Just Accepted Interview: Carla Buchanan
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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
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.
That is nice to know...all the syle and fashion tips.
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