internship...Harveys.

photos & story by Vy Le

Through the Fashion Internship course offered at OCC, I was able to acquire an internship with Harveys Seatbeltbags.  The showroom at Harveys is my work area, and since I work in the wholesale department, the little pins on the giant map represent all the stores in the U.S. that carry Harveys.   

I have been interning with Harveys since May, and it is safe to say that every day is different and that I get to wear many hats.  One day would consist of emailing and calling accounts and then another day would involve me assisting with tradeshow productions.  

The most memorable task I was assigned at Harveys involved merchandising and preparing the showroom for the Disney buyers. My experience at Harveys has been rewarding so far, and I know that everything I have learned from this internship will be applied to my future career in fashion.  

library.

photos by Rob Murow & Ali Leino
story by Ali Leino

I recently had an assignment to write an autobiography on someone.  I thought why not do it on a person that I actually care about and adore, so I picked Alexander McQueen.

I'm used to going to the OCC Library to do homework or cram for a test, but when I was looking through their online catalog I noticed they had so many different books on fashion. Not only do they have tons of books on different designers, such as the great McQueen, they have tons of interesting books on Men's wear, Vintage Fashion, Illustration, sewing, draping, trends, patterns, costuming and even screen printing.

An hour later I looked down to notice a stack of books I wanted to check out  and inspiration started floating in my brain. So if you're ever interested in a designer, trends or anything fashion, just skip over to the impressive library and go at it! You may just end up with a stack of books yourself!

leslie christen.

Fashion Careers class Recap!

story by Diana Padgett

A few weeks ago we had the beautiful, talented and insightful Leslie Christen come to our class.

Leslie’s Job Title: 

 Stylist | Fashion Editor | Organizer

Here is a quick BIO to show you a little more about Leslie and how accomplished she is.

[Leslie Christen is one of Orange County's most sought-after personal stylists and the founder of the region's leading independent styling company: Leslie Christen | LifeStyling. Leslie's stylish and educational website, LeslieChristen.com, gives her growing audience inspiring tips and showcases cutting edge trends and images on the latest in designer fashions. Leslie also is a fashion editor for the popular Orange County e-newletter, Greer's OC, where she writes a weekly "Wear to Where" column. Leslie is a lifelong lover of fashion who spent years as a personal stylist and costume designer in the fashion and entertainment industries. Her extensive experience in the fashion world has given her the talent to quickly assess her clients' strengths, minimize body challenges and authentically express her clients' individuality and best assets. Leslie is a distinguished graduate of LA’s Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM).]

-Bio taken from her personal site -

Leslie shared so much and was so open with our class. She covered the whole spectrum of her career, the good, the bad, the funny, and the reality. She gave us so many great tips, words of wisdom and most of all shared the knowledge she has acquired from working hard and personal experience. I know I speak for the entire class by saying we loved having her come and speak to us. She was so personable and real with us, which like I’ve said before, is priceless!

Thank you so much to the beautiful and inspiring Mrs. Christen!

For more on Leslie Christen take a look at the below links!

Personal Site: Lesliechristen.com

Facebook: facebook.com/leslie.christen

Greer’s OC: greersoc.com

“Simplicity is the Route to Elegance”

pj progress.

In the Beginning Clothing Techniques class we made our first garment, pajama bottoms! This is the first time we're doing everything on our own, and we were excited/nervous to see how they come out!

Finally after sweat and tears our pajama bottoms came out awesome!  Let me remind you that we are all beginners in Fash 100, and anyone can do this!  With the help of Chris Amaral and Katie Conner we accomplished our first garment!

story and photos by Amber Nichiporuk

draping.

The midterm assignment for the Draping class was to create a garment and pattern from a NON-TEXTILE material.  

story and photos by Demi Dusterhoft

For inspiration, I chose the painting, "Oriental Poppies" by Georgia O'Keeffe. 

From this painting a sketch and color palette was chosen.  It occurred to me that actual paint chips would be appropos and give the range of color necessary to emulate the painting.
  

Next, I needed to drape a basic pattern and then construct the understructure.  

  

From there, the fun began!  I drew the basic shapes from my sketch and began to drape each swath of color.  After attaching each swath together with tape, then sewing them together by machine, I was ready to put garment together with the sewing machine.   

Once all the swatches were attached to each other the challenge began.  I had to take this compilation of flat paper and give it shape to fit around the basic garment and form.  After getting it to where I was pleased with the look, I trued the edges as needed.  

The final touches were added with a laced closure and the stigma or flower center to waistline.  Two days later I came out with a rendition of the "Oriental Poppies".