Yoomi Ren
Just Accepted MPD Student From Shanghai Comes From a Fashion Family
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Student, Merchandise Product Development
Age: 18
Hometown: Shanghai, China
FIDM Campus and Start Date: Los Angeles, July 2016
Admissions Advisor: Seung Kim
How did your advisor help with the process? I would never have achieved my success on my admission process to FIDM without Seung's generous help. She answered all of my questions patiently and efficiently, she walked me through the whole applying process, from the very beginning of introducing FIDM to me, to the end of responsibly handling all my admission materials. After I got accepted, she put her feet in my shoes to actually help me picked a much better and suitable major. Seung is such a great and sweet person. Although I have never met her in person, I can be certain that she is going to be a good friend on campus.
Tell us a bit about yourself. I grew up in a family of fashion. My parents are both fashion designers, and I am influenced by their creativity every day. Painting and drawing were my best friends through my childhood, and they are my ways to express my emotions and thoughts, even now. After I entered high school, I discovered my passion for body figure photography. The pursuits of fashion and beauty are my ultimate enjoyments.
What are your proudest accomplishments so far? My proudest accomplishment is definitely getting accepted from my dream college FIDM as a junior in high school. It is the biggest payback for all of my endeavors in the field of art and design. I think it's such a great blessing for me to have the opportunity to do the things I am most passionate about every single day, and hopefully continue this passion into my future career.
What made FIDM right for you? I have known my dream and life goal when I was really young: to become a fashion designer and merchandiser. That makes FIDM as my dream school ever since. FIDM is located at the heart of fashion and entertainment industries in the country, and the vast internship opportunities and special connections with many big retail companies make FIDM stand out from other schools in a unique way. Most importantly, FIDM is the perfect place for me to pursue my passion, and make a living out of it.
Describe your entrance project. The store I created for my entrance project focus mainly on merging and unity between western and eastern fashion. The overall color tones of the store are pastel, neutral, and earth tones. I find it fascinating that many Asian designers do not fear expanding possibilities within simple colors: Rei Kawakubo, Hiroko Koshino, and Yohji Yamamoto are all perfect examples to represent the uniqueness in eastern fashion. The core insistence of the store is to present a clean and unique fashion style, promote an international view, and understanding of fashion.
What are your career goals? My career goal is to become a fashion designer as well as a fashion merchandiser, and inherit my father's fashion brand in Asia. I want to bring eastern fashion style into western market, at the same time, make new designs in Asia by combining western sense of fashion.
What do you expect to learn at FIDM? Merchandise Product development is a perfect major for me, it gives me skills to not only become a designer but a buyer. I expect to learn and experiment as comprehensive as I can through my first two years in FIDM, and continue my education into advanced course and bachelor degree.
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