Interview: Just Accepted FIDM Fashion Design Student Stef Tor
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Age: 30
Hometown: Orlando, Florida
FIDM Start Date, Major, and Campus: Fashion Design, April 2010, Los Angles Campus
Tell us a little about yourself: I grew up in Canada and took Fashion Design at George Brown College in Toronto, Canada from 1998-2000. After Fashion school I did some production work for a sportswear line in Canada. I then decided to go to Florida and starting wake-skating and entering contests. After winning worlds against the guys in 2004 I started getting paid sponsorships to wake-skate full time (www.steftor.com). I have wake-skated for the last 7 years in Orlando, Florida until last year when I broke my leg pretty bad in a contest out-of-state.
I started thinking about my future beyond wakeskating and started getting back into fashion and designing my own clothing. I enrolled in a couple classes at my local college (IADT Orlando) and ended up winning two awards out of 36 designers at the Year End Fashion Show. I won Best In Show and Most Innovative Design. I then moved on to try out for Project Runway: Season 7 open casting and got a call back with an invitation to the private call in Atlanta. I am now living in London, England for the next three months working with WGSN (Worth Global Style Network) and am taking two classes at AIU London for Fashion Design. I currently have started my own line www.torbysteftor.com.
Sites you must visit daily: Lookbook.nu, Style.com, Harpersbazaar.com, Modcloth.com, fashionmagazine.com, vogue.co.uk
Favorite Designer(s): John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld, Agatha Ruiz de la Prada
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Who is your style icon and why? Lady Gaga because of her brave and attention grabbing outfits
What is your dream fashion purchase? Chanel J12 watch
What is the most beloved item in your wardrobe? My plaid Dior pumps
You're spending an afternoon shopping in the city of your choice. What's the city and itinerary? I would be shopping in London, England. I would spend most of my time at the Chanel Boutiques on Bond Street, then head to Soho to the Irregular Choice store and buy all their shoes!
If you could own the wardrobe of anyone past or present whose would it be? I would like to own Kate Bosworth's wardrobe. She always has effortless style!
The ultimate accessory is... My Betsey Johnson neck scarf
How did you become aware of FIDM? Through the world wide web in 2003!How did you know that FIDM was the right college for you? It was love at first site!
Describe how you felt when they told you that you were accepted? Excited, Happy and eager to start learning more about my craft!What part of starting FIDM are you most looking forward to? Learning in a big city like LA from teachers who have been in the industry for a long time.
What do you expect to gain from attending FIDM? Being able to walk right into the cutthroat fashion industry with confidence in myself and my skills as a fashion designer.
What is your ultimate career goal after graduating from FIDM? To use my education and technical skills to be as creative as I can with fashion design. I would like to be designing clothes weather it is for my own label or someone else's.
What advice would you give to students looking to be accepted into FIDM? Live, Love and and learn Fashion as a whole ! Be prepared to shed blood, sweat and tears for Fashion Design, but it is all worth it in the end.
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