FIDM Magazine

Just Accepted Visual Communications Student is a Senior at Seton Hall University

Just Accepted Visual Communications Student Whitney Wood is an Orange County native who is currently a senior at Seton Hall University, where she played basketball for three years. She hopes to be an entertainment journalist or stylist after attending FIDM.

"I feel that FIDM will push me creatively in ways that no other university can. I believe that FIDM will help me accomplish my goals and aspirations. I know people who graduated from FIDM and have nothing but wonderful things to say."

Read the entire interview at FIDM's FashionClub.com Daily Blog.

Just Accepted Fashion Design Student Interns With Zandra Rhodes

Just Accepted Fashion Design Student Ally Greven is currently interning for the famed designer Zandra Rhodes at her Solana Beach studio.

"FIDM Los Angeles is where I need to be to pursue my dreams and career of being a designer and/or stylist. I've known for forever that I've wanted to go to FIDM for college, and after years of investigating, I really saw how FIDM helps their students with their goals and that really won me over."

Read the entire interview at FIDM's FashionClub.com Daily Blog.

Just Accepted Merchandise Marketing Student Co-Owns OC Boutique

Just Accepted Merchandise Marketing Student Kailee Hardy is only 17, but she already co-owns The Dress Exchange, a prom and pageant consignment boutique, with her mom. She hopes to pursue a career as a buyer and wouldn't mind being a future Miss America.

"Ever since my freshman year of high school, I knew that I was going to have a career in an industry that expressed creativity. I excelled in my art classes and instantly found my niche. I love that FIDM not only has a pretty pink interior, but that they are so accepting of your background and understand that the fashion industry is for anyone who has an eye for it. Another quality that sets FIDM apart from any other school is that there is nothing else like it! It really is the Harvard of fashion and is a perfect fit for me!"

Read the entire story on FIDM's FashionClub.com Daily Blog.

Just Accepted Visual Communications Student Wants to Design Window Displays

Just Accepted Visual Communications Student already has a B.A. from UCLA, studied at Parsons and abroad in Florence, and has run her own calligraphy business for the last two years. She hopes to one day create window displays for retail giants such as Barneys New York or Louis Vuitton.

"In college I had interned with Event Planners, Fashion Stylists, and UCLA's Marketing Department as well as studied Art and Fashion History and Fine Art while studying abroad my Junior year in Florence, Italy. It wasn't until I came across FIDM's Visual Communications major that everything just "clicked" and I knew this was the career path for me. The field combines all of my creative interests and I couldn't be more excited!"

Read the entire interview at FIDM's FashionClub.com Daily Blog.

Just Accepted Graphic Design Student Wants to Own Design Agency

Just Accepted Graphic Design Student Erika Kelly will start pursuing her dreams this summer at the Orange County campus. The high school senior, who has already designed a logo for her church and created a magazine as part of her entrance project, was an instant fan of FIDM.

"The welcoming atmosphere at FIDM is what made FIDM right for me. I enjoy working in a place where I feel welcome instead of intimidated. I expect FIDM to help me get out of my shell and help me speak in front of a large crowd. I also expect to learn how to improve my skills with Photoshop and drawing designs."

Read the entire interview at FIDM's FashionClub.com Daily Blog.

Just Accepted Merchandise Product Development Student Wants to be an Entrepreneur

Just Accepted Merchandise Product Development Student Brianna Myers is a Victorville, California native who is editor-in-chief of her high school's yearbook. She hopes to one day own her own business and is excited to pursue her childhood dream of working in the fashion industry.

"I am a bit of a quirky girl. I enjoy combining things that normally don’t belong together and trying to make them work. I have a “never say die” attitude mixed with a bit of a “que sera sera” attitude. I enjoy nature and technology too, even though they’re not my strong points. I enjoy the arts more than anything in the world and can’t imagine a happier life than one lived in the pursuit of dreams and fantasies."

Read the entire interview at FIDM's FashionClub.com Daily Blog.

Just Accepted Fashion Design Student Has a Jewelry Company

Just Accepted Fashion Design Student Jademoon Seltz is already designing and selling her jewelry through Wicked Treasurez.

"My mind is set in a world of creativity. Since early childhood I have been attracted to activities that allow me to express myself. These activities have shaped who I am in different ways. I am a performing and competition dancer. I also have a love for the culinary arts. Music is another area of interest and has strongly impacted my life. I have grown up playing the piano, singing, writing, and recording myself and others."

Read the entire interview at FIDM's FashionClub.com Daily Blog.

Visual Communications Student Wants to be a Creative Director

Junior high school student Regan Gillotte hopes to one day work as a Visual or Creative Director for a company that she loves. After seeing FIDM Instructor Ron Pastucha's work for a recent Locale OC magazine photo shoot, Regan solidified her decision to be student at FIDM. The San Clemente resident will attend the Orange County campus in 2013, studying Visual Communications.

" The environment at FIDM seemed a perfect fit from my first visit. I have never seen a school so dedicated to helping its students succeed. FIDM is the only school I found with  the perfect educational tools to help me succeed in this industry."

Read the entire interview at FIDM's FashionClub.com Daily Blog.

 

Just Accepted Merchandise Product Development Student is Launching a Clothing Line

Just Accepted Merchandise Product Development Student Jonathan Teller, who will be attending the Orange County campus, is inspired by the surf and action sports industry and is already working on his own clothing line.

"I believe success is all about doing what you love and quite frankly I don't think any other school in the nation can provide the opportunity and experience that FIDM can. I will be stoked to go to school every day."

Read the entire interview at FIDM's FashionClub.com Daily Blog.

Just Accepted Apparel Industry Management Student Wants to Own a Brand

Since he was a boy, Josh Lobb knew that he wanted to start an apparel company, Infinite Expression. The Just Accepted Apparel Industry Management Student's longtime dream helped him gain admission to FIDM. Here he describes his entrance project:

"I was supposed to create a fictitious apparel company and talk about what the products would look like, who it would be targeted towards, and some general profit margins, but to me the project was about much more. I based my project upon the brand that I've wanted to begin since my childhood, Infinite Expression. To my satisfaction, describing my entrance project in my admissions interview went smoothly because I knew exactly what I was talking about. For me it wasn't just a project, it was a dream."

Read the entire interview at FIDM's FashionClub.com Daily Blog.