Next level designs
Heidi Stierli, a fashion alum, landed an internship in New York City at fashion powerhouse American Dream Team Network International, which does licensing of designs, garment production and sends its imports around the world. Read more. Several ASU FIDM students also landed impressive internships this year. Kelsi Kitagawa interned with Michael Kors Capri Holdings over the summer, and a small cohort of students in Los Angeles worked at the Ross buying offices.
ASU Fashion Symposium
ASU FIDM hosted several high-profile industry guests at the first annual Fashion Symposium April 7, 2023 in Downtown Phoenix at Fusion on First. Guests included Booth Moore, the executive editor, West Coast at Women’s Wear Daily; Sara Kozlowski, vice president of Program Strategies, Education and Sustainability Initiatives at the CFDA; and Teri Agins, former Wall Street journalist and author of “Hijacking the Runway.” They discussed topics across the fashion industry, addressing approximately 200 students and community members.
Above Uncertainty Fashion Show
April 8, 2023
Red carpet gown
Alumna Abigail Davis designed the gown that Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, the executive director of ASU Gammage and ASU’s vice president for cultural affairs, wore at the 76th Tony Awards red carpet and ceremony. Read about the story behind the gown.
Fashion Scholarship Fund’s Class of 2023
Three ASU FIDM fashion students were honored in New York City as part of the Fashion Scholarship Fund’s Class of 2023. LeeAnn Huang, Sabrina Martinez and Aletheia Olear were awarded scholarships — $10,000 each to Huang and Martinez and $7,500 to Olear — and invited to participate in a series of events, including a gala attended by more than 750 scholars, alumni, industry leaders, designers and influencers celebrating fashion luminaries Anna Wintour and Emma Grede. Learn more about the students, their work and the scholarship competition.
California Apparel News spotlight
California Apparel News spotlighted ASU FIDM, looking at how the Herberger Institute expands fashion education and opportunities for students. Read the article. The publication also highlighted fashion shows featuring the work of students.
Fashion aficionado expands horizons at ASU FIDM
Jared Wall became the first student registered to ASU FIDM after ASU announced the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) in downtown Los Angeles would be part of the expansion of fashion education at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. Learn about why Wall wanted to join ASU FIDM, which combines ASU’s focus on innovation at a Research 1 university with FIDM’s more than half a century history and legacy within the fashion industry, resulting in enhanced opportunities for both.