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STUDENT ACTIVITIES THE SOCIAL HEARTBEAT OF THE CAMPUS @fidmstudentactivities 06 40 54- CONTRIBUTORS THRILL OF THE HUNT BENEDICT EVERYONE WHO WORKED THRIFTING IN LA TEACHER SPOTLIGHTS ON THIS MAGAZINE AMENDOLARA AND 56 RANDY DUNBARUNITING SO NO ONE FIDM DREAM45 DORM TOGETHER INTERIOR DESIGN STANDS ALONE- STUDENT, MIND- DESIGNSPACHIMSAWAT, THE IDEAL LIVING SPACE FOR 08 ANY FIDM STUDENT LETTER FROM THE EDITORS JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING FROM US 63- THE FIBER OF48 BEING 10 THE BUSINESSOF BEAUTY 1ST DAY VS FINALS WEEK - TIPS, TRICKS, AND ADVICE A DIVE INTO FIDM’S TO HELP YOU WITH BEAUTYAND MARKETING PRODUCT YOUR QUARTER FROM DEVELOPMENT MAJOR BEGINNING TO END! 16 FIDM STUDENT STYLE WATCH 76 SELF-RELIANCE WE DISCOVERED MORE 78 ABOUT OURSELVES THAN WE EXPECTED - 22 SAN FRANCISCO BEHIND THE SCREEN SNAPSHOTS INSIDE THE LIFE OF 84 A SOCIAL MEDIA - INFLUENCER RECORD OF LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHS ARE MADE WITH 70 LIGHT AND TIME . . . THE SAN FRANCISCO IN THE BAG! STUDENTS CREATED PORTRAITS OF STUDENTS ON THE LA THEIR CAMPUS WITH PINHOLE CAMPUS COMPETED TO CAMERAS AND VERY LONG 26 CREATE 11 AMAZING AND EXPOSURES MY MIND IS A GARDEN UNIQUE TOTE BAGS FLOURISHING IN 88 YOUR FIELD - TABLE OF TABLE G JEWELRYEMS OF NATURE DESIGNS BY ASHAN 32 66 HARITHA VEGAN FOOD TAKEOVER STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS CONTENTS LEARN HOW FIDM CONGER HE, DANIEL LIM, AND REESE EVANS STUDENTS LIVE THE VEGAN LIFE + RECIPES

F I DM MO D E 14 5 COVER : PHOTOS: CHRISTIAN ACOSTA CHERRY BHAO-INTR, KALEB CROSSLAND, MODELS: ELDER STEVEN COLINDRES, JORDAN QUEYREL, DIANA VILS, LEILANI LA MODE BOARD NASZEER HILL HAIR + MAKEUP: BOWMAN, SARAH CABIGAS, SHAYE VICTORIA PANTOPOULOS-WANG, FEAGLES, BAYLEE COFFEE, RASHAAD SHIRA BERMAN, FRANCESCA MARSALA KHAN, ZOH HOLLINGER, ELIZABETH AYALA, FASHION EDITORS STYLING: MELYKA SUCALDITO, KINSEY KAITLYN KERNS EDITOR IN CHIEF KINSEY LEWIS LEWIS PHOTO EDITOR + GRAPHIC CORINNE DIGIAIMO MELYKA SUCALDITO DESIGNER: EMMA HIGGINS HAIR + MAKEUP : GABRIEL PALM, RACHEL MILLER, KERRY-ANN WALTERS, LINDSAY CREATIVE DIRECTOR ILLUSTRATIONS : ALLYSON KIM NORMAN, VICTORIA PANTOPOULOS-WANG, BEAUTY EDITORS EMMA HIGGINS STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS : CONGER HE SHIRA BERMAN, FRANCESCA MARSALA, VICTORIA PANTOPOULOS-WANG KAITLYN KERNS SHIRA BERMAN PHOTOS : ANGELINA COUCH, VANESSA ART DIRECTOR REYES, CHRISTIAN ACOSTA, AMY CLARK, STYLING : LIZA HUNTER, LAURYN CHRIS MARTIN MANAGING EDITOR PAOLA SALCEDO, NINOTCHKA AGUIRRE, KAWASAKI, JOSELYNE LOPEZ, MISTY JANELLE HAMMONDS JULIAN ALVAREZ, KAILA WOOLLEY, LIM, RASHAAD KHAN, BROOKLYN ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR RASHAAD KHAN, SAMANTHA STEPHANS, SYDNEY, MELYKA SUCALDITO, KINSEY + PHOTO EDITOR CORINNE DIGIAIMO, MELYKA SUCALDITO, LEWIS, JANELLE HAMMONDS, ESTEFANY PR + SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER SAMANTHA STEPHANS ISABELLA BARREIRO SEIDEN, SHUIHAN GARIBALDI ISABELLA BARREIRO SEIDEN DING PHOTO EDITING : SAMANTHA STEPHANS, FIDM MUSEUM AD : OJANI CABRERA, EMMA HIGGINS, CHRIS MARTIN, CORINNE CONGER HE, LESLIE GONZALEZ, YETZI DIGAIAMO, MELYKA SUCALDITO, PONCE, FABIO GOMEZ KELLY GUEDES

SF MODE BOARD WORDS : CAITLIN ANDERSON, KHUNTEERA GRAPHIC DESIGNERS : ERIKA STWEART, (MIND) PACHIMSAWAT, AMRIT ELISE SINGH, CARMEN LAI, MICHELLE ESQUIVEL, EMMA ISABELLA BARREIRO SEIDEN, CHRIS HIGGINS, CHRIS MARTIN, SAUNDRA MARTIN, CORINNE DIGIAIMO, SANGUINETTI, SOPHIA SIGALA, LUIS RIOS, MANAGING EDITOR MAKEUP + HAIR STYLIST EMMA HIGGINS, SAMME BLACKMAN, JAMIE MERIDIAN CARROLL, SAVANNA FULCHER KAILA WOOLEY CHARLOTTE NYGARD KIRSHNER, MELYKA SUCALDITO, FRONTICE : MICHELLE ESQUIVEL JAMIE KIRSHNER ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR MAKEUP ASSISTANT SHADOWS : JULIANNA LUPENEC, KAYLENE REID ALEX COLINA MODELS : VICTORIA POSH LUK , VLAD CAITLIN ANDERSON KIM, ALLISON CHAVEZ, KELIECIA PARKER, CHRISTOPHER JARA, SIMONE ROGERS, FIDM STAFF : STUDENT ACTIVITIES- COPY EDITORS CLOTHING STYLIST JASMINE RAY, HANNAH CHEN, ESSENCE YVETTE HERNANDEZ, CAITLIN BENSON, RACHEL MILLER RASHAAD KHAN WILSON, NATALIE NADYA RANDY DUNBAR, SHANNON COTTRELL, YSABELLA GARDNER MADELLINA, OLIVIA JANE, NAHEEMAH JODY WILSON, BREANNA BURNETTE ASSISTANT STYLISTS AZOR, ABBEY NITSCH, SIMONE LOQUET, MORGAN AMELIA LAYOUT EDITOR SOULE, ADRIAN MANZO, SAVANNAH SPECIAL THANKS : AMERICAN BARBER SAUNDRA SANGUINETTI COURTNEY DEMELLO ORTIZ, RAII CHOWDHURY, NASZEER HILL, SHOP, DAZEY LA, JOHN CARROLL, ELDER STEVEN COLINDRES, SIERRA ASHAN HARITHA BEAUTY EDITOR MODEL COORDINATOR TROSTRUD, DELANEY ROBLES, AMANDA VAZQUEZ, KAITLYN QUITIQUIT, SAM CLARK, ANNIE BREWSTER SHAYA FEAGLES TAYLOR JOHNSON, LAURA LEIGH DUNHAM, MATTHEW LLOYD, ASAL HENDIGHOMASHI, CONTRIBUTORS

F I DM MO D E 14 6 F I DM MO D E 14 7 LETTERS FROM THE EDITORS

[L] JANELLE HAMMONDS : MANAGING EDITOR [L] EMMA HIGGINS : CREATIVE DIRECTOR [L] KINSEY LEWIS : FASHION EDITOR [L] VICTORIA PANTOPOULOS-WANG : BEAUTY EDITOR “Being authentic doesn’t have to mean no makeup, “Finding your genuine, true self is a constant battle “Personally I found myself through fashion and have “Be bold, take risks, and immerse yourself in what normal hair colors, and plain clothes; it’s whatever of learning and changing, so be okay with not having since used it as an art form of expression whether inspires you! These are hallmarks of every creative makes you feel the most you.” everything figured out. Stay open and trust yourself through mood boards, editorials, or in my own closet. concept, board member, and contributor that you that you’ll learn and grow more every day until you No matter the art form, authenticity is always the key. will find in this issue of Mode. Whilst on your path [M] CORINNE DIGIAIMO : EDITOR IN CHIEF find yourself.” Through this magazine I believe we have created a to success keep honing your unique skills that “Authenticity doesn’t have one definition. piece engrained with creativity grown in our hearts trademark your individuality; your story can Authenticity can be unique and real for every person [M] SAMANTHA STEPHANS : and hidden in every detail. I have loved seeing change the world!” in their own way. When someone decides their ASSISTANT ART DRIECTOR/PHOTO EDITOR everyone grow together as people and creatives wholesome truth and commits to it, they show the “Be unapologetically you.” and am so thankful.” [R] SHIRA BERMAN : BEAUTY EDITOR world a new kind of purity that is necessary for us to “I am always searching for creativity, color, and accept so we can continue growing as a community.” [R] CHRIS MARTIN : ART DIRECTOR [R] MELYKA SUCALDITO : FASHION EDITOR beauty in all aspects of my life. I believe we not “The idea of showing our true colors can feel “What I’ve discovered through the process of only achieved that in this magazine, but as a [R] ISABELLA BARREIRO SEIDEN : uncomfortable: Baring ourselves before the world making this magazine is that I shine the most team, we discovered it within each other.” PR + SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER even when we are unsure of what we have to offer. when I get lost in the fantasy of my own work. “I’ve finally come to terms with the fact that I don’t That being said, it’s those uncomfortable experiences Conceptualizing editorials and seeing them come need to conform to the expectations of a label. This that help us find out the kind of people we are. The to life with careful planning and teamwork has magazine and this team have taught me to push the more we keep putting ourselves into what we have been very rewarding for me as a creative.” limits beyond my job title in order to pursue, grow to offer, the more we begin to find meaning in it. This and incorporate other passions that add value to issue is about who we are as a student body and how my current role or situation.” together we can make something great.” F I DM MO D E 14 9 TIPS, TRICKS, AND ADVICE TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR QUARTER FROM BEGINNING TO END!

F irstVS.

PHOTOS: Samantha Stephans, Isabella Barriero Seiden WORDS: Current FIDM Students MODELS: Sierra Trostrud, Delaney Robles, Amanda Vazquez HAIR + MAKEUP: Victoria Pantopoulos-Wang, Shira Berman STYLING: Kinsey Lewis, Melyka Sucaldito PHOTO EDITING: Samantha Stephans LAYOUT: FinalsAvalon Vandruff, Matthew Moscosa, Jeanel Madera, Elliot Ness, Angelica Tovar, Vang Moua, Emma Higgins First Week - On the first day of class, smile and talk to your peers. - Always be yourself. Own your personality; that’s how you will find genuine people who like you for you. - Don’t be afraid to sit next to people you don’t know. On the first day everyone is nervous so you aren’t alone. - Become friends with your instructors. They have great advice since they have first-hand experience in the industry. - Make sure you bring your school ID. - FIDM is fun; don’t overthink things too much. If things don’t go as planned, don’t get discouraged get inspired and learn from your mistakes. Finals Week General Tips - Bring your lunch to school to maximize the time between breaks. - Don’t be afraid to talk to people. - Make sure you don’t wait until the last second to - Always ask questions because chances are start assignments. The projects always take longer someone else is wondering the same thing. than you expect. - 8:30 classes are hard, and it’s perfectly okay - Eat a good breakfast. Also Student Activities offers to show up in sweats because we all get it. snacks the entire week of finals. - All nighters are not worth it. Make sure you get a decent amount of sleep. - Meet up with your friends and quiz each other. Make flash cards to make it more organized. Juan Mercier

PHOTOGRAPHERS: Samantha Stephans Isabella Barreiro Seiden Melyka Sucaldito

Brenna McDowell @brennamcdowell Preston Buck @the_prestitute Allison Chavez @allykins Abbey Moser @abbeymoser_ Ky Frayre @kjislame Andres Gonzalez @andra.gyny Julia Bokor @julia.bokor Angelina Couch @angelinacouch_ fidmstreetstyle_V1 Jamie Buckalew @jamie.buckalew Jennifer Agypong @welcomeblxck FIDM Kerry-Ann Walters @kerry_fiona STUDENT fidmstreetstyle_V2

STYLE _1st Selects

LAYOUTS: Emma Higgins _2nd Selects Saman Chadry Arax Derian @samanchadry WATCH @capitan_roxx

F I DM MO D E 14 16 Annabelle Wu BellaRose Robinson

Tammy Khau @bytammyk @bellar.ose

Savannah Tyson-Yarbrough @thatssosav

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Layout_FINAL Xavier Herrera stylewatch_FINAL @xavierlherrera

stylewatch_photos @bobcat4610 FINALFINAL!!!

Alyssa Tate @lysxoxx

PriyaDhopte @priyadhopte F I DM MO D E 14 20 LAYOUT: EMMA HIGGINS

PHOTOS: VICTORIA PANTOPOULOS-WANG, VANESSA REYES

INTERVIEW: VICTORIA PANTOPOULOS-WANG

Q: While you were target a specific interested in website in the Social audience, [and] design, but you take Media program how best to work a class on WordPress, at FIDM, how with brands from a it will still benefit you! were you able business standpoint, Try as many things to execute were tools that I as you can, because what you were [used] while I was you never really know learning on learning them.” what’s going to be your platform your niche.” in real time? Q: What is your A: “I feel like the best advice Q: Now that you are most important thing to prospective graduating soon, that FIDM and my FIDM students what are your degree gave me was as well as those plans for your the ability to figure interested in career? out what direction to Social Media? take with my platform, A: “To be honest, I and how to figure out A: “I think what’s fun am still not entirely a marketing plan. I about going to school sure what I am going feel like before with for Social Media and to do, but I do want my Instagram, I was Digital Marketing is to experiment with all over the place. I you get exposed to a a bunch of different would just post things lot of different things. things. I’d like to try Behind that were cute but Just because you in-house marketing, I didn’t have a set don’t like one aspect, maybe with an agency, core strategy that doesn’t mean you maybe come back would get people’s shouldn’t give it a try, to FIDM and get an attention. The four because there are so additional degree in P’s of marketing many opportunities business management; (Product, Place, Price, available. Maybe I haven’t decided Promotion), how to you’re not so yet, but I believe it INSIDE THE is most important to experiment with different opportunities theLIFE Screen OF @CHIFFON.FLEUR now while I’m still young.” A SOCIAL MEDIA MAJOR

Q: Before you started your Social Media degree at FIDM, what were your goals?

A: “I actually never planned on going to college. I had been modelling for most of my life in high school, so I never really thought I needed college. I didn’t feel it was for me, but right when I started getting into fashion blogging and Instagram, I looked at the most famous bloggers like Gal Meets Glam [and] Song Of Style. They all had marketing or business degrees, so I looked at the colleges nearby, and FIDM was the only one with a Social Media degree; so I thought: Okay, here I go!”

Q: How do you like to edit your photos? How do you curate them? What is your inspiration? A: Top 3 sources of inspiration: “The first one would have to be looking A: “I usually like to edit my photos in at what other people on Instagram are Q: What does Lightroom. Thanks to FIDM providing the doing. I like to be able to see bigger authenticity and ADOBE Creative Suites, I am able to utilize fashion bloggers or just people in my being your true the program any time. Lightroom is really area tapping into this collective hive self mean to you? great for color changing, color correcting, mind of knowledge, and taking what I spot healing; things like that. Really minor like from each person and making it my A: “I think that authenticity means embracing who adjustments that could make or break a own unique thing. Aside from Social you are as a person, and not letting anyone stop photo.” Media I do like to look at Vogue, that’s you. I know in the past I used to hide the fact that I always been a great resource to me; not was a really artsy, feminine, girly, pink woman. Now just the newer versions, but the older I’m truly letting people see who I am. If they don’t ones, too. The issues from the nineties like me, that’s their own problem. I know what’s and even older from the FIDM Library most important at the end of the day, and doing were very inspiring. I think it’s nice to what makes me happy makes me a more genuine take inspiration from any time period. I and likeable person.” have always enjoyed Japanese fashion, I like to read Japanese magazines and the Harajuku scene has always been something that I admire. I especially like the pop, girly aspects. I like to tie in that cutesy aesthetic with a more mature, western, avant-garde look.” FLOURISHING IN YOUR FIELD

ILLUSTRATIONS: Allyson Kim PHOTOS: Amy Clark WORDS: Antonio Rocha MODELS: Kaitlyn Quitiquit, Sam Clark, Taylor Johnson HAIR + MAKEUP: Gabriel Palm, Kerry-Ann Walters STYLING: Liza Hunter PHOTO EDITING: Samantha Stephans, Corrinne Digiaimo LAYOUT: Emma Higgins SHADOW: Julianna Lupenec

The fashion industry can be a rough field to get into, but even in harsh conditions it’s still possible to bloom. Ultimately, fashion design is a fun career where you get to make beautiful garments, however, it is also a demanding

F I DM MO D E 14 27 career with multiple facets. For and much more. Although instance, designers must be pursuing this career may be able to handle the stress that difficult, it’s not impossible, comes with fashion sketching, especially when FIDM is fabric sampling, computer there to help. FIDM provides applications, pattern drafting, students with the necessary tools needed to approach the design industry. They provide a working environment, necessary equipment to complete work, and instructors that work directly in the industry. This has resulted in many success stories such as Monique Lhuillier, Bryan Hearns, and Candice Cuoco. With the help of FIDM you too can bloom in the field of fashion. M PHOTOS + WORDS: Isabella Barreiro Seiden LAYOUT: earn how three FIDM students live Chris Martin compassionately & consciously through their food choices. L Plus four delicious & easy vegan recipes.

What is ? Veganism is a lifestyle choice that eliminates the consumption and use of animal products such as meat, dairy, eggs, fish, honey and insects. Many people beginning a vegan lifestyle adopt a whole food, plant-based diet and/or eat alternatives to meat and dairy. Someone who follows a vegan diet can produce up to 50% less CO2 and 1 1 1 use ⁄11 oil, ⁄13 water, and ⁄18 land compared to someone who eats an based diet.

Living a vegan lifestyle is a great way to be kind to animals - by supporting companies and brands who are cruelty-free (don’t test on animals) or use use animal byproducts such as gelatin, casein, whey, leather, suede, nubuck, fur, etc. in their goods. Leather, suede and fur products can be replaced with vegan alternatives or bought second hand.

Belle’s Blueberry Zucchini Bread

Prep Time: 20 minutes Instructions: Cook Time: 55 minutes Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Total Time: 1 hour & 15 minutes Step 2: In a large mixing bowl, mix together flax seeds and ¼ cup warm water. Servings: 4-5 (1 loaf) Step 3: Melt vegan butter in microwave safe bowl for 15-20 seconds. Step 4: Add sugar, vegan butter, applesauce and vanilla extract Ingredients: to bowl and mix well. 3 tbsp ground flax seed Step 5: Grate or chop up zucchini into fine pieces. ¼ cup warm water Step 6: Add zucchini to bowl and mix well. 1 cup vegan brown sugar or coconut sugar Step 7: Add dry ingredients to a seperate bowl and mix well. ¼ cup + 1 tbsp vegan butter Step 8: Add dry to wet mixture and stir until all ingredients are incorporated. ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce Step 9: Fold blueberries into mixture. ½ tsp vanilla extract Step 10: Grease bread pan with 1 tbsp of vegan butter (make 1 medium sized zucchini sure to get all sides and bottom of pan). 1 ½ cups all-purpose, unbleached or whole wheat flour Step 11: Add mixture to pan and spread evenly. ½ tbsp baking powder Step 12: Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes. ¼ tsp baking soda Step 13: Check that bread is cooked through by inserting a knife or toothpick ½ tsp cinnamon in the center of the loaf (must come out clean). 1 tsp nutmeg Step 14: Let cool for 20 minutes, slice & serve! ½ tsp pink himalayan or kosher table salt ¾ cup blueberries (fresh or frozen) Pro Tip: Reheat slices in the microwave for 15-20 seconds. Olivia (Liv) Vargus

rowing up in Cape Cod, Liv be cooked in oil instead of butter, and was raised on seafood and also if all else fails - go towards potatoes, G consumed a lot of meat. Fast forward rice and veggies on the sides menu to Liv living in LA as a FIDM student and ask the same questions. Liv’s - she went vegetarian for a little while favorite spots to eat near campus are before initially going vegan in May of Whole Foods & Quench Juice Bar. 2016 to solve digestive issues. She When first going vegan, Liv also made first discovered veganism through sure to put herself in situations that YouTubers that made the lifestyle feel encouraged positive outcomes (ie. not normal and relatable to people her going to a steakhouse). age. She also found the transition to be easier since she already did her Liv thinks that it’s important to enjoy own grocery shopping. the process of educating oneself on the impact that a vegan lifestyle During the school week, Liv likes to and diet will have on their health, make sandwiches with (vegan the animals, and the planet before From: Cape Cod, MA BLT), pasta with Victoria’s sauce & making the transition. One of her Age: 21 lentil meatballs, as well as Sweet Earth favorite documentaries is , IG: @livvargus Natural Foods vegan frozen burritos. by Marisa Miller Wolfson - a film Liv also eats Overnight Oats almost that takes place in New York in YouTube: Oliva Vargus every morning for breakfast! When 2011 that’s subtitled, “Three People, AA: Social Media (FIDM LA) going out to eat with friends and family Six Weeks, One Challenge.” Liv Now: Social Media B.A. Program where there are no obvious vegan also recommends watching the (FIDM LA) options - Liv recommends asking for documentary, Food Inc., by Robert no meat, dairy, eggs, fish, etc. in your Kenner, which examines the social food according to the dish. She also and civil rights issues of the U.S. recommends asking for your food to food chain - from farm to table.

Olivia’s Overnight Oats

Prep Time: 5 minutes Servings: 1

Ingredients: ½ cup rolled oats ½ cup almond milk 1 tbsp ground flax seed A few frozen cherries

Add your favorite sweetener (maple syrup, agave, brown sugar, etc.) if desired!

Instructions: Step 1: Get a mason jar or container to store overnight oats in. Step 2: Mix all ingredients together. Step 3: Store in fridge for up to three days.

Pro Tip: Meal prep multiple to save time on busy mornings. Annie Smith

nnie went vegan in April of 2016 after When going out to eat with friends or finding out about veganism through family, Annie likes to order fries and a A a friend. She initially went vegan salad if the vegan options are limited for health reasons (being lactose- - just remember to ask for no cheese intolerant), but adopted environmental on the salad and to order a simple and reasons for going dressing that won’t have dairy, such as a vegan as well after finding out that the vinaigrette. Another tip she lives by is to meat, dairy and egg industries were not expect others to accommodate you much worse than she thought from at family gatherings, school events and watching the documentary, such. She recommends to bring a vegan (which she recommends checking out dish to share, or to eat before the event. in addition to the documentary, Forks Her favorite spot to eat near campus Over Knives - both can be found on is Bodhi Bowl - she orders the Genko Netflix). Wrap (like a BLT). Annie also snacks on olives from the olive bar at Ralph’s and Living on her own during college has occasionally orders a veggie sandwich made Annie self-sufficient in cooking from Subway. From: San Diego, CA for herself. She quickly realized how Age: 21 expensive meat is and that it would Annie believes in doing what you be cheaper to get her protein from can when it comes to living a vegan IG: @annie_smith / @itsvegannie beans and . Going vegan has lifestyle, even if that just means having AA: Merchandise & Product made cooking more exciting for Annie, ‘Meatless Mondays’ or trying out Development (FIDM SD/LA) encouraging her to try new foods and some meat and dairy alternatives. Now: Social Media B.A. Program to challenge herself to ‘veganize’ non- Some brands of vegan alternatives she (FIDM LA) vegan recipes she used to love. “It’s recommends are: Gardein and not as hard as you think,” she says. (meat), Follow Your Heart (cheese), Annie likes to meal prep breakfast and Earth Balance or margarine burritos for the week by cooking up (butter). She also uses mashed a big batch of tofu scramble filling, banana, applesauce and flax eggs including: onions, garlic, spinach, tofu, as egg replacers when baking. Her vegan meat, potatoes and seasonings. favorite vegan influencers are Caitlin She stores her burritos in a large Shoemaker (@frommybowl) and Lauren container in the freezer and heats them Toyota (@hotforfood) - both make great up throughout the week. Annie also recipes and can be found on Instagram loves cooking Thai Tacos! and YouTube! Annie’s Spicy Thai Tacos

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time 30 minutes Servings: 2-3

Ingredients: 6 corn tortillas 1 package of extra firm tofu Instructions: 1½ tbsp sesame oil or vegan butter Step 1: Cut up tofu into small cubes. 2 tbsp soy sauce Step 2: Cook tofu in a non-stick pan or skillet on medium heat in 1 tsp ginger powder 1 Tbsp oil or vegan butter for 3-5 minutes. 2 tsp chili powder Step 3: Add soy sauce, ginger powder, chili powder and crushed red ½ tsp crushed red pepper pepper to tofu and cook until golden brown, stirring as needed. Add any veggies you’d like (Annie uses whatever she has Step 4: Set tofu aside once done cooking. available in her fridge) Step 5: Chop all veggies and cook for about 5 minutes (or until soft 2 tbsp chopped green onion (optional) with another ½ Tbsp of sesame oil or vegan butter. Peanut Sauce: Step 6: Prep peanut sauce - mix all sauce ingredients together. ⅓ cup peanut butter Step 7: Heat tortillas in a clean pan or skillet (helps tortillas to 1 tbsp soy sauce not fall apart & tastes great)! 1 tsp garlic powder Step 8: Add veggies, tofu, green onions (optional) and peanut 1 tsp agave sauce to tortillas. Enjoy! 2 tbsp lime juice ½ tsp crushed red pepper Pro Tip: Mix all taco ingredients and sauce together in a large ¼ cup water mixing bowl after cooking and use as a dip with tortilla chips. Erica Canchola rica went vegan in April of 2015, when and restaurant). Both spots are she started following a few girls on walking distance from the FIDM LA E Instagram that were living a plant- campus. based vegan lifestyle. She was also originally influenced to after Some advice Erica has for someone watching The Best Speech You’ll who’s interested in going vegan is Ever Hear by Gary Yourofsky. Erica to take it one day and one meal at a had been vegetarian for a year prior time. She mentions, “When you’re to going vegan, so that made the going through a transition, it can be transition a lot easier for her. She said, easy to become overwhelmed or to “I think I just became more passionate overthink everything. Just remember about the lifestyle and the ethics that it isn’t as difficult as it may seem behind it, that I knew I was making the at first and that there is a plethora of right choice for the animals, for the DELICIOUS vegan alternatives for just planet, and for my health.” about anything!” She also emphasizes “...never lose sight of the reason you’re Although Erica doesn’t cook regularly making this conscious choice every From: Sonoma County, CA since she’s often kept busy with work day of your life.” Some documentaries IG: @ericacanchola and school, she does love making Erica recommends are Cowspiracy, a vegan Cobb Salad with greens, and Dominion. “The YouTube: Erica Canchola chickpeas, avocado, bell peppers China Study” by T. Colin Campbell AA: Visual Communications and quinoa. Erica also lived in Los and Thomas M. Campbell and “Skinny (FIDM LA) Angeles during the majority of her Bitch” by Kim Barnouin are some Now: Business Management FIDM education, where most places books she’d recommend checking out B.S. Program (online) are vegan-friendly, making it an easy as well. In addition, her favorite vegan switch for her. She loves the peanut influencers are Ellen Fisher & James butter acai bowls from Backyard Aspey (both are on Instagram and Bowls and The Dankness Dojo on YouTube). Olive St. (an all vegan cafe, brewery

Erica’s Easy Cobb Salad

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time 25 minutes Servings: 1-2

Ingredients: ⅓ cup dry quinoa 1½ cups of your favorite leafy greens ⅓ can garbanzo beans ½ avocado ⅓ bell pepper

Instructions: Step 6: Add cooked quinoa, chopped bell pepper, chickpeas/ Step 1: Cook quinoa according to box. garbanzo beans, and avocado on top of the greens. Step 2: Rinse greens and add to a bowl. Step 7: Add your favorite vegan dressing & enjoy! Step 3: Drain & rinse beans well and set aside. Step 4: Chop up ⅓ of a bell pepper. Pro Tip: Make your own dressing by blending ½ ripe avocado, Step 5: Cut half an avocado into cubes or slices. ½ tbsp olive oil, ¼ cup water, ½ tsp salt, & 2 tsp lemon juice until smooth.

F I DM MO D E 14 39 Thrifting in LA

PHOTOS: Paola Salcedo WORDS: Caitlin Anderson

MODELS: Laura Leigh Dunham, Matthew Lloyd, Asal Hendighomashi STYLING: Lauryn Kawaski PHOTO EDITING: Melyka Sucaldito LAYOUT: Erikathrill Stewart, Emma Higgins SHADOW: Caitlin Anderson SPECIAL THANKS: AMERICAN Barber Shop, Dazey LA

It’s no secret that thrift shopping has vintage Nirvana tee or a Champion college caused a serious uproar in the fashion sports sweater, frequent thrift shop goers scene. Instagram models, trend setters and have a strong sense of their personal style neighborhood fashionistas alike are seen and dreams to fulfill their ultimate vintage thrill sporting their beloved graphic tees, distressed fantasies. The clothing is special: it has a Levi’s denim, and vintage sneakers, up and story. Thrifting allows one to establish their down the streets and all over our social media own style and not just buy what everyone else feeds. From 1996 Lakers jerseys to a genuine is wearing off the racks of fast fashion stores.

Like most sports, shopping is considered to be an honorary one thrill by many, it’s not if you win or lose, it’s how you play the game. thrill thrill thrill thrill thrill thrill thrill Here are some top tips for slaying the thrift shopping game:

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DREAM DORM Interior Design student Mind Pachimsawat gives insight to the process of creating the ideal living space living ideal the creating of process the to insight gives Pachimsawat Mind student Design Interior • The Japanese culture is known for the use of Over the September break, I visited wood and bamboo elements throughout their Japan for over a week. I was inspired by the homes. Many items such as walls, doors, screen Japanese culture and its impact on interior grids, and frames are commonly made from design. Though minimalistic overall, the wood. attention to detail and mindfulness were simply unforgettable. - Using this as my inspiration, I selected light bamboo wooden floors to be As an Interior Design student, I learned contrasted with dark grey concrete walls. the process of designing a space based on inspiration from my classes. Our process • Another part of their culture reflects the love follows three simple steps: and respect they have for nature. For many Japanese people, the best way to express one’s 1. Travel connection with / appreciation for the natural 2. Be Inspired world is by bringing nature into the home. 3. Create! - This can be done simply by way of indoor plants, living walls (vertical gardens), indoor waterfalls, nature-themed furniture, artwork, etc.

• Genkan is a Japanese term designating the area where visitors are greeted, or the entryway. It is also where shoes are to be removed, and replaced by indoor slippers.

- I love this tradition - it’s a great way to keep the room clean and tidy.

• I would also add soft natural lighting, modern furniture, water elements, and screens to create a meditation space.

• The colors of a Japanese-inspired interior should be derived from nature as well and put throughout the entire home. The Japanese culture is known for the use of wood The Fiber and bamboo elements t ofBeing

To the experienced designer, quality is not only something that is seen, but can also be felt.

PHOTOS: Christian Acosta WORDS: Chris Martin MODELS: 100% Wool Savannah Ortiz, Raii Chowdhury, Naszeer Hill, Elder Steven Colindres HAIR + MAKEUP: Victoria Pantopoulos- Great Abrasion Resistance Wang, Shira Berman STYLING: Kinsey Staple Fiber Lewis, Melyka Sucaldito PHOTO No Luster EDITING: Emma Higgins LAYOUT: Emma Do Not Bleach Higgins H + M ASSIST.: Francesca Marsala Dry Clean Only The type of fabric a product is made from plays a major role in a customer’s decision to buy it. It is for this reason many majors at FIDM are required to take a Textile Science course. Benedict Amendolara, a respected and experienced textile instructor at FIDM believes “You can always write about it and tell people about a product but there’s nothing like holding the product.”

100% Silk

Great Drapability Strongest Natural Fiber: Natural Filament Fiber Great Luster Avoid Sun Exposure Three of the most commonly used fibers today are wool, silk, and cotton. Each have their own traits that when used to make a product should contribute to its intended use. Amendolara goes on to say: “My own opinion is [that] designers need to know manufacturing just like manufacturers need to know design.” Understanding the difference between materials will affect the final look of a product.

A fabric’s characteristics can be boiled down 100% Cotton to the form of its fibers. This dictates the way a fabric interacts with dye and drape. Because of their unique characteristics, two types of fabric can’t be treated the same Soft Hand way. Fabrics, like people, are complex. Great Strength It is who we are; what we are made of; the No Pilling fiber of being that makes us oursleves. M Good Wicking Do not leave wet, it will mold INSTRUCTOR’S SPOTLIGHTS

MS: What is one of your greatest accomplishments? Randy Dunbar is a friendly and welcoming member BA: On a business level, becoming a part owner of Allura of FIDM’s faculty, and he was eager to share his Corporation and coming close to being awarded a patent incredible stories with me. As a Los Angeles native, for a lace necktie. On a personal level, raising four good and he attended LA City College where he was the kids. That – I can’t ask for more. Editor of The Poetry Journal. Mr. Dunbar longed to be MS: What are some things you find enjoyable about a writer, but fell in love with pictures and photography your work? while living in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The natural BA: The technically creative side of lace manufacturing, next step was to work for magazines; as Mr. Dunbar and the passing on of knowledge of textile science. so eloquently put it, “... because what is pictures and MS: What are some challenges you encounter in your work? words - a magazine!” BA: The timeliness of deliveries now that everything is His first magazine job was for Entrepreneur overseas. Magazine, and from then on he never stopped working. When asked about how he started teaching at FIDM, When he was living in New York City, he worked on Amendolara explains he always felt inclined to teach. Mademoiselle, Self, Brides, Health, and the Sunday MS: What is something that amuses/inspires you about Times. “If you want to be in publication New York is teaching students at FIDM? the place you want to be.” At Condé Nast he was a BA: The diversity of students from walks of life. The freelance designer, at Young Miss (YM) he was the opportunity to work with students from other countries. Creative Director – a position he believes is a way of Getting students to understand why and how you use the saying one has good taste, and at Health he was the BENEDICT fabric, and how to manufacture the garment. Art Director. RANDY DUNBAR Knowing he is a professional with years of experience Upon his return to LA, he began working for - in the textile manufacturing industry, I was curious to Movieline. The work, however, did not end there - he MAGAZINE ART/CREATIVE DIRECTOR AMENDOLARA know what Amendolara’s perspective on the industry redesigned Muscle & Fitness Magazine. When asked - changing. I wanted to know where he saw growth and how he convinced them into a redesign, he explained LACE MANUFACTURER advancement. that he “almost felt like a lawyer making a case.” As for He chuckles for a moment, before replying, “Artificial pitching his ideas and vision for the redesign, he said JK: What is the biggest thing you want your students intelligence. AI to a point.” “you don’t show them 3 things, you show them 30 and to take away from your class? Amendolara explains that despite the demand for the then intentionally throw in a really bad one so you have RD: I can say it in two words – design matters. “That’s a double knit ponte. You got all double knits integration of artificial intelligence, it can only go so far something to contrast with.” Due to his experience as JK: When hiring for a position, what is one thing you here,” Benedict Amendolara mutters, scrutinizing in terms of textile manufacturing. Creative Director, the next step for him was to become always look for in a candidate? swatches of fabric like a scientist examining a specimen For any student who is familiar with Amendolara, he is the Editor-in-Chief for The LA Fashion Magazine. He RD: Passion. I am looking for passion in a person through a microscope. known to be strict with his homework submission policies. laughed as he recalled being interviewed at fashion when hiring; I hired a girl once because she said during The student nervously laughs at her mistake. Handing “I don’t accept email.” The reason for this policy is that shows and how much he loved being in charge of this her lunch break she went to the news stand to look at back the swatches, he offers a reassuring smile and his assignments require a tangible products. He explains publication. However, with great power comes great magazines. If you are passionate you are going to says, “You’ll find it, but in the meantime keep those for that the industry is no different. Textile manufacturing responsibility. “[Often times] there were magazines get better. another class. You might need them for something else.” supplies a tangible product. He believes that 3D printing where I did everything!”. He also does a great deal on JK: Let’s talk more about FIDM MODE . . . “I’ll be back in a few minutes for you to check,” replies is not an efficient practice for creating fabric. his own publication now, SoCal Magazine. He informed me that FIDM MODE was started in the student with determination. “3D printing is virtual imaging,” Amendolara states, These are only a few of the many magazines 2010. He and two publication design students printed Benedict Amendolara is a Textile Science instructor “Will we ever have fabrics made as a 3D application? he has worked on. There is still more to Randy a magazine on a Xerox machine and presented it to with a professional background in lace manufacturing. Impossible. It is physically impossible. 3D printing does Dunbar’s story. the school. The 30 page, bound magazine made an He is often found on the fifth floor of the main campus not create a fiber.” JK: What do you teach at FIDM? amazing impression, and was then sent off to be building, inside the fabric testing and color management Amendolara believes that some old practices will always RD: Primarily Publication Design, Typography, 2D professionally printed. lab. During his lab hours, he assists students with remain in the industry, regardless of the advancement of Design (graphic design for beginners), and Design JK: And as for the future of the magazine? identifying fabric swatches and answering questions technologies. “Nothing like good old fashion draping with and Layout (which teaches the Adobe InDesign RD: I would love to see FIDM MODE have video - the pertaining to fiber properties. the actual fabric. The better designers drape with the program.) I’m also the person to ask about fonts. digital media room is a treasure. Overall, we need to “Okay, what do you have for me?” he asks, turning his actual fabrics they are going to use. That’s the difference JK: Do you have a favorite font? rethink the nature of a publication and what FIDM attention to me. between a good designer from a decent designer.” RD: I do – Didot. Because it is the font for Harper’s MODE means to the school and where we can go With that, we begin our interview. MS: What is your advice for anyone in the industry? Bazaar and Vogue. where we haven’t already gone. MS: Where are you from? BA: Follow through and be punctual. JK: Do you have a favorite class that you teach? JK: Any last thoughts? BA: Long Island, New York. MS: Why do you think it is imperative for students to RD: Publication design. It is the most interesting RD: I’m sad to see the magazines I’ve worked on MS: What did you study in college? understand Textile Science? [and] intense because it’s for Graphic Design majors. go. I think there’s something tangible to magazines - BA: I studied for 4 years – pattern making technology BA: Because we wear clothing. We all sit on it, we all It’s healthy to make people work hard and I do believe they almost have to be more than a magazine. They and textile technology. Both are science degrees. walk on it and we are protected by it. Whether it is from students will always exceed your expectations. have to be coffee table books. They have to be more MS: What brought to you to California? the sun or fire, it’s extremely important. From millinery to Students produce their own 30-40 page magazine, in order to get people to spend [money] on them. BA: The garment industry moved to LA away from NY. footwear, everything is fabric. and the bottom line to making a magazine is about Magazines just have to become more beautiful. There were more opportunities, flexibility and the weather telling stories - your design tells a story. was better.

F I DM MO D E 14 54 TOGETHER TOGETHER A team that produces PHOTOS: Angelina Couch, Victoria Pantopoulos-Wang WORDS: Amrit Elise Singh MODELS: Victoria Posh Luk, TOGETHERVlad Kim, Allison Chavez , Keliecia Parker, Christopher Jara, Simone Rogers, Jasmine Ray, Hannah Chen, Essence a full range of color Yvonne Wilson, Natalie Nadya Madellina, Olivia Jane, Naheemah Azor, Abbey Nitsch, Simone Loquet, Emily Soule, Adrian Manzo PHOTO EDITING: Emma Higgins LAYOUT: Emma Higgins

Many students have learned from their Color and Design Theory class that mixing yellow, cyan, and magenta create black. How does this technique relate to human emotions?

That is determined by the connotation or feeling that these colors radiate. Growing up, many people have naturally related different colors with different emotions. For example, the photos in this story associate yellow with happiness and joy, cyan with sadness and loss, magenta with unique quirks and silliness, and black, the culmination of all of these feelings – the true self. Everyone across the world is capable of showing the same colorful feelings, from yellow’s immense bliss to magenta’s spontaneity. Despite societal differences, people are always going to be connected because of this universal ability. It doesn’t matter where they live, what language they speak, or what they do, all individuals feel the same emotions. The power to experience these feelings are critical for any type of group effort. An understanding of one’s own emotional intelligence is key. People are naturally flawed and frustration and disorder. It takes own strengths and weaknesses as biased, but when they join together unity to function as a team. well as those of others, it opens in a collaborative effort they become When people come to the table opportunities for everyone to a team. The team should always with different perspectives, it function as a collective. When each keep the bigger picture in mind. doesn’t matter if they are at the top individual is heard and recognized, Communication between members or bottom of the pyramid, every it creates a supportive and creative is absolutely necessary or the person that’s a part of the group space for collaborators to speak project will go south quickly. A lack deserves to be acknowledged. up and speak out. Once the group of harmony and over-abundance People have their own thoughts and becomes a strong team, members of smaller projects disrupts the ideas that need to be recognized. will stand by and encourage each cohesion and eventually leads to When people are mindful of their other by sharing constructive

F I DM MO D E 14 61 key. People are naturally flawed and frustration and disorder. It takes own strengths and weaknesses as biased, but when they join together unity to function as a team. well as those of others, it opens in a collaborative effort they become When people come to the table opportunities for everyone to a team. The team should always with different perspectives, it function as a collective. When each keep the bigger picture in mind. doesn’t matter if they are at the top individual is heard and recognized, Communication between members or bottom of the pyramid, every it creates a supportive and creative is absolutely necessary or the person that’s a part of the group space for collaborators to speak project will go south quickly. A lack deserves to be acknowledged. up and speak out. Once the group of harmony and over-abundance People have their own thoughts and becomes a strong team, members of smaller projects disrupts the ideas that need to be recognized. will stand by and encourage each cohesion and eventually leads to When people are mindful of their other by sharing constructive

F I DM MO D E 14 61 a listening ear. Ifoneispassionate in andbea supportive shoulderor a rough patch, someonecanstep Ifateammate isgoingthrough result, everyonehasaparttoplay. puzzle. To piecetogether theend sets create alarge andbeautiful together, allof theirdifferent skill criticism. Whenindividuals come greatest strength oftheteam is piece tothe team’s puzzle.The person, but also animproved to notonlybecoming astronger themselves, thatopens thedoor being happyandconfident with someone comestothe place of others canencouragethem. When and excitedaboutanew idea means toworktogether. M yellow) and shows whatitreally (symbolized bycyan,magenta,and team produces afullrangeofcolor contributes apartofthemselves the color black.Wheneach member true selvesrepresented bythe to feelconfidentandembrace their providing ahomeforitsmembers Development major Marketing &Product into FIDM’s Beauty Alook about theins andoutsofthebeauty industry. Development program isdevotedto teachingstudents unknown to many. FIDM’s Beauty Marketing&Product a successfulbeautybrand intoday’s market isstill has remained stable.Yet theprocess ofbecoming care. Through anyrecession, thebeautyindustry diverse, spanningfrom colorcosmeticstooral $445 billionbusiness.The industryisalsoincredibly Tina Perez, pointsoutthatthebeautyindustryisa by thegeneralpublic.Forexample,Program Director, favorite beautyinfluencers.Evenso,alotisunknown the surfacelevelbygainingknowledgefrom their Many consumersknowaboutthebeautyindustry on industries, butitisalsooneofthemostmysterious. Thebeautyindustry, isoneofthemostcoveted

THANKS: SPECIAL FalynnDelfelder LAYOUT: EmmaHiggins Samme Blackman WORDS: STYLING: ShiraBerman PHOTOS: Vanessa Reyes THE BUSINESS OF BEAUTY Students graduate with a degree in Marketing and can go on to earn a degree in Business. With classes detailing the marketing and product development processes of color cosmetics, fragrance, hair care, and other cosmetic categories, students leave the program with a well-rounded portfolio. They learn how to apply their knowledge of the industry to almost any circumstance. One of the main focuses of the major is to teach students about the product development process. In the beauty industry, product development teams take the role of product conceptualization, formulation, and often packaging design. Tina Perez states: “The industry is driven by innovation and newness,” for most brands and companies that [are] currently coming from the development of new product concepts. The new products, formulas, packaging and positioning is what is driving the growth and creating the newness and excitement that keeps consumers engaged and shopping.” For every beauty product on the market, there has been a product development team that decided on the correct formula, shade, packaging, and name for the product.

“Without product development, there wouldn’t be a beauty industry.”

At FIDM, instead of one course dedicated to the product development process, students learn about it through all their creating a new beauty product; says, “[the program] lets us dabble courses. Fundamentals of Cosmetics, This includes competitive analysis, in all facets of the beauty industry, Fundamentals of Fragrance, and product profiles, and other integral allowing us to discover what we Fundamentals of Body & Hair Care courses steps to the product development want to do after FIDM. Every class all speak directly about the product process. Aronson says “Every is different and teaches us about development processes for each specific assignment I give is a replication of a new part of the industry, so sector of the beauty industry. Students a real facet of the job and one that even if we have a clear vision of also learn more about the product will prepare you for the next phase what we want to do going into the development process through courses in your career. I don’t believe in program, the door is opened for so such as: Detailing Packaging, Operations, busy work, I only want my students many new opportunities...” Being Marketing, and Beauty Technology. working on tasks they will be facing so central to the industry, FIDM Many teachers at FIDM have first-hand in real life upon graduation.” allows for students to learn directly experience with product development, The Beauty Marketing & Product from instructors who are involved including Fundamentals of Cosmetics Development major is unlike any with the biggest names in the instructor, Taryn Aronson. Through the other in the country. It allows business. The Beauty major spans Beauty Industry courses, students are students to not only succeed in the all topics pertaining to the industry taken through the entire process of industry, but in any other industry and teaches students how to work they could want to go into. Fifth professionally. M quarter student Shi’Anne Parsons, F I DM MO D E 14 64 STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS LOS - CONGERHEDESIGN.COM GRAPHIC DESIGN+ILLUSTRATION - CONGER HE ANGELES graphic design. designs, butthatisthegoalIwanttoachieveinmy for meisusingsimpleelementstomakeextraspecial to finduponacloserlook.Themostchallengingthing reading, aswellinserting hiddendetailsforpeople to create uniquelayouts thatmakepeoplecontinue ever thoughtofbefore isoneofmymaingoals.Ilove and showcasingsomethingthey’veneverseenor how toaddcontentit.Grabbingpeople’s attention If there isablankcanvas infront ofmeIthinkabout because I’mofteninspired bydesigninourownlives. and trytogetin.IchoseGraphicDesignasmymajor discovered FIDMatacollege fairanddecidedtoapply MynameisCongerHeandI’mfrom China.I a better person.Based onthis principle, all who wantsto fixherproblems and become My maincharacter isarepresentation ofagirl that takesplace withinagirl’s subconscious. overall concept.Theend result becameastory a rough storylineandgraduallycompletedthe a pathonherown.Starting from here, Ibuilt although broken andhurt,stilltriestoopenup parts. Iwantedhertobe averybravegirlwho, was acombinationofhuman andmechanical I sketchedoutthischaracterwhosebody and howIcouldconnectittodailylife,so what elseIcoulddo.thoughtaboutfantasy started tothinkaboutwhatIhaddone,and something youhaveneverdonebefore.” I one ofmyfriendsinspired mebysaying,“Do Inthebeginningofthisvideogameproject, Video GameDesign-TheIllusion others toplay andenjoy. to furtherdevelop thisgameandrelease itfor my projects inmyportfolio,butIreally want make mesohappy!Right nowit’s justoneof work togethertomake this areality –that’d someone whoknowshow tocodegamesand enemies, maps,andstoryline, Ihopetofind NowthatIhavecreated themaincharacter, front. could onlybedamagedbyattackingfrom the on whichsidewasupright;andColdViolence upside downtousedifferent skillsdepending it wasattacked;DoubleStandard wouldflip Blackmail wouldchangeandbecomeangryas social issues.Forexample,thefaceofMoral skills, andspecialmoveswere inspired by of themonstersandenemies’appearances, STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS

Hi, my name is Seoung Hyun Lim, but since it is very hard My name is Reese Evans and I’m from to pronounce, I go by Daniel. I am from South Korea, but I’ve Charleston, South Carolina. I moved to also lived in New Zealand and came to the California, toured the OC campus and fell in when I was 14. I found FIDM through Project Runway, and love with FIDM and everything it has to offer. even though I looked at some other schools for art and design, I chose FIDM. The reason I chose Fashion Design and the B.A. I chose to major in Visual Communications in Design is because I’ve been drawing since I was five, I because I love pulling different items together like to draw people with different historical garments, such as to create a complete look. VComm is great Rococo, Medieval, or Victorian. I drew lots of clothes based on because it’s a broad major and really allowed those eras which gave me more interest in fashion design. me to harness my eye for design. Recently, I originally wanted to do Costume Design, but I chose to try I had a project to create a window display. I something that most people could wear, so I chose Fashion was initially inspired by the Stella McCartney Design instead. I am also thinking about taking the Costume windows because I love the idea of big stars Design major at FIDM in the future. surrounding her mannequins, but my project took a different turn. I really enjoyed the creative process of starting with one idea, but having it evolve into something entirely different and better than the original thought. My favorite project is a collection that I did in my Studio II class. The theme for this collection was civic responsibility. It was really hard to think of an idea, but I had always wanted to use moss to make a garment and this was the perfect chance; I decided my civic responsibility was to be eco friendly. All DANIEL LIM of the materials: fabrics, moss, beetles, threads, and maple REESE EVANS - seeds were natural so when a person is done wearing it she - COUTURE FASHION DESIGN could take it to a garden or a forest and bury the garment. WINDOW DESIGN GROTESQUEAESTHETIC.COM/ The maple seeds would grow and get nutrition from the - natural fibers and become a tree. I also wanted to show it as a ORANGE COUNTY - resurrection of nature and how it connected back to my faith. LOS ANGELES

I integrated some beetles to imply the resurrection, and I am thinking about burying the garments in a clear box and recording the process. I think it could be very interesting, and I want to keep incorporating this idea of using the natural materials; insects, seeds, and plants to make a garment. Some people might see it as weird or scary, but that is what I am going for – combining unsettling things with beautiful things. Alexandria Peña B.A. in THEATRE COSTUME DESIGN IG: @alexa_costuming LIFE OF THE THEATRE I love looking at the “behind the scenes” features of any production, whether it be theatre or film. The back of my bag shows the creative side and hard work that needs to be done to have a production come to life: the backstage. The front shows the end result and what the audience sees: the stage. Because of how I made my bag viewers can see the multiple sides of what it takes to put together an elaborate show.

CINDY MAUREEN FASHION DESIGN Students on the LA campus competed to create MY LIFE 11 AT FIDM amazing11 & unique My life in L.A. as a Fashion Design major is the main inspiration FIDM Tote Bags behind my bag.

Photos: Samantha Stephans, Isabella Barreiro Seiden Layout: Chris Martin

F I DM MO D E 14 70 Emma Higgins Kaliko Lee B.A. in GRAPHIC DESIGN B.A. OF ART AND DESIGN IG: @emmahigginsdesigns IG: @kalikocat FIDM PRIDE IT’S ALL IN I wanted to show off our creative THE DETAILS architectural school building because it is not a typical tall rectangular I was inspired by traditional building. There are so many mend and henna designs geometric shapes strategically from India in order to create placed to be used as windows. When a complex and beautiful people see my tote bag they won’t design to highlight how just know the name of the building, creative and different each but also will see how amazingly it’s FIDM student is from each built. other.

Julianna Lupenec KHUNTEERA (MIND) PACHIMSAWAT FASHION DESIGN INTERIOR DESIGN IG: @julianna_mariaaa IG: @thehappiestmind

MILLENNIAL MODE The Millennial generation inspires LE CANAPE’ me so much; we come from so Interior design is my many places and are all so different inspiration, of course! As an from each other. I’m also inspired interior designer, I believe by the people I have met at FIDM, a room should smile at they’re so unique and ambitious, you. It should create so and hearing everybody’s stories much beauty and fantasy and goals for their lives inspire that your eyes can’t stop me. scanning it with delight. A room should make your chest swell with happiness. That’s the power you should have as an interior designer. ROBIN GILES SKYLAR FEEHAN FASHION DESIGN FASHION DESIGN IG: @starlings_law IG: @skyoliviaa GROWTH FROM THE GROUND UP FIDM CLASS During my junior year of high school, I lost all of OF ‘85 my hair due to alopecia. The front is a FIDM This disease became take on retro Venice untreatable and I lost most Beach tee shirts. The of my ambition as well. The back is a reference to only thing that kept me the old MTV logos and pushing was fashion and color black jackets. I’m my acceptance into FIDM. going for a nostalgic, The flowers on this bag fun California vibe. represent each and every aspect that led me to my beautiful life! JOSHUA GRUNFELD FASHION DESIGN NEVA WHITE IG: @whatsnoich PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IG: @happilynevaafter BAD NERVES I’m inspired by imagery I think looks interesting. I’m also inspired by thoughts MY FIDM JOURNEY I have sometimes including life’s contrast bondage of ourselves. I live at the MET and every day I look outside and see the lights on FIDM and how they define the shapes of the buildings. The back of my bag is about my journey; It depicts my travel from Washington to California, the sunny city. The middle of the back reminds me of my first day I visited FIDM and ASHLEY COOPER went to the FIDM DEBUT Runway SOCIAL MEDIA Show. The moment the final dress IG: @ashleylizcooper walked down the runway I knew FIDM was the school for me.

F I DM MO D E 14 75 Self Reliance Only you can create you

We all flocked to FIDM for just talking about mid-terms and challenged all of us to show our the education and career final projects! You can be the raw selves. We learned through opportunities. In the process, we best artist or the most creative experience that you have to put discovered more about ourselves designer, but it will do nothing yourself out there. Show the than we expected - We’ve been for you unless you believe in world the real you! Be authentic. put to the test, and we’re not yourself. FIDM San Diego has

PHOTOS: Ninotchka Aguirre WORDS: Ninotchka Aguirre MODELS: Kaleb Crossland, Jordan Queyrel, Diana Vils, Leilani Bowman MAKEUP: Lindsay Norman PHOTO EDITING: Samantha Stephans LAYOUT: Emma Higgins San Francisco Snapshots

Haight-Ashbury was the birthplace of psychedelic rock and the epicenter of hippie hidden spaces, vibrant bursts of color, and counterculture in the late 1960s. Fifteen minutes architectural wonders. The processed film away along the 33 Potrero bus line, the Castro negatives were proofed on contact sheets, the has bustled beneath a welcoming rainbow flag traditional method employed by photographers for forty years, making it arguably the most for decades. Cut into strips, the film is laid onto visible gay neighborhood in the United States. photographic paper and briefly exposed to These two locales provide the backdrop for the light, resulting in a positive image after chemical unretouched San Francisco experience in this processing that is the same size as the original. photoshoot. Using 35mm Fujifilm Quicksnap 400 This completely analog workflow produces visible disposable cameras, FIDM students discovered sprocket holes and edge numbers that formed the inspiration for this layout.

ART DIRECTOR: Kaila Woolley PHOTOGRAPHERS: Kaila Woolley, Rashaad Khan LAYOUT: Saundra Sanguinetti HAIR + MAKEUP: Rachel Miller STYLISTS: Rashaad Khan, Brooklyn Sydney MODELS: Sarah Cabigas, Shaye Feagle, Baylee Coffee, Rashaad Khan, Zoh Hollinger, Elizabeth Ayala

Pinhole Camera Number 4: Looking southeast on exterior of Library, Eighth Floor, FIDM San Francisco

Time of exposure: Friday, 5 October 2018—Monday, 17 December 2018 Length of exposure: 73 days Pinhole camera type: Aluminum beverage can Camera dimensions: 21/2 inches × 21/2 inches × 63/16 inches Photographic paper: Ilford Multigrade IV RC Deluxe Plate size: 5 inches × 7 inches Aperture diameter: 0.04mm PHOTOS / WORDS / LAYOUT: Rachel Miller, Kaylene Reid, Saundra Sanguinetti, Kaila Woolley Orientation: 125° SE SPECIAL THANKS: John Carroll Coordinates: 37.7864° N, 122.4067° W Photographs are made with light and time. Using these building blocks of the medium, the San Francisco students created portraits of their campus with pinhole cameras and very long exposures.

Solargraphy: long-exposure lensless pinhole develops into a negative, discernible to the naked photography documenting the paths of the sun eye. This paper negative is scanned in darkness and across the sky. These continuous exposures can developed with Photoshop, producing a surreal last days, months, or years in a single picture. color image.

A sheet of black and white photo paper curled No one can predict the results. Tape can come inside a beverage can painted black becomes the loose, or a curious passerby can move the camera canvas onto which the sun writes its invisible trail resulting in double exposure. Humidity, dust, pollen relative to our planet’s position. Clouds block this — called farfóptero — leave the organic remains path, but on a clear day the sun burns its course onto of time. Anything seeming to be motionless also the photosensitive paper. Fixed in place, the image leaves a record, but people disappear.

Pinhole Camera Number 12: Looking south on Student Lounge, Seventh Floor, FIDM San Francisco

Time of exposure: Friday, 5 October 2018—Monday, 17 December 2018 Length of exposure: 73 days Pinhole camera type: Aluminum beverage can Camera dimensions: 21/2 inches × 21/2 inches × 63/16 inches Photographic paper: Ilford Multigrade IV RC Deluxe Plate size: 5 inches × 7 inches Aperture diameter: 0.04mm Orientation: 179° S Coordinates: 37.7864° N, 122.4067° W GEMS OF NATURE JEWELRY DESIGNS BY FIDM STUDENT, ASHAN HARITHA

PHOTOS: Shuihan Ding MODEL+ HAIR + MAKEUP: Kaitlyn Kerns STYLING: Estefany Garibaldi ART DIRECTOR: Sophia Sigala PRODUCER: Luis Rios SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER: Meridian Carroll DIGITAL TECH: Savanna Fulcher SPECIAL THANKS: Shannon Cottrell THE SCHOLARSHIP STORE Monday 10:00am - 6:00pm Tuesday 10:00am - 6:00pm The FIDM Scholarship Store offers an ever-changing variety Wednesday 10:00am - 6:00pm of merchandise donated by top fashion companies. All prices Thursday 10:00am - 6:00pm are below wholesale and the proceeds from the Scholarship Friday 10:00am - 6:00pm Store generate scholarships for students. The store carries Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm clothing, jewelry, shoes, accessories, fabric, thread, trim, Store Hours Sunday Closed mannequins, dress forms, and more.

Photographs: Julian Alvarez

Model: Cherry Bhao-Intr

Styling: Joselyne Lopez, Misty Lim fidmscholarshipfoundation.org Editor: Carmen Lai

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