Fashion Institute of Florida

This month’s student spotlight, Maria Alessandra Ponceleon, is a wife and mother of three. The passion for fashion design has always been with her since most of her family sews. Sometimes when life happens (like family and children) we tend to put our dreams on the back burner and save it for another time or leave it as a hobby. I think a lot of us can relate to that....

Spring is here, and we could not be more excited! This season’s trends are so full of color and exuberance you can’t help but smile. Since the weather here is warm year-long, the spring/summer season is when South Florida’s fashion truly shines. Here are the top 5 trends you can’t ignore even if you tried. Sequins Shine bright like a diamond and embrace the sparkly trend this season. Sequins and...

This month’s student spotlight, Karen, recently accepted a job at Lucky in Love and we couldn’t be more proud! Read our interview with her below, and learn how she landed the job as well as her experience as a fashion student. 1. How long have you been a design student and what got you interested in fashion as a career? I’ve been a fashion student for a little bit over 6 months. As a child,...

This month’s student spotlight is Joann Collie.  Between her long hours at work, maintaining a family, and her passion, she is one of our most inspirational students. We wonder: how does she manage to do it all and still has the time to make insanely gorgeous gowns? Does she actually get sleep? Is she, in fact, a vampire living among us? Well, what we learned from Joann is that in order to...