Style Scoop Q&A: Marie Claire's West Coast Contributing Editor

For our latest Style Scoop Q&A, we quizzed FIDM Merchandise Marketing Grad Talita Silva, Marie Claire magazine's West Coast Contributing Editor and star of TV's Running in Heels. Read on to find out how Talita followed her passion all the way to FIDM and get an inside look at her typical work day. --Kim

Major/Grad Year/Campus: Merchandise Marketing, Class of 2005, Los Angeles Campus

Hometown: Hermosa Beach, CA

Current Employer: Marie Claire Magazine

Job Title and Description: West Coast Contributing Editor

FC: How did you get the job at Marie Claire?
TS: I interned at Marie Claire in New York City while having my experience documented/filmed for the TV show Running in Heels on the Style Network and E! Entertainment.

FC: What do you like most about your job?
TS: I love that I will still be on board with Marie Claire but still get to live in LA. I also love that I will get to do what I am passionate about, which is interviewing!

FC: Describe a typical day.
TS: As a contributing editor, it is very much like a freelance job. But Marie Claire contacts me if there is a photoshoot or an event going on in LA that they want me to cover. I will interview whomever they need me to and I write about it and turn it into one of the editors at MC for the next issue that comes out.

FC: How did you find out about FIDM and what made you feel FIDM was right for you?
TS: I found out about FIDM my junior year in high school. I was president of the Fashion Club at my school and took sewing classes. I devoloped a huge interest in the industry. I did some research and learned that FIDM was very focused on the major you chose and were very helpful in placing students or helping them find a job once you graduate. The classes are very hands on and I couldn't see myself going to any other school.

FC: How did you choose your major?
TS: Originally I wanted to open up my own store and/or start my own company. The major Merchandise/Marketing gives you the tools and prepares you for that route. After working for a major clothing company, Guess Jeans, at their corporate headquarters in LA, I realized that I wanted to do something different in the fashion industry: publishing.

FC: What are some of your top sources of inspiration?
TS: Fashion magazines of course, blogs, and keeping up with current trends, celebrities' fashion style, and the web. Sites such as Style.com and WWD.com are great.

FC: What are some of your greatest accomplishments?
FS: Having the work experience that I have under my belt at only 24 years old and doing this internship in NYC and the show Running in Heels.

FC: What was your favorite thing about attending FIDM?
TS: I loved how all the teachers had been in the industry and had actual experience with what they were teaching. I also enjoyed like I already discussed, how each class was so specific and hands on. The classes and school in general really prepares you for the industry and the working world.

FC: What are some of your goals for the future?
TS: I want to continue doing my new discovered talent and passion which is interviewing and journalism. I will continue my relationship with Marie Claire and doing work for them. Some day I would love to expand with my interviewing and have my own show or be a talk show host but staying in the fashion/celebrity realm.

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