Even if you didn't score a seat to FIDM Alumna Monique Lhuillier's Fall 2012 runway show, you can still get in on all of the fashion action thanks to Live From the Runway, a streaming YouTube channel from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
Monique's show will stream live on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at 7pm EST.
Alumna Courtney Leigh will showcase her designs in Phoenix as the featured clothing fashion artist at Rawk by Raw Artists on December 9, 2011 at The Duce.
Since graduating from FIDM, Courtney has been a costume designer for several local theaters and events, including Phoenix Theatre and Theater Works, Fear Farm, and Phoenix ComiCon.
On tonight's episode of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Adrienne Maloof debuts her shoe line for Charles Jourdan with a fashion show from FIDM Grad Kevan Hall. The event, which benefitted the Step Up Women's Network, was held at her palatial home and filmed for the show, which has a cult-like following.
Racked LA has a report on FIDM Alumna and designer Emily Factor's runway show/installation held Downtown as part of LA Fashion Week.
"Emily Factor's look could be described as sophisticated wood-nymph. To call it boho would be to do her work a mighty disservice. She works with whimsical prints that are both ethnic/tribal and possibly inspired by Middle Earth, but most of the pieces are well-tailored and fitted -- not a kaftan in the bunch. At their very best, with their exquisite tailoring, interesting details and unabashed femininity, the clothes remind us of recent seasons of Miu Miu or Christopher Kane. She's already in stores like Les Habitudes; prices range from $270 for a blouse to $1,200 for gowns."
While at FIDM, Wes met Sandra Garratt, who was his Business of Fashion Instructor. "From first volunteering at her fashion show, I became her intern. This position evolved into a design and production assistant, with my most notable work being the soft torn t-shirts I designed that are being sold at Sandra's company Silvr Lining," he adds. "My current position with her is a freelance designer, still creating the soft torn tees."
San Francisco's J.W. Marriott Metropolitan recently welcomed over 200 attendees for the 2nd annual Give Back Gala, which supports the local non-profits Woman Inc. and Career Closet.
The dinner was followed by a 50-minute fashion show produced by San Francisco FIDM Alumni Association President Nikki Lindgren of Style Bust. The show was comprised of 10 established and emerging Bay Area designers, eight of whom are FIDM graduates.
Featured above is FIDM Alumna Catalina Alcala and her models. To read more about the participating designers visit Nikki's blog.
Glee's Matthew Morrison hosted the DASANI Plant Model Fashion Show at The Grove in Los Angeles, featuring 100 percent plant-based couture by Fashion Design Alumnus Yotam Solomon. The designs covered up to 30 percent of each model's body to celebrate DASANI's PlantBottle packaging, which is made of up to 30 percent plant materials.
After studying Fashion Design and International Manufacturing & Product Development at FIDM, Shaun Samson went on to receive his B.A. and M.A. in Fashion Menswear at the prestigious Central St. Martins in London. While in school he worked on collections for Jeremy Scott.
Since graduating last month, Shaun is now working on his self-titled menswear line, which will be exhibited in Paris in June and possibly in London and Barcelona after that. Keep up with Shaun at his website.
FIDM Fashion Design Alumnus Clay Sadler created five stunning runway looks inspired by vitaminwater zero™, a sponsor of the charity event Fashion for Paws.
Read more about the event at the Georgetown Dish.
Design by Hualei Sun
FIDM Debut 2011, the runway show for the fashion college’s Advanced Fashion Design and Theatre Costume Design graduates took place over three exciting days in March.
Design by Lauren Grace Burns
The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica was the venue for the glamorous fundraiser featuring the work of 10 top Fashion Design Students and five Theatre Costume Designers. This year’s theme for theatre design “Carnivale in Rio,” inspired a breathtaking procession of samba-swirling models in 40 brilliant and outrageous costumes.
Design by Pamhidzai Mbanga
Inspiration for the Fashion Design students was global, with collections drawn from Paris, Russia, Manhattan, Japan, and Hollywood and materials ranging from silk chiffon and wool to sustainable cotton, wood, concrete, and grass. The collections focused on eveningwear, knit, active, street, and children’s wear.
“Chairing Styles,” the collaboration with Cotton Board/Cotton Inc. now in its fifth year, showcased the work of 30 students in three disciplines—Textile, Fashion, and Interior Design. Students, who were awarded $20,000 in scholarships, created ten sets of original matching garments and chairs with original textile designs.
Design by Tawny Ho (Fashion), Caitlin McCarthy (Interior), and Taylor Belanger (Textile). Haute House is manufacturer.
The event wrapped with a gala dinner and scholarship fundraiser, benefiting the FIDM Scholarship Foundation, a nonprofit organization, assisting students with the completion of their education.
Advanced Fashion Design Students who participated were: Ethan Bartlett, Adelle Louise Burda, Hannah Childs, Kristine Flanigan, Paul Hernandez, Airi Isoda, Pamhidzai Mbanga, Alexandra Paulus, Kamelia Stojanikova, and Hualei Sun. Advanced Theatre Costume Design participants were: Patricia Allin, Lauren Grace Burns, Cheryl Fitzgerald, Anna Osterwald, and Beth Teemley.
For more photos see our gallery at Flickr.
