Kayvon Karinloo
Major: Apparel Industry Management
Where did you go to school? Saddleback Junior College, and FIDM Orange County campus for 2 quarters before coming to LA
Why FIDM? I wanted the most up-to-date learning experience—classes taught by people currently in the industry.
What do you love about your major? I’ve wanted to open a business for 10 years. I plan to create an action sports industry brand and my major will help me get there.
FIDM Instructor Ron Pastucha helped create the fashion spread on pages 94 to 102 in Locale Magazine. This issue features a Monique Lhuillier dress on the cover as well as in the spread Ron worked on.
Alumna Leslie Christen is also featured as we recently mentioned.
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!"
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 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.
ADAMO Interview from ADAMO Collection on Vimeo.
Orange County Graphic Design Student Jon Ezell (right) is the co-founder and lead designer of ADAMO Collection, a new design collective that was founded by Sean Wing, who also serves as the brand's creative director. Learn about the brand by watching the short video above.
Visit ADAMO on Facebook and Twitter @adamocollection.
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 student Lauren Bryeans has been advocating on behalf of victims of sexual violence for the non-profit No Woman Left Behind since witnessing an attack on her college campus in 2007.
She lived in Paris, modeled, and worked at Nordstrom's before enrolling at FIDM Orange County to study Merchandise Product Development.
My goal is to become a technical designer. My major will give me an opportunity to learn the technical and business aspects of the industry. I expect to learn everything I need to achieve my goals at FIDM.
Read the entire interview at FIDM's FashionClub.com Daily blog.
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.
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.
