Covering beauty and health, fashion, shopping, dining, nightlife, and home, FIDM Alumna Amy Rebekah Gan has her hands full with the webzine LA Pretty. She started the blog with her colleague Nicole back in December '08 and the duo has since been invited to local fashion shows, beauty events, store openings, and top spas. "We love Los Angeles, fashion, and beauty so we combined these themes," Amy says. "Our readership has snowballed and we're finding that we get readers from all over the world who want to know hwat's going on in the vast metropolis that is L.A.
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Alumna Koi Suwannagate, who sells at Barneys, Nordstrom, and boutiques, will be designing a collection of knits that will launch this fall at Anthropologie according to the L.A. Times. While we don't know what the pieces will look like yet, we can only assume that they will be affordable, accessible, and beautiful.
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Business Wire has a story on JC Penney's new earth-friendly Simply Green shopping bags, which were designed by top fashion students. One of the three bags is from FIDM Graphic Design Alumna Jocelyn Goode, of Oakland, California, who graduated from FIDM in March. Featuring a fun, fresh wildflower design, Jocelyn's colorful bag mixes style, function, and responsibility. “I hope my bag inspires others to find creative ways to re-use what they have,” she said. The Simply Green bags arrive in stores on April 8, 2009!
FIDM Alumna Elizabeth Leffler recently opened the women's contemporary boutique Christie's, which is located in the Mission Hills area of San Diego, and was purchased from its previous owner named Christie.
The shop stocks Hale Bob, Joe's Jeans, Sanctuary, Level 99, Corey Lynn Calter, and local San Diego designers like Bcat Threads. Elizabeth previously worked with photographer Paul Natkin, styled fashion shows, and worked as a personal shopper and style consultant before entering the retail world.
You can read more about the boutique and Elizabeth on the Shmy Way or the Highway blog by clicking here.
Cherise Angelle and Nicole LaFave's luxury footwear line Omelle was featured on Daily Candy's Los Angeles edition today!
Their virtual boutique, where you can view each shoe from a 360-degrees, offers some of the most beautiful footwear you'll find anywhere!
The two grads, who realized their common interest for luxury footwear with a distinct and imaginative voice while at FIDM, are dedicated to serving the sophisticated shopper. -- Victoria
As part of the "Runway to Change" initiative, more than 10 American designers have created official merchandise to support the
cost of the inauguration festivities that took place yesterday.
The designer merchandise includes tote bags, a scarf, and t-shirts, including the one at left by the two women behind Juicy Couture, Gela Taylor and FIDM Grad Pamela Skiast-Levy.
Other designers include Zac Posen, Donna Karan, Narciso Rodrieguez, and Diane von Furstenberg.
The collection is available at the Presidential Inaugural Store at 625 E Street Northwest in Washington through today.
Some of the collection will also be available here through February -- though Juicy's appears to have already sold out! --Belissa
FIDM Alumna Joie Rucker, Creative Director and co-founder of the two-year-old jeans label Rich & Skinny, got a mention in WWD recently on the occasion of the launch of Rich & Skinny's men's line of designer denim, to be called Rich.
“We wanted to offer all the luxury and sexiness of the women’s product, but with a really masculine feel and look,” said Rucker. “These are clean, super-comfortable jeans at a great price.” That price is said to be about $200.
Rucker, a veteran of Guess and Levi Strauss, co-founded Rich & Skinny with Michael Glasser, co-founder of premium jeans lines Seven for All Mankind and Citizens of Humanity.--Belissa
