Author: Michaela

  • Inspiration, Inspiration, Inspiration all around

    Where do draw my inspiration from? Whenever I get asked this question I feel like I never have a direct answer, because honestly, I never thought about where I get my fashion inspiration from. Most of the time ideas come to me naturally, but they do have to come from somewhere… First, everybody has at…

  • My Goals This Semester…

    How could someone come out of a class at FIT and not have increased their ability or knowledge about what they love to do? The class I’m taking this semester is in fashion merchandising, which, in my opinion, doesn’t require much creativity. So to be honest, I don’t really have any real work that includes…

  • My current college/portfolio situation.

    I am only a freshman in high school, so I have about one more year until I have to take the whole “college/portfolio” thing seriously. However, I am trying to prepare myself now. Luckily, all of the projects I do in my classes at FIT now can contribute somehow to my portfolio when I apply…

  • Why I am where I am today…

    Considering that my dad drives me to and from NYC for class every single Saturday, I think it’s safe to say that he supports me immensely. Need I say more? I have always wanted to be involved in fashion since I was little. In school, when my teacher asked me what I wanted to be…

  • The Best of the Rest: My Top 16 Places to Shop, Eat, and Hang-out

    New York City is home to some of the best restaurants, and lets not forget: it is one of the top fashion capitals in the world. That being said, myself, along with all of the other Precollege students, are unbelievably fortunate to have the opportunity to take classes at FIT and be able to experience…

  • Friendships on 34th Street

    Hi Everyone! Although you all probably know this and hear this over and over again, it is completely true: at FIT everybody has one, major thing in common with each other. This “thing” is fashion. At FIT everybody wakes up as early as they do, takes time away from the 1 out of 100 things…