You'll need to scroll down the page to view it.) --Kim
Forbes Magazine has named 25-year old FIDM Fashion Design Grad Sergio Guadaramma one of Ten Undiscovered Designers On the Rise. A 2003 graduate, Sergio recently showed a gorgeous Swarkovski crystal-studded, 100% cotton wedding gown at Supima's inaugural Design Contest for Emerging Talent.
His work has appeared in Women's Wear Daily, Fashion Week Daily, Vogue Knitting, and Fashion FM. --Kim
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
FIDM Fashion Design Student Beth Macias won the Steven Madden Art + Sole shoe design contest in July. Now the shoes based on her design are available online. To purchase your own pair of these cute patent leather flats (also available in black), head to SteveMadden.com. --Kim
More:
Read our Style Scoop Interview with Beth.
Find out more about the contest.
Try on FIDM's Footwear Design program.
FIDM Grad Candice Ulmer designed the cute Not Rated sneakers with a heart motif featured in the September 2007 issue of Seventeen Magazine Thailand. --Kim
FIDM Fashion Design Student Beth Macias is busy doing more than homework this quarter. She was just awarded the Grand Prize in Steve Madden's Art + Sole Shoe Design Contest
and her winning design will be featured in Steve's new fall line! From
a beloved cult film to her dream fashion purchase, get the scoop on
Beth's favorites in FashionClub's latest Q&A. --Kim
Project Runway is now filmed at FIDM. Go behind-the-scenes! 
