“You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one”
–John Lennon
Joe Vecchiarelli
INDUSTRY
GUEST
Designers: Sara Nimori
Model: Sydney Bruce
Photograph By: Timothy Tyler
IMAGINE
Beatles inspired show
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On The Cover:
PALOMAR COLLEGE
Recommended Sequence of Classes for
FASHION: Buying and Management
1st Semester - Fall
FASH 100 Fashion Industry
FASH 175 Analysis, Evaluation, and
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Fashion Experts Q&A 18
16 ABBEY ROAD PHOTSHOOT
Fresh New Fashion 14
18 FACULTY INTERVIEWS
21 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
23 2013 SUMMER & FALL
FASHION SCHEDULE
1 FASHION DESIGN &
MERCHANDISING PROGRAM
28 FASHION DEGREES
2 RETAILING &
PROMOTION CLASS
BIOGRAPHY
11 DESIGNER INTERVIEWS
14 VW PHOTOSHOOT
1st Semester - Fall
FASH 100 Fashion Industry
Comparison of Ready- to-Wear
FASH 115 Visual Merchandising I
Joe Vecchiarelli
3 FASHION SHOW CLASS
4 THEN AND NOW
6 ABOUT US
10 JOE VECCHIARELLI
PALOMAR COLLEGE
Recommended Sequence of Classes for
Fashion Visual Merchandising
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FASH 115 Visual Merchandising I
2nd Semester - Spring
2nd Semester - Spring
FASH 130 History of Fashion/Costume
CSIT 120/ CSIS 120 Computer Applications
FASH 125/ BUS 145 Retailing and Promotion
FASH 125/ BUS 145 Retailing and Promotion
3rd Semester - Fall
FASH 119 Fashion Buying / Management I
3rd Semester - Fall
ID 130 Lights and Color
FASH 178 Fashion Career Portfolio
ID 150 Computer Aided Drafting for Designers
BUS 125 Business English
4th Semester - Spring
FASH 126 Fashion Show Presentation
4th Semester - Spring
FASH 126 Fashion Show Presentation
FASH 195 Field Studies in Fashion
ID 141 Commercial Design
FASH 120 Fashion Buying / Management II
CE 150 Internship
CONCERT HALL
7:00
FRI. P.M. MAY 3
FASH 116 Visual Merchandising II
CE 150 Internship
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PALOMAR COLLEGE
Recommended Sequence of Classes for
Fashion Design
1st Semester - Fall
FASH 100 Fashion Industry
PALOMAR COLLEGE
Recommended Sequence of Classes for
Fashion Merchandising
1st Semester - Fall
FASH 100 Fashion Industry
FASH 105 Fashion Analysis and Clothing Selection
FASH 110 Textiles
FASH 105 Fashion Analysis and Clothing Selection
FASH 135 Basic Sewing Construction
FASH 110 Textiles
FASH 165 Fashion Laboratory
FASH 115 Visual Merchandising I
2nd Semester - Spring
2nd Semester - Spring
FASH 136 Advanced Sewing Construction
FASH 195 Field Studies in Fashion
FASH 125/BUS 145 Retailing and Promotion
FASH 130 History of Fashion/Costume
FASH 195 Field Studies in Fashion
FASH 165 Sewing Laboratory
FASH 130 History of Fashion/Costume
FASH 93 Specification Packets and
Technical Design
3rd Semester - Fall
FASH 139 Pattern Making in Fashion Design
FASH 167 Pattern Making Laboratory
FASH 145 Fashion Illustration and Presentation
FASH 175 Analysis, Evaluation, and
Comparison of Ready- to-Wear
3rd Semester - Fall
FASH 93 Specification Packets and
Technical Design
FASH 148 Digital Design for Fashion
FASH 119 Fashion: Buying/Management I
FASH 137 Tailoring with FASH 166 Lab
FASH 178 Fashion Career Portfolio
4th Semester - Spring
FASH 148 Digital Design for Fashion
FASH 141 Advanced Pattern Making
FASH 167 Pattern Making Laboratory
4th Semester - Spring
FASH 149 Fine Dressmaking with FASH 166 Lab
FASH 120 Fashion: Buying/Management II
FASH 146 Computer Aided Drafting (CAD)
for Fashion
FASH 126 Fashion Show Presentation
CE 150 Internship
CE 150 Internship
Suggested Electives
Suggested Electives
FASH 125/BUS 145 Retailing and Promotion
FASH 116 Visual Merchandising II
FASH 132 Costume and Culture
FASH 147 Advanced CAD for Fashion
Fashion is one of the largest, most well-established industries in
California. An education in Fashion serves the individual by providing
background necessary for these careers throughout California and the United
States. Palomar’s Fashion Program provides appropriate education to meet
the needs of this vast industry with Certificates and A.A. Degrees leading
to potential transfer to Baccalaureate institutions. Palomar has two areas of
emphasis at the present time:
Fashion Merchandising
& Fashion Design
The Fashion program provides an environment which promotes
critical thinking, creativity, multicultural awareness, sensitivity to various
learning styles, and an understanding of social, organizational, and
technological systems.
The goals of the program are to:
• Identify and respond to the educational needs of the community/industry.
• Provide educational opportunities and program delivery systems to
students needing nontraditional scheduling.
• Develop our programs to meet the emerging trends, needs, and
technological advances of the fashion industry.
• Provide educational opportunities in the field of fashion for career
employment, advanced study, professional development and lifelong
learning.
• Strengthen partnerships between our Fashion Program, secondary/post
secondary education segments, the business community, other academic
disciplines,, and p
professional associations.
FASH 132 Costume and Culture
FASH 170 Introduction to Fabric Design/Painting
FASH 155 World of Fashion
FASH 178 Fashion Career Portfolio
BUS 155 Marketing
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About Us
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M DA
Magazine
Editors
Reporters
Caitlyn Martinelli
Sara Nimori
Tatiana Tirado
John Ayala
Jenna Bernia
Francesca Boker
Elizabeth Estrella
Justin Gonzales
Claire Grimsley
Daisy Hernandez
Nick Zigich
Art
Jade Dykstra
Katherine Jameson
Jasmine Kubart
Jenna Riffe
Photo
Jesse Gassaway
Aaron Hernandez
Tara Whitley
Frances Lacsamana
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IFASH 149 FI
INE
ED
RESS
RE
SSMA
MAKING
G
FINE
DRESSMAKING
SAN MARCOS/Evening
73277
Dana Dixon
Tarra Fletcher
Blanca Lara-Lopez
Luoting Lin
Idana Mooney
Lauren Mouck
Anh Nguyen
Nichlas Pasley
April Sihavong
Danielle Ungaro
Katarzyna Zygnerska
Instructor, Rita Campo Griggs
T
T
Th
5-6:20pm
6:30-7:50pm
5-7:50pm
NB-1
NB-1
NB-1
ROBERTS M
ROBERTS M
LEC
LAB
LAB
Students enrolled in FASH 149 must also be concurrently enrolled in FASH
165, Class Number 72558.
Class Number 73277 has a material fee of $49. See instructor first day of class
for information.
IFASH 165 SEWING LABORATORY
(1.0 unit)
Corequisite: FASH 135 or 136
SAN MARCOS/Day
72347
Promotion
(3.
.0 u
(3.0
units)
Prerequisite:
i it A minimum
i i
grade
d off ‘C’ iin FA
FASH
ASH
S 136
6
Corequisite: FASH 165
TTh
11-12:20pm
NB-1
TEJEDA C
LAB
Students enrolled in FASH 165, Class Number 72347 must also be
concurrently enrolled in FASH 135, Class Number 72229.
72402
TTh
12:30-1:50pm
NB-1
TEJEDA C
LAB
Students enrolled in FASH 165, Class Number 72402 must also be
concurrently enrolled in FASH 136, Class Number 72298.
SAN MARCOS/Evening
72558
TTh
8-9:20pm
NB-1
STAFF
LAB
Students enrolled in FASH 165, Class Number 72558 must also be concurrently enrolled in FASH 149, Class Number 73277.
IFASH 167 PATTERN-MAKING LABORATORY
(0.5 units)
Corequisite: FASH 139 or 141
SAN MARCOS/Evening
72506
W
6:30-7:50pm
NB-1
IMAIZUMI K
LAB
Students enrolled in FASH 167, Class Number 72506 must also be
concurrently enrolled in FASH 139, Class Number 72187.
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Show
IFASH 136 AD
ADVA
VANC
VA
N ED S
E ING CONSTRUCTION
EW
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ADVANCED
SEWING
((3.0
3. u
3.0
units)
Corequisite:
i it FA
FASH
ASH
H 165
65
Prerequisite: A minimum grade of ‘C’ in FASH 135
Students registering in the LEC will automatically be enrolled in the LAB.
SAN MARCOS/Day
72298
T
T
Th
2-3:20pm
3:30-4:50pm
2-4:50pm
NB-1
NB-1
NB-1
ROBERTS M
ROBERTS M
STAFF
LEC
LAB
LAB
Students enrolled in FASH 136 must also be concurrently enrolled in FASH
165, Class Number 72402.
Class Number 72298 has a material fee of $49. See instructor first day of class
for information.
IFASH 139 PATTERN MAKING/FASHION DESIGN
(3.0 units)
Corequisite: FASH 167
Recommended preparation: FASH 135
Students registering in the LEC will automatically be enrolled in the LAB.
SAN MARCOS/Day
72187
M
M
W
3:30-4:50pm
5-6:20pm
3:30-6:20pm
NB-1
NB-1
NB-1
IMAIZUMI K
IMAIZUMI K
LAB
LEC
LAB
Students enrolled in FASH 139 must also be concurrently enrolled in FASH
167, Class Number 72506.
Class Number 72187 has a material fee of $49. See instructor first day of class
for information.
IFASH 145 FASH ILLUSTRATION/PRESENTATION
(3.0 units)
Students registering in the LEC will automatically be enrolled in the LAB.
SAN MARCOS/Day
72053
M
M
W
12:30-1:50pm
2-3:20pm
12:30-3:20pm
NB-1
NB-1
NB-1
TEJEDA C
TEJEDA C
LEC
LAB
LAB
Class Number 72053 has a material fee of $25. See instructor first day of class
for information.
IFASH 148 DIGITAL DESIGN FOR FASHION
Modeling Chair
Sara Nimori
Co Chair
Tatiana Tirado
Production Chair
Justin Gonzales
Co Chair
Francesca Boker
Modeling Commitee Production Commitee
Debra Avila
John Ayala
Caprise Cochran
Ashley Harris
Nicola Hopwood
Briana Miller
Michaela Price
Rosario Rocha
Instructors
Chetna Bhatt
Rita Campo Griggs
Jenna Bernia
Dana Dixon
Daisy Hernandez
Kathirine Jameson
Lin Luoting
Caitlyn Martinelli
Suzette Montellano
Amanda Martinez
Lauren Mouck
Adonia Palacio
Nichlas Pasely
Amanda Riley
April Silhavong
Tara Whitley
Katarzyna Zygnerska
(3.0 units)
Students registering in the LEC will automatically be enrolled in the LAB.
SAN MARCOS/Evening
72507
T
T
Th
6-7:20pm
7:30-8:50pm
6-8:50pm
FCS-1
FCS-1
FCS-1
HEBERT J
HEBERT J
LAB
LEC
LAB
Class Number 72507 has a material fee of $35. See instructor first day of class
for information.
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3
Then
French
Connection
Floppy Hat $32
IFASH 1
15 VI
15
V
ISU
S AL MERCHA
ANDISING
GI
115
VISUAL
MERCHANDISING
ModCloth
((3.0
3.0
3.
0u
units)
Students
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ts registering
regist
reg
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Patterned
Blouse $24
SAN MARCOS/Day
72050
T
12:30-3:20pm
FCS-1
CAMPO GRIGGS R LEC
IFASH 119 FASHION BUYING/MANAGEMENT I
(3.0 units)
SAN MARCOS/Day
72912
TTh
9:30-10:50am
FCS-1
FREESE S
IFASH 130 HISTORY OF FASHION/COSTUME
LEC
(3.0 units)
SAN MARCOS/Day
72293
DE
INTERNET GALLI N
LEC
This is an online class.
An on-campus orientation meeting will be held on:
Friday, August 23, from 4-5:20 p.m. in FCS-1.
Students registering for this class must consult the following Web site:
http://www.palomar.edu/blackboard
72754
DE
INTERNET GALLI N
LEC
This is an online class.
An on-campus orientation meeting will be held on:
Friday, August 23, from 4-5:20 p.m. in FCS-1.
Students registering for this class must consult the following Web site:
http://www.palomar.edu/blackboard
72052
MW
8-9:20am
FCS-1
GALLI N
IFASH 132 COSTUME AND CULTURE
LEC
(3.0 units)
This class also satisfies the Palomar College multicultural course requirement.
SAN MARCOS/Day
72130
73499
BES-5
TEJEDA C
STAFF
LEC
LEC
(3.0 units)
Corequisite: FASH 165
Students registering in the LEC will automatically be enrolled in the LAB.
Wide Leg Jean
$84
Trenchcoat $58
9:30-10:50am
9:30-10:50am
IFASH 135 BASIC SEWING CONSTRUCTION
Asos
NastyGal
MW
TTh
SAN MARCOS/Day
72229
Karmaloop
Belt $11
T
T
Th
8-9:20am
9:30-10:50am
8-10:50am
NB-1
NB-1
NB-1
TEJEDA C
TEJEDA C
LAB
LEC
LAB
Students enrolled in FASH 135, Class Number 72229 must also be
concurrently enrolled in FASH 165, Class Number 72347.
Class Number 72229 has a material fee of $49. See instructor first day of class
for information.
Urban
Outfitters
Forever 21
4
Wedge $38
Glasses $16
25
25
FASHION
HION
Warehouse
Floral Tee $28
Advisor: Cristina Tejeda, phone ext. 2357, [email protected] and Rita
Campo Griggs, phone ext. 2347, [email protected]
See also Cooperative Education if employed.
Students interested in a Directed Studies class should contact the Department.
IFASH 90 DESIGN COLLECTION
(3.0 units)
Recommended preparation: At least one of the following courses: FASH 135,
136, 139, 145
Students registering in the LEC will automatically be enrolled in the LAB.
SAN MARCOS/Day
73271
F
9:30-10:50am
NB-1
F
11-11:50am
NB-1
F
12:30-3:50pm
NB-1
HEBERT J
BHATT C
HEBERT J
BHATT C
LEC
LAB
LAB
IFASH 100 FASHION INDUSTRY
(3.0 units)
SAN MARCOS/Day
73266
MW
9:30-10:50am
FCS-1
GALLI N
LEC
CAMPO GRIGGS R
SAN MARCOS/Evening
72046
W
6-8:50pm
FCS-1
CAMPO GRIGGS R
LEC
Optional trip to California Apparel Mart, $26.
IFASH 105 FASH ANALYSIS/CLOTHING SELCTN
(3.0 units)
SAN MARCOS/Day
72047
MW
11-12:20pm
FCS-1
CAMPO GRIGGS R
IFASH 106 ELEMENTARY STAGE COSTUME
LEC
(3.0 units)
ModCloth
Prerequisite: A minimum grade of ‘C’ in ENTT/TA 105
Cross listed as TA 106
Students registering in the LEC will automatically be enrolled in the LAB.
True
Religion
Scarf $25
SAN MARCOS/Day
71722
M
M
W
9:30-11:20am
11:30-12:20pm
9:30-12:20pm
HBT-213
HBT-213
IFASH 110 TEXTILES
PIERSON S
PIERSON S
LEC
LAB
LAB
(3.0 units)
Students registering in the LEC will automatically be enrolled in the LAB.
SAN MARCOS/Day
72048
Th
Th
12:30-2:50pm
3-4:20pm
FCS-1
FCS-1
Colored Jean
$105
Amrita
Bracelet $80
Metropark
Madewell
Love Ring $22
Oxford $125
CAMPO GRIGGS R LEC
CAMPO GRIGGS R LAB
Michael
Kors
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24
Hamilton Bag
$398
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PALOMAR COLLEGE ARCHITECTURE
ECO-Building
"Man built most nobly when limitations were at their greatest."
- Frank Lloyd Wright
FASHION
Advisor: Cristina Tejeda, phone ext. 2357, [email protected] and Rita
Campo Griggs, phone ext. 2347, [email protected]
See also Cooperative Education if employed.
Students interested in a Directed Studies class should contact the Department.
IFASH 105 FASH ANALYSIS/CLOTHING SELCTN
(3.0 units)
SAN MARCOS/Day
50661
MW
10-12:50pm
FCS-1
LIBOLT R
(Class Number 50661 meets 6/17-8/7)
IFASH 130 HISTORY OF FASHION/COSTUME
LEC
(3.0 units)
SAN MARCOS/Day
50660
Sandra Andre, LEED Green Associate, CGBP, IIDA • Associate Professor, Architecture Program
Palomar College • 1140 W. Mission Road, San Marcos, CA 92069 • 760-744-1150 x3995
DE
INTERNET GALLI N
LEC
This is an online class.
An on-campus orientation meeting will be held on:
Monday, June 17, from 5:30-6:20 p.m. in FCS-1.
Students registering for this class must consult the following Web site:
http://www.palomar.edu/blackboard
(Class Number 50660 meets 6/17-8/12)
Have you ever wondered…
Thanks for attending this years fashion show!
What is a healthy diet?
How do I lose weight?
Do I need to take supplements
to be healthy?
What can I do with a degree in nutrition?
Palomar College offers nutrition courses
that cover these topics and more.
For more information,
call 760-744-1150 ext 2345
or visit our website at:
http://www.palomar.edu/pages/fcs/
WANT TO SEE
YOUR
DESIGNS ON
STAGE?
For more information about Palomar College’s
Fashion Design Program, please contact
Rita Campo Griggs at 760.744.1150 extension 2347
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Check out all the
Career & Technical Education
Programs @ Palomar College
“All I’ve gotta do is Thank You!”
Bellus Academy for Models Hair and Make-up
Haim Hair Salon – Lobby Models
Radio and TV
Nutrition
Nursing
Auto
Fire
Diesel
Police
Welding
Architecture
CFT
Drafting
Fire
Margie Adcock – Print Services, Palomar College
GIS
Upholstery
EME (Emergency Medical)
Interior Design
Business
Dental Assisting
Theater
Journalism
Photography
Library
David Solomon – DJ Business
(760) 497-1310
www.instagram.com/djbusiness
www.facebook.com/djbusiness
www.twitter.com/djbusiness
www.pheed.com/djbusiness
www.soundcloud.com/djbusiness
Fashion Merchandise & Design
Alcohol & Other Drug Studies
Graphic Communications
Leilani Angel - Modeling Coordinator
Erica Robledo – Entertainment
Ryan Cooper - Commentator
San Diego Digital Imagery
(760) 535-0493
For a video of tonight’s show
Funding provided by Carl D. Perkins Career Technical Act of 2006
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Design your own fabric with a
screenprinting class in the Graphic
Communications Department
1140 West Mission Road
San Marcos, CA 92069
www.palomar.edu/graphics
[email protected]
760-744-1150 ext 2452
PALOMAR COLLEGE
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
SCREENPRINTING
Interior Design at Palomar College…
we offer an Associate of Science degree and a
Certiﬁcate program that leads
the way to a successful career.
Letter from the Editors
Blast from the Past
I
t’s amazing to see
that after months and
endless hours of hard
work and dedication,
we have finally come
to the premier of this
year’s MODA Fashion
Show. All of us here in
the Fashion Department
of Merchandising
and Design would
like to welcome you
to embark on the
wonderful journey and
experience our show
has created for you.
We would like to bring
you to past decades
and explore fashion
in the eyes of the
famous rock band of
the Beatles. We have
taken their iconic roles
in music and fashion
and have incorporated
it into our show, music,
designs, and magazine.
The Beatles have been
such an influence to
past decades, that we
were inspired to take a
modern take on how
they have influenced
our generation. We take you through styles and designs they have inspired
such as British Punk, influences on swimwear, modern takes on their famous
album covers, and music that was strongly influenced by the band.
On behalf of the Fashion Show Presentation, Retail and Promotion classes,
faculty, students, and designers we would all like to thank you for your support
through the years and to welcome you to this year’s 2013 MODA Fashion
Show.
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www.palomar.edu/interiordesign
760.744-1150 x2349 for more information
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Interested in a career in
Marcia Roberts
Ken Imaizumi
Q: How did you become interested in the fashion
Q: How did you become interested in the fashion
industry?
I always knew I wanted to teach, and I had an
interest in fashion, thus it only made sense for me
to start teaching fashion related classes.
“
Q: How did you start teaching at
”
Palomar College?
I moved down to the area after living in Northern
California, and had found a part-time position on
campus in 2006, and have been here ever since.
“
industry?
I saw a fashion show at Palomar College and knew
instantly that that’s what I wanted to do.
“
”
Q:
How did you start teaching at
Palomar College?
After seeing a fashion show on campus, I knew I
wanted to work with students, watch them grow
and develop into fashion professionals.
“
”
”
Favorite
Beatles song:
Favorite
Beatles song:
“Love You
Now”
“Lucy in the
Sky With
Diamonds”
Favorite
Beatles song:
For more information:
visit the Palomar College
Library website at www.palomar.edu/library and click on
“Library and Information Technology Program”
“Let it Be”
Ruby Vega
Q: How did you become interested in the fashion
industry?
When I was younger my mom would sew all my
dresses, and I would watch and make dresses for
my Barbies. Ever since, I have had an affinity for
the industry.
“
”
Q: How did you start teaching at
Palomar College?
I was contacted by Christina Tejeda to become an
Assistant Professor.
”
Irma Salazar
Q:
How did you become interested in the fashion
industry?
I used to work as a patternmaker, which helped me
harvest my interest and love for the industry.
“
”
Q: How did you start teaching at
Palomar College?
I used to teach in Orange County, but made the
move down to Palomar because of my love for
working around creativity and the inspiration that
students have.
“
”
When I went to school, they asked me what I
wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ´happy´.
They told me I didn´t understand the assignment;
I told them they didn´t understand life.
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- John Lennon
“
The Library and Information Technology program at
Palomar College is a doorway to many jobs in today’s
marketplace. Students get hands-on experience through
internships and cooperative education options. The
program offers the training and experience needed to get
into an in-demand employment field. There are jobs in
many types of libraries: schools, government (city, county,
state, federal), private collections, corporations, law,
medicine and more.
Favorite
Beatles song:
“Lucy in the
Sky With
Diamonds”
“
Library and Information Technology?
”
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“A Day in a Life”
Joe Vecchiarelli
J
oe Vecchiarelli, the founder and president of Fashion Supplies
Inc., has worked in the fashion industry for over 40 years. He
remembers going into design rooms with his dad as a child and
being enamored as they took garments from nothing and magically created something great. “I always knew,” Mr. Vecchiarelli
said, when asked at what exact point he realized the world of
fashion was calling his name. “I was diapered in this industry.”
During his college years, Mr. Vecchiarelli worked in the family
business, sharpening scissors for the industry’s top designers. He later
graduated from USC’s Business program and began to realize that opportunities in the apparel business were unlimited.
To begin transforming the family business into a successful international
company, he started building design rooms and getting involved with
various college fashion departments throughout the country. He acquired
Global Dress Forms, a company that manufactures dress forms in New
York. He worked with Dolly Parton and created all her mannequins
throughout the country. “We still work together!” he says, laughing.
Rita Campo
Griggs
What is the secret to success in this fast-paced, heel bites heel industry?
According to Mr. Vecchiarelli, it’s “taking care of the customers, and taking them to different levels that they thought they could not achieve.”
A word to the students, waiting for the show (and their careers) to finally
start—“You can achieve anything you want to, you just need to reach for
it. No matter how hard it is, (and it will be difficult!) keep at it, and you
will get to where you want to be.”
~Interview and Biography by Sara Nimori
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Q:
Q:
How did you become interested in the fashion
industry?
When I was little I used to dress up my Barbies, and
ever since I have wanted to work in fashion.
“
Q: How did you start teaching at
“
How did you become interested in the fashion
industry?
I have always had a natural interest in the industry,
which led to my work in costume design and
production industry for film, television, opera and
theater.
“
”
Palomar College?
I spent many years working in the industry, and
then I met Nancy Galli and started teaching one
class. I instantly fell in love with it, and have been
teaching ever since.
”
Q: How did you start teaching at
“
”
Palomar College?
I have a lot of experience within the industry (in
many different areas) and found it natural for
myself to share my own knowledge with students
who want to work in the industry.
”
Favorite
Beatles song:
Favorite
Beatles song:
“8 Days a
Week”
“All You
Need is Love”
Favorite
Beatles song:
Favorite
Beatles song:
“In My Life”
“She
Loves You”
Mr. Vecchiarelli’s career took another fascinating turn when he made a
foray into the entertainment business, working in production with shows
like Dancing with the Stars and The X Factor. Two years ago, he was
approached by NBC to help produce the competitive design talent show,
Fashion Star. He accepted, with the challenge to create a successful show
more professional than even Project Runway.
Presently, Mr. Vecchiarelli is ever busy maintaining his business and
helping college fashion students grasp their dreams. The biggest perk to
the multi-talented industry alum’s job? Watching driven students become
successful designers in the industry. Along with this joy, though, he also
carries the responsibility. “There is only one of me and millions of people
out there that I need to help,” he says. “It’s really hard to recreate what I do.”
Cristina Tejeda
Jane Th
Thurston
t
Q: How did you become interested in the fashion
industry?
My earliest memories includes what someone was
wearing, so I was not sure whether I got into it
because I was interested, or if I became interested
in it because I was into it.
“
”
Q: How did you start teaching at
Palomar College?
I worked as a teacher at Utah State University, San
Diego State, and FIDM, but then moved to North
County where I made contact with Palomar and
have been working here for almost 20 years
now.
“
”
Nancy
Galli
N
G
Q:
How did you become interested in the fashion
industry?
As a little girl I loved dolls and costumes, thus I felt
it was natural for me to study fashion in college.
“
”
Q: How did you start teaching at
Palomar College?
From a young age I knew I also wanted to teach. So
I put my love for fashion and teaching together.
“
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Q&A faculty
with
Sandy Freese
James Herbert
Q: How did you become interested in the fashion
industry?
At a young age I started making clothes for myself,
and soon started taking classes to learn to create my
own pattern pieces.
“
Palomar College?
I took a couple classes, became a substitute teacher,
which lead to a full-time teaching position.
“
”
“
Q: How did you become interested in the fashion
“
”
Q: How did you start teaching at
ASPIRING DESIGNERS
industry?
My mother worked as a manufacturer, which led
me to having a natural inclination towards the
industry since I was a child.
”
Q: How did you start teaching at
“
Palomar College?
I worked for many years in the industry (as a
designer, buyer, and manager) but decided to start
teaching at Palomar College 12 years ago.
”
AMANDA
CLARKE
Favorite Beatles song:
“All My Loving”
Favorite
Beatles song:
Favorite
Beatles song:
“Imagine”
“Hey Jude”
Favorite
Beatles song:
Favorite
Beatles song:
“We Can
Work it Out”
“Love you
Now”
Rachael Libolt
Q: How did you become interested in the fashion
“
industry?
I used to make clothes for my barbies when I was
a child and ever since I wanted to work in the
industry.
”
ERIKA PETERSEN
”“
Chetna Bhatt
industry?
As a child I wanted to be a designer, and then later
in life I went to school for it. I have spent my whole
life in the industry.
”
Q: How did you start teaching at
Palomar College?
I have worked professionally for a long time, and
decided I wanted to experience teaching so that I
could teach students and also learn from them.
“
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”“
I was inspired to join the
fashion industry by the
Renaissance Fair and my Barbie’s
clothes. When I was a young
child, I wanted to wear the
costumes that I played with, so
I started to make them. I would
like to continue my work in the
fashion industry in the future,
with my own company, making special order costumes and clothes. My inspiration for this year’s
line comes from the fashions of the 1930’s and ‘40s.
Q: How did you become interested in the fashion
“
”
I have always been drawn to
fashion. I have always had
a very strong sense of personal
style and had struggled to
find ways to express that style,
which is what pulled me into
the design process. I plan to
start working in the manufacturing industry in Los Angeles,
California. I hope this will
help me find direction for my
future. I do not have a clear
direction for my design future.
JASMINE KUBART
Favorite Beatles song:
“I’m So Tired”
I have always loved drawing,
being creative and dance. I was
inspired to get into fashion,
when I realized my dream of
combining the magic of the
human body and my creativity in art. I have always loved
making clothes so decided to
become a fashion designer. My
inspiration for this current line
is my love for abstract art. I
plan to continue designing and
doing what I love and keep an
open outlook on
the future.
”
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“
I’ve always liked athletic apparel
and have been a swimmer, also a
triathlete for over 20 years. When
I met my new husband, also a
triathlete, we knew we wanted to
create our own stuff. My inspiration is to take the most technical
feature rich materials and make
fashionable, good looking, comfortable race gear out of it that
has both hanger appeal and looks good on people. We only make items we would want to wear
ourselves, not just what sells the most items. I’m currently working on 2014 colors and production,
and we will develop brand new patterns for 2015 this year as well.
SYLVIE LINKE
”
“
YANIN LUNA
Favorite Beatles song:
“And I Love Her”
SO I´LL FOLLOW
THE SUN
I was inspired to join the fashion
industry when I began modeling.
It was not my goal at first, but my
interest in the world of fashion
began to grow. The inspiration for
my current line is nature.
Nature makes me think of
flowers, texture and colors. I tried
to incorporate different shapes,
prints, colors and textures to
illustrate the beauty of nature. My
goal is to open my own boutique
and be recognized for the work
I create.
”“
KOKA MUTO
Favorite Beatles song:
“Imagine”
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My fascination with fashion
began when I was a kid, spending
my days putting on fashion shows
with my mom’s dresses. When I
was in first grade, I saw a tailor
make a wrap skirt with a single
piece of fabric. From that point
on, I loved to make ORAGAMI
clothes. In the future, I plan to
establish my brand, after moving
back to my home country of
Japan. My current line is inspired
by the movie series “Dracula”. I
wanted to make wearable vampy
style dresses, using lace and my
favorite color, black.
”
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TOMORROW
MAY RAIN,
“
I have always liked clothes and would
make outfits up in my head and then
drape them on myself trying to conceptualize the look as much as I could.
My style in this collection is simple
lines with interesting twists of color and
fabric combination. My future plans
are to continue pursuing my dream of
creating my own clothing exporting to
boutiques nationwide.
”
“
I used to cut up and redesign most of
the clothes I would buy to make them
more flattering to my body shape. I
didn’t realize my love for creating and
designing until only about 3 years ago
when I started a name for my designs
and created Body Coral. My line draws
inspiration from the ocean, its colors
and sounds, the mystery and magic
associated with it, and the beauty of
corals.
”
“
I was born in Ensenada, Mexico. I was
raised by my grandparents and learned
to sew as a child. I learned at the sides of
my grandparents and aunts. I developed
a love for fashion at a very young age.
After moving to the US, I began my
study of Fashion Design at Palomar
College. I plan to continue to seek out
the best instructors and become a
designer of today and the future.
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Designers: Ann Haynes, Sara Nimori
Models (Left to Right): Monica Boyer, Sydney Bruce,
Shawna Weiss, Katie Marie Wallis
Photograph By: Timothy Tyler
”
ANNETTE ARGUMEDO
Favorite Beatles song:
“Lucy in the Sky With Diamond”
GINA
SAYF
Favorite Beatles song:
“Eleanor Rigby”
Favorite Beatles song:
“Come Together”
AARON SOLORIO
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It´s Beautiful ...
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Designers: Jasmine Kubart
Models (Left to Right): Katie Marie Wallis, Monica Boyer
Photograph By: Timothy Tyler
Jasmine’s line is
a collection of
her creativity and
“outside the box”
thinking. She designs for the woman
who is not afraid
to be seen; for the
woman who makes
passersby wonder,
“Who is that
woman?” Jasmine is
largely influenced by
her parents; when
she designs, she
wants her family to
be proud and know
that they are amazing parents. Her
line is influenced
by re-purposed
fabrics—she took
garments that she
felt needed new
life, and put them
on newer, beautiful
fabrics, giving them
the new life they
deserved.
And So Are You
One of the most
time-consuming
and unique techniques that Jasmine
uses is hand-stitching. A garment that
is hand-stitched
is given a sense of
personal ownership
and in this way,
Jasmine leaves her
personal mark on
her clothing. As
any designer does,
Jasmine has many
personal favorites
in her line, but the
one that stands
out the most, to
both Jasmine and
her mother, is the
houndstooth pant.
This statement piece
is both comfortable
and stylish. Jasmine
is a firm believer
that a well-fitted
pant with a great
print is a staple to
any good wardrobe.
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