Hosted by Mary Kay Stolz, Creative Director, Film & TV Costume Design, FIDM. Film & TV Costume Design Students collaborate with American Film Institute Students on Master's Thesis Films.

Seven FIDM Graduates created couture gowns inspired by Cadillac cars and entered looks in Ezekiel's Needle & Thread competition as part of Style Week Orange County.

Students were mentored by FIDM Instructor and nationally-renowned Interior Designer Richard Herb as they renovated the Art Center for the Boys & Girls Club of Venice, California.

Students created a runway collection for GUESS. The winning design will be featured in an upcoming GUESS line and sold in stores. GUESS Founder Maurice Marciano announces the winner of the GUESS Design Challenge at FIDM's DEBUT 2010 Runway Show.

With over 40 stores in 11 states, Windsor Fashions is one of the top 50 largest privately held businesses in California. The thriving junior apparel and accessory company, which has a well-deserved reputation as a premiere purveyor of Prom and special-occasion dresses, has cultivated an exclusive, mutually beneficial partnership with FIDM. "Windsor has been an amazing partner to FIDM," reveals Merchandise Marketing Assistant Chairperson, Jeanne Colliau. "Ike Zekaria, President of Windsor,...

Lionsgate Films selected nine art and design schools across the United States to design local advertising campaigns for their upcoming film The Spirit. FIDM Graphic Design Students developed the Los Angeles portion of a movie campaign for The Spirit (Lionsgate Films). The 20' x 30' hanging banner they designed was held aloft by a crane in Downtown Los Angeles to promote the film. The students who participated were Alex Kapustin, Lesley Leong, Martha Walker, and Hector De Leon.

Mercedes-Benz partnered with FIDM Graphic Design students for their annual "Foot to the Pedal" promotion, allowing the students the opportunity to showcase their design skills. The annual campaign features children's pedal cars designed by celebrities and then displayed at Saks Fifth Avenue in Los Angeles before being auctioned off at the Carousel of Hope Ball to benefit juvenile diabetes research. This year Elton John, Teri Hatcher, and Anna Molinari were among the stars to lend their...

When readiness and drive meet opportunity, success happens. Just ask the ten talented students in FIDM's International Manufacturing and Product Development program. They worked with industry partner Pacific Sunwear to complete this year's IMPD challenge―creating a line of surf and skate lifestyle apparel, including new uniforms for PacSun's Pre-Pro Surf Team!

With the best alumni turnout ever, FIDM's 15th Annual Career Connections was the most successful one yet. Over 100 FIDM Alumni returned to campus to share with current FIDM Students how they've become successful in their industries. Current FIDM Students welcome the opportunity to hear of the Grads' accomplishments in the workforce, learn how it was done, and network with them for future internships and jobs.

In the latest of FIDM's many incredible industry partnerships, students from the Graphic Design program created custom-designed guitars for Fender®. Fashion Design students were also involved in the project, designing the rock star outfits worn by models who carried the guitars down the runway at the Debut 2007 Fashion Show. Watch the video to meet the Graphic Design and Fashion Design students who worked on the designs, see them in action, and find out what it takes to turn a project this...

FIDM Footwear Design Students participated in a partnership between FIDM and Brown Shoe Company, which mentored FIDM Footwear Students as a way of giving back to the shoe design community. As a part of their projects, the FIDM Students met with representatives from Brown's Product Development, Style and Trend, Marketing, and Public Relations departments to gain a thoroughly integrated understanding of the process of Footwear Design. Follow these highly motivated students through their...