FIDM is the West Coast Home of Project Runway
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FIDM Admissions Director Peggy Quayle tells Nick Verreos what qualities you should have as an aspiring fashion designer.
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FIDM Admissions Director Peggy Quayle describes to Nick Verreos the admissions requirements for the Fashion Design major.
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Nick Verreos talks with FIDM Admissions Director Peggy Quayle about the creative and design majors that prepare FIDM students for varied fashion careers.
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Get a peek inside FIDM’s Textile Design room when the Project Runway star talks to student blogger Michelle Smith.
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Nick Verreos talks with FIDM Students who learn in classrooms just like those shown on Project Runway.
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Nick interviews a student in the dynamic Idea Center on the L.A. Campus.
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Get a closer look at the costumes from this fashionable series!
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Hear what FIDM Students have to say about the show.
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Find out what studying at FIDM is REALLY like!
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Nick Verreos takes you inside a sewing room like those shown on Project Runway, which is filmed at FIDM.
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The Project Runway star and FIDM Grad chats with Knitwear Designer and official Student Blogger Adelle Burda
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Nick Verreos loves Tarantino and FIDM Grads’ Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary collections.
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Some of the biggest names in fashion went to FIDM, including Juicy Couture founder Pamela Skaist-Levy.
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Nick Verreos reveals the inside story behind the famous masked angel statue that greets visitors to FIDM’s Los Angeles Campus.
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Nick gives you a closer look at FIDM Grad Kelli Martin’s winning dress from Project Runway.
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Leanne Marshall's collection is part of the Emmy costume exhibit on display now in the FIDM Museum & Galleries.
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Nick chats "poolside" with FIDM Students in the gorgeous FIDM Student Lounge.
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Nick won the Barbie challenge on Project Runway, and mentored the FIDM Barbie 50th Anniversary collection.
Students from different majors speak out about the unique FIDM experience.
- Visual Communications
- Jayme Coca
- “As soon as I walked on campus, I felt an immediate connection.”
- Merchandise Product Development
- Emily Tonkin
- “I want to be internationally known and would like to spend half the year in the U.S. and half in Europe/U.K.”
- Merchandise Marketing
- Tharry Touen
- “Everyday, I'm learning something new; I've made some amazing and talented friends at FIDM.”
Tour one of FIDM’s four fabulous
California campuses!
The drama, the excitement, the fashion of Lifetime Network's Project Runway! Lifetime Network.
FIDM Students studying Fashion Design face day-to-day challenges similar to those Project Runway contestants face.
- Name: Michelle Smith
- Age: 18
“My ultimate shopping trip would be to Tokyo, Japan, preferably in the Harajuku and Lolita...”
This Season’s Contestant
Johnny Sakalis
Fashion Design ‘99
Johnny’s first garment was a baby dress he made for his Pattern I class.
Season 5 Winner
Leanne Marshall
Fashion Design ’01
Leanne was a recipient of the FIDM Designer of Tomorrow Scholarship Award.
Season 5 Contestant
Kelli Martin
Fashion Design ’06
FIDM has Kelli Martin's winning coffee filter dress on display at our L.A. campus.
Season 2 Contestant
Nick Verreos
Fashion Design ’93
Nick Verreos is a popular FIDM instructor.
Season 2 Contestant
Santino Rice
Fashion Design ’94
Santino likes to develop his designs directly on the dress form.
Season 2 Contestant
Guadalupe Vidal
Product Development ’01
Guadalupe earned her degree in Product Development.
Season 2 Contestant
Raymundo Baltazar
Fashion Design ’04
Raymundo says: “If my insight and encouragement can help someone go after their dreams, it's time well spent.”
Season 1 & 2 Contestant
Daniel Franco
Fashion Design ’04
Daniel was so popular in the first season, Project Runway brought him back for the 2nd season.
- Project Runway winner Leanne Marshall graduated from FIDM's San Francisco Campus in 2001.
- Project Runway host Tim Gunn made a special appearance in the FIDM Museum Store to sign his book Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Style and Taste.
- FIDM presented Leanne Marshall's winning Project Runway collection at the Presidential Inauguration and Fashion Show in Washington, D.C.
- Project Runway contestants and FIDM Grads Nick Verreos, Guadalupe Vidal, Raymundo Baltazar, and Daniel Franco were invited to speak on FIDM's Project Runway Panel, answering questions from students and giving career advice.
- Project Runway 6 was filmed in Los Angeles at FIDM and airs on the Lifetime Network.
