Student:  Via (17) Washington DC, and Nick (17) Farmingdale, NY
Program:  Summer Live
Precollege Course:
Via: HAP 017 Fashion Design Techniques and HAR089 Fashion Design Portfolio
Nick: HAP 017 Fashion Design Techniques

Describe your personal style. 
Via: High-street fashion, girly but with a bit of edge, and studs. I love to have lost of accessories and a cute pair of high heels.
Nick: flashy, colorful, big, “chunky accessories”

Where do you go on breaks from class?
Via: Starbucks.
Nick: Starbucks, the Cafeteria

What are your favorite things about FIT?
Via: Everything, but mostly the experience- there is nothing else like it in the world. The feeling of being here is undescribable.
Nick: The feeling of being welcome, I love the artsy atmosphere and all the amazing people.

Who or what inspires you?
Via: Alexander McQueen is my biggest inspiration when it comes to fashion design, but I also love Classic European or Elizabethan styles and industrial/gothic scenes.
Nick: I’m inspired by the un-inspiring, by being told “I can’t,” and also by the beauty around me.

What do you want to do after college?
Via: I want to start my own clothing line as well as travel to all the fashion “hotspots” around the world.
Nick: I want to be the guy behind all new trends in fashion, the risk taker everyone knows by name!