The collections from DEBUT 2010's Advanced Fashion Design Students will be on the runway this Thursday at Fashion Week El Paseo in Palm Desert. Some of the designers will be on hand to discuss their collections, which premiered at FIDM's annual DEBUT 2010 Runway Show & Fashion Gala earlier this month. Click on the invite for more details or visit Fashion Week El Paseo.
This year, DEBUT Advanced Fashion Design Graduating Students competed in the Guess Design Challenge. The challenge was created by FIDM and GUESS especially for FIDM DEBUT Students and judged by Maurice Marciano, a founder of Guess. The students each created a design which was presented on the runway at DEBUT. The winning designer, Brittany Vu, was offered a job as a Design Assistant with the GUESS? Inc. design department and she will have the opportunity be part of the process as her design goes from concept to store as part of an upcoming Guess collection. (Click on each photo for a closer look.)
Brittany Vu's Guess Ensemble
Each of the DEBUT Students with His/Her Design Entry
Guess Design Challenge Winner Brittany Vu Meets Guess Founder Maurice Marciano
This year's DEBUT show featured amazing collections by our Advanced Fashion Design Graduating Students. All their hard work paid off as they premiered their collections to hundreds of spectators, including industry notables. Here are some highlights from the runway show.
From Daniel Martin's DEBUT Collection
From Daniel Martin's DEBUT Collection
From Dominique David's DEBUT Collection
From Dominique David's DEBUT Collection
From Juancarlos Fabian's DEBUT Collection
From Juancarlos Fabian's DEBUT Collection
From Julia Nish's DEBUT Collection
From Julia Nish's DEBUT Collection
From Meghann Fanara's DEBUT Collection
From Meghann Fanara's DEBUT Collection
From Samantha Klemick's DEBUT Collection
Here are the first available runway shots from last weekends glorious, glitterous, glamorous DEBUT Runway Show!
Each year, Graduating Students from FIDM's Fashion Design and Theatre Costume Design Advanced Study Programs show off collections they designed for the DEBUT Runway Show. Work from Interior Design, Digital Media, Textile Design, and Graphic Design Students is also featured at this gala event.
Head to Fashion Club Daily for a peek inside the exclusive Fashion Club DEBUT Pre-Party, and don't miss more 2009 DEBUT Runway Show coverage, coming soon! --Angel
The fashion event of the year is taking place this weekend and we've got your front row ticket right here!
Watch the streaming webcast of the FIDM DEBUT 2009 Runway Show exclusively on FIDM.edu this Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 8pm [PST]. This annual extravaganza is a runway show featuring fashion collections designed by the Advanced Fashion Design Students, costumes created by the Advanced Theatre Costume Design Students, as well as work from students in Interior Design, Graphic Design, Digital Media, and Textile Design Programs.
You won't want to miss this gala event! --Angel
Interior Design Month continues as we interview student Mark Griffin, winner of the Interior Design prize in the FIDM National Scholarship Competition. Though only a first-year FIDM Interior Design Student, Mark is a participant in FIDM's "Chairing Styles" Program. He also works full-time and has a family. Talk about talent and focus! --Belissa
How did you come to enroll in FIDM?
I knew I wanted a career in some form of design. I frequently visited the FIDM website and the the FIDM National Scholarship Competition caught my eye. It was just about 5 days before the deadline to submit an entry when I had the project information emailed to me. I figured I had nothing to lose by trying so I put my creative juices to work. I had the project overnighted to arrive exactly on the due date.
To my surprise, two months later I received a call from my Admissions Advisor saying the competition judges were very impressed with my work, but I could not win until I had been accepted to the school.
It was a fast-paced race to get me through the grammar and math exams, get a hold of my high school transcripts, not to mention schedule an interview with the Director of Admissions.
The race was worth it! I was awarded the scholarship and was now enrolled in FIDM.
What drew you to FIDM?
I chose to apply to FIDM based on its reputation in the industry. My first step towards a risky career change was to start with the right education. I toured the school and was impressed with what I saw. Now it was a matter of, ”What am I doing?” Can I make it in college after being out of school for 22 years? I figured if FIDM had enough confidence in my work to award me one full year's tuition then I should do the same, so I dove right in!
What do you plan to do with your FIDM Interior Design degree?
When entering FIDM, I had my mind set on working my way into Set Design.
At this point, I am exploring all that the ID industry has to offer and keeping my options open. I feel that things are falling in place and my destiny with this will find me.
What is your dream job?
My dream job would be to work on a production team for a major motion picture or television series. I have had some experience in the entertainment industry and that is where my heart lies.
Where do you find your inspiration?
I find my inspiration for design in everything around me: In color, in pattern, in emotion. As for my inspiration to move forward or to go for my goals, I find that in my wife and kids.
Anything else you'd like to tell aspiring FIDM ID Students? It is never too late! you can go after your new dreams and reach new goals.
When looking at the very heavy work load that is involved with the FIDM Interior Design Program, don’t get overwhelmed. You can make it work.
Just look at me and all that I juggle. Even with all I have on my plate I have managed to maintain straight A’s for my first three quarters. If I can do it, then so can you!
How did you get involved in"Chairing Styles"?
I have always had an interest in furniture design.
When the opportunity came up to apply for “Chairing Styles” I jumped at it. Although I technically was too new to FIDM to be a candidate, I thought I would give the application process a shot. I was only in my second quarter and did not have all that was requested for the portfolio.
I gave them what I had and walked into the interview ready for the battle. I did my best to assure then I could face the challenge. I was so happy when I was picked!
What type of project are you working on for "Chairing Styles"?
"Chairing Styles" is a program and competition that is made up of a small collaborating group of Interior Design, Textile, and Fashion Design students. We are grouped into teams of three with one from each division. Our goal is to use the fabric designed by the Textile Student to create an inspired design for a chair and a dress.
As an ID student we go through the process of learning how to design a chair. We are then paired up
with furniture manufacturers who volunteer their time and materials to mentor us and take us through the manufacturing process.
This is an ongoing relationship that stretches through Summer and into early Spring, when the FIDM DEBUT takes place.
At the completion of this manufacturing process we are judged on our design and use of fabric. If you are the fortunate First Place Winner, you are awarded $8,000!
But we are all winners to have had this opportunity to gain the much-needed skills, not to mention how
the “Chairing Styles” Project looks on our resumes and in our portfolios.
(Mark's rendering of his "Chairing Styles" chair is above.)
Anything else you'd like to add?
I am very proud to have the opportunity to be a part of "Chairing Styles. I have great admiration and respect for my fellow students. It is a diverse group who have been nothing if not supportive of each other. I look forward to carrying my experience and these relationships with me into my future career!
October is FIDM Magazine's tribute to the Interior Design Department, and one of the most exciting annual projects in the Interior Design Department is "Chairing Styles," which shares the glory with the Fashion Design and Theatre Costume Design Departments at FIDM's DEBUT Gala in early Spring.
What is FIDM's "Chairing Styles"?
FIDM's annual "Chairing Styles" Project pulls together FIDM's Interior Design Students, Fashion Design Students, and Textile Design Students who work as a team.
The Textile Design Students design the fabric for the upholstery and the clothing.
The Fashion Design Students design the outfit that matches the chair.
The Interior Design Students design a chair that incorporates the fabric designed by the Textile Design Students.
At FIDM's annual DEBUT Gala, in conjunction with the Debut Fashion Show, there is an exhibition of the year's "Chairing Styles" collaborations.--Belissa
Here are the first available runway pix from last weekend's fabulous FIDM Debut 2008 Fashion Show! Each year, the Debut show features designs by our Graduating Students in the Fashion Design and Theatre Costume Design
Advanced Study Programs, plus work from our Interior Design, Textile Design, and Digital Media Students. There are special preview Fashion Shows for
High School Students and Instructors and a Gala Event for Industry
Members.
The Advanced Study Fashion Design Students create and show an entire fashion line on the runway! Stay tuned for full runway coverage of Debut 2008 and the exclusive Debut Pre-Party! --Kim
Can't make it to FIDM's Debut 2008 Fashion Show and Gala Event? Watch the streaming webcast on FIDM.edu, March 1 at 8 p.m., and enjoy a front row seat for this incredible evening! Debut 2008 features a runway show of fashion lines designed by our Advanced Fashion Design Students, costumes created by our Advanced Theatre Costume Design Students, and work from students in our Interior Design, Graphic Design, Digital Media, and Textile Design programs. Find out more about Debut 2008! --Kim
