ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE NEW STUDENTS OF FIDM

Exciting news for the DTLA fashion community!

Arizona State University has teamed up with the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) to create ASU FIDM, a groundbreaking new fashion education program that is set to take the industry by storm.

ASU FIDM will operate in both Los Angeles and Phoenix, providing students with access to world-class facilities, faculty, and programs that will prepare them for a highly demanding, increasingly competitive, and ever-evolving industry. The program combines ASU's fashion program, which offers courses in pattern-making, technical design, retail management, and branding, with FIDM's fashion design and business degree programs and its partnerships with top brands like Disney, Nike, and Netflix.

The integration of FIDM into ASU's fashion program is significant for the DTLA fashion community, as FIDM spending decades on 9th and

Grand has always been a well of knowledge and opportunity for aspiring fashion and merchandise industry professionals.

FIDM will continue to operate as a separate educational institution with a greater focus on academic programs related to business in the creative industries, while ASU FIDM will incorporate both the FIDM community and campus. Students of ASU FIDM will have the opportunity to learn and grow in one of the most vibrant and creative cities in the world and take advantage of FIDM's relationships with leading companies and brands.

But the benefits don't stop there. By partnering with ASU, FIDM is giving its students the chance to study at a global research university, vastly expanding their choices and their ability to contribute to a fast-growing industry. The ASU FIDM program will provide students with expanded choices and their ability to contribute to a fast-growing industry.

ASU has a significant presence in California, with over 62,000 alumni living in the state and 20,000 California residents as degree-seeking students. The expansion of ASU's fashion program into downtown Los Angeles, including the ASU California Center at the Herald Examiner Building, has set the course for more creative educational opportunities in DTLA for generations to come.