Just Accepted Interview: Carla Buchanan

New FIDM Student Carla Buchanan holds a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism. (She was the first female radio sales manager in Orange County, CA, KWIZ AM/FM in 1985!)

The clothing she designs has been featured in national publications such as Altered Couture, Belle Armoire, Sew Somerset, Apronology, Somerset Life and Stampers Sampler and she won two first place ribbons and one second place ribbon at the 2009 Orange County Fair.

Name: Carla Buchananan

Start Date: October, 2009; Orange County Campus and Los Angeles Campus

Major: Apparel Manufacturing Management, Professional Designation

 

One of Carla's designs

Favorite designer: Well, me, silly! I love my designs! They fit me perfectly and reflect who I am. I hold my head a little higher, and have a little more fun, when I wear my designs. It is also great when people comment and ask me where they can buy the fashions I create. I tell them they have to wait until I graduate from FIDM.
 
Trend: I love the hippie look of Free People clothes. It reminds me of the '60s when I embroidered flowers and peace signs on any piece of denim I could find.

 

Josh Duhamel

Favorite Stye Icon: Josh Duhamel. He looks like he just crawled out of his crib.
 
Dream Fashion Purchase: 365 pairs of shoes. I would wear a different pair to class each day.

Carla's Depression-Inspired Dress

What's the most beloved item in your wardrobe? My depression dress. I designed a dress to wear to a depression party. I used two vintage tablecloths, muslin, and a rubber stamp. I wore the dress to the party and have been wearing it all summer to other events.

 

FIDM's Orange County Campus

You have the afternoon to shop in your favorite city. What's your itinerary? My town, Orange, CA. Yes, it is in Orange County. I would start with a ice cream sundae served by a soda jerk at Watson's Drug Store. This is where Tom Hanks filmed the movie That Thing You Do. I would then spend two hours in Old Town Orange, famous for thrift stores and vintage clothing. I would find the most wonderful, unique fashion items and wear them home! 

Katherine Heigl

If you could own the wardrobe of a TV character, whose would it be? Katherine Heigl. Glamour meets tradition.
 
The ultimate accessory is...  Has to be my wedding ring. I have worn it for the past 30 years. Other accessories are lucky to make it for 30 days!
 
How did you find out about FIDM? A FIDM graduate came to my community college fashion class. As soon as I got to my iPhone, I requested the information packet for FIDM. Before I knew it, I was IN and I start in the fall!
 
How did you know FIDM was right for you? When I discovered the Apparel Manufacturing Program and realized that it was all business and FIDM would give me the tools I need to start a new career.
 
How did you feel when you got accepted? When they said to me, "Congratulations, you have been accepted to The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. You have met all the admissions criteria. And, oh, by the way, you are not the oldest student we have ever had." This was meant as a compliment and I took it as a compliment. In my life I have survived a single engine plane crash, been offered a job as Bill Clinton's assistant press secretary, and won a car on a national game show, but nothing compares to the thrill I felt as Seung Kim, Admissions, handed me my special gift, the FIDM tote bag.

What are you most looking forward to about your studies? I am looking forward to my classes like MFTG 2520 Global Trade Dynamics and MFTG 2550, Production Control and Planning.

What do you expect to gain? The knowledge to own a fashion manufacturing company and the contacts to make it happen.
 
What are your future goals? To be accepted into FIDM's International Manufacturing and Product Developement program and  to own a fashion manufacturing company in Orange County, CA, or Los Angeles, CA.

Comments

[Organic Make Up]

That is nice to know...all the syle and fashion tips.