FIDM Magazine

FIDM Fashion Designer of Tomorrow Scholarship Winner Nate Braun

Nate Braun, who attended Pius XI High School in Milwaukee, had a knack for drawing people, but didn't share his hobby of sketching long, elaborate gowns until now. The football player entered FIDM's Designer of Tomorrow contest and was shocked when he won the one-year scholarship.

"Somehow I just fell into the field of fashion," Braun told Brookfield Now. "The suspense was killing me. I kind of got this feeling in the back of my head, like some other kid won." Nate says he's looking forward to learning from the school's teachers, many of whom also work in the Fashion Design field.

FIDM Students Awarded Scholarships from Cotton, Inc.

 
 
Congratulations to FIDM Merchandise Marketing Student Isaiah Garza and some of his fellow students who were awarded scholarship funds in the Cotton Inc. Scholarship Competition.

Isaiah Garza was awarded a $10,000 scholarship for his Alaskan wedding theme in the "Wedding of Cotton" category. The wedding dress was modeled by Miss Alaska USA 2008. Group winners of the $15,000 scholarship in the category "An Evening of Cotton" were Kimisha Renee Davis, evening dress, Lillian Babaian, accessories, and Lori Millonzi, shoes, for their Asian-Egyptian inspired theme.  The recipient of the $5,000 scholarship for the "Most Innovative Use of Cotton" was Jose Andres Alves-Aranibar who created a punk and rock & roll Las Vegas wedding theme. 

"This competition launched in August and engaged the students for four months," explains FIDM Special Projects Coordinator, Jennifer McEvers. "The students were mentored by FIDM Staff and Faculty and were challenged to research a consumer, create a theme, design products, test and validate their fiber and fabrics, manage a budget, and present their inspiration to a panel of industry judges."

Read our interview with Isaiah Garza here. --Kim

FIDM's 2008 National Scholarship Competition

FIDM’s 2008 National Scholarship Competition has begun. This year's competition is proudly sponsored by Windsor and our special Celebrity Judge is FIDM Grad and Project Runway star Nick Verreos! Find out more about the competition and save 15% on your next Windsor purchase! --Kim