FIDM Fashion Design Student Beth Macias is busy doing more than homework this quarter. She was just awarded the Grand Prize in Steve Madden's Art + Sole Shoe Design Contest and her winning design will be featured in Steve's new fall line! From a beloved cult film to her dream fashion purchase, get the scoop on Beth's favorites in our latest Q&A. --Kim
City: San Francisco
Five sites you must visit daily: ebay, refinery29.com, designsponge.net, shopbop.com, topshop.com
FIDM Major and Grad Year: I'll finish my fashion degree in the fall. If I don't get distracted. 
Your favorite lifestyle publications(s): Ready Made, Dwell, Nylon
Favorite designers: Emma Fetcher of Lyell (pictured, rt.), the gals of Sigerson Morrison, Marc Jacobs, Chloe, Goldenbleu
Who is your style icon and why? The love child of Twiggy, Audrey Hepburn, Kate Moss, Nico, Chloe
Sevigny, Sienna Miller and Zoey Deschanel
What is your dream fashion purchase right now? This adorable Marc Jacobs bomber jacket that I can't find anywere!?!
What is the most beloved item in your wardrobe? A pair of Marc Jacobs heels that I pined for and magically found on ebay. I barely wear them but I still think they have special powers.
You're spending an afternoon shopping in the city of your choice. What's the city
and the itinerary? In all honesty, I have much more luck finding things on ebay and online....but since I'm always dying to go somewhere, I'd probably say NYC or Stockholm, Sweden... Their stuff actually fits me.
If you could own the wardrobe of any film or t.v. character, whose would it be? Little Edie Beale of Grey Gardens (pictured, left)
The ultimate accessory is... my gold antler necklace by Alex & Chloe
Your future career plans are... Oh lordy, if only I could make plans...
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