FIDM Magazine

FIDM Costume Exhibit Featured on KTLA

Gayle Anderson visited FIDM's Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibition, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and filmed a live segment for KTLA featuring Nick Verreos.

Watch the video clip here.

FIDM Grad Hosts HGTV's Design on a Dime

FIDM Interior Design Grad Casey Noble is the new host of HGTV’s Design on a Dime. After completing her degree at the interior design school, the Redondo Beach native opened her firm Avenue Interior Design in Venice with 2 partners, for residential and commercial design projects. In 2010, she was a contestant in the fifth season of HGTV’s Design Star. On her current show, Noble shows guests how to make the most of what they already have and shop for one-of-a-kind “fun accessories that can add a moment of interest and style.” Among her SoCal favorite spots for vintage hunting are Wertz Brothers, the Rose Bowl , and Long Beach flea markers.

 

Watch ABC7 Clip on FIDM's Costume Exhibit

 

ABC7 has a news story about FIDM's 20th annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibition, which opens today and runs through April 28th. More than 100 costumes from 20 films released in 2011, are on display at FIDM's Museum & Galleries.

The exhibition includes selected costumes from all five 2011 Academy Award® Nominees for Costume Design: W/E, Hugo, Jane Eyre, The Artist, and Anonymous. Highlighted in the exhibition is the previous year’s Academy Award® winner for Costume Design, Alice in Wonderland. A gown from Alice in Wonderland will greet visitors as they enter the galleries

Open Tuesday through Saturday, from 10am to 5pm.

Alumna is Styling Newest "Real Housewife of Orange County"

Stylist and FIDM Alumna Leslie Christen (pictured, left) is working with Heather Dubrow, the newest addition to the Real Housewives of Orange County, as a personal stylist.

“I was really pleased to find someone so great and easy to work with in Orange County as it was important for me to use someone local,” said Dubrow, who hired Christen for several events during Season 7 filming. “I would call Leslie and explain the look I wanted for a particular event and she would arrive at my home in the next day or two with a rack of options!”

Read the article on Greer's OC.

Alumna is Contestant on NBC's Fashion Star

Lisa Vian Hunter, a Graduate of FIDM's Fashion Design Program, is a contestant on NBC's new competition show, Fashion Star, which starts airing in March. The weekly show will feature 14 designers participating in tasks where they will be mentored by Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie, and John Varvatos. At the end of each episode, American will have the chance to purchase the winning designs that week at Macys, H&M, and Saks Fifth Avenue. Elle Macpherson is the host and executive producer.

Lisa, who lives in Mercer Island, Washington, is a women's wear designer, mother of two, and lover of all things vintage. She says that women are desperate for gorgeous, affordable clothing made in the USA, and that is what she intends to give them. She is competing for the chance to win a multi-million dollar prize to launch her collection at America's largest retailers. Lisa's designs are inspired by the past and are sold at her store in Seattle. Learn more about Vian Hunter House of Fashion.

Keep up with Lisa on Twitter @lisavianhunter

Nick Verreos' Post-Golden Globes Coverage on NBC-LA

On Sunday night, FIDM Grad, Instructor, and fashion designer Nick Verreos appeared live in studio for a segment on NBC-LA Channel 4 discussing the Golden Globes' "hits" and "misses" of the night. Nick has a entire recap of the weekend (he also appeared in a pre-awards fashion segment and was back on air on Monday) on his blog.

Alumna Nominated for Costume Designer's Guild Awards

FIDM Alumna Jill Ohanneson, who has worked on shows such as Dexter, Lie to Mie, and Six Feet Under, is nominated for Outstanding Contemporary Television Series at the 14th annual Costume Designer's Guild Awards  for her work as the costume designer on Revenge.

The awards are set for Feburary 21, 2012, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Good luck to Jill!

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Paula Patton Wear FIDM Grad Lhuillier to Golden Globes

Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar chose a voluminous Monique Lhuillier blue and white tie dye gown with a structured bodice and full skirt to the 2012 Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night in Beverly Hills. She told reporters that her two year-old had a hand in picking out the winning look. Lhuillier, a graduate of the fashion school FIDM, has designed red-carpet and wedding gowns for many top celebs, include Angelina Jolie.

Mission Impossible star Paula Patton brightened up the red carpet in a strapless, ruched canary yellow fit and flare style gown from the designer, who is a Graduate of FIDM. Pre-show reports already favored Patton as one of the evening's best dressed.

FIDM Alumna Wins Big on "Wheel of Fortune"

Susan Chappelle (née Bieterman), a Graduate of FIDM, was a contestant on Wheel of Fortune on Monday night. The Miami Beach, Florida resident, who is a freelance makeup artist, is a huge fan of the show and has been watching for nearly 30 years.

Susan won $18,200 in cash and prizes and hopes to use her winnings to go on a cruise. "It was surreal!" she exclaims. "I still can't believe that it wasn't a dream. One of the best parts of the whole experience is how excited other people were that I was going to be on the show."

Interior Design Alumnus's Work Featured on HGTV's "Celebrity Holiday Homes"

Ruben Marquez, a 2011 Graduate of FIDM's Interior Design Program, assisted designer Sandra Espinet in transforming the home of actress Alison Sweeney for a Hollywood glamour-themed Christmas for an episode of Celebrity Holiday Homes on HGTV. The new episode wll air on Sunday, December 18, 2011.

Ruben also worked on actress Eva LaRue's (pictured right, with Sandra) Santa's Workshop-themed home that aired last week and will re-run through Christmas.