Fashion Careers Center (FCC)
The FCC magnet was established in 1991 to educate students on the design and fabrication of general clothing apparel. The students' journey begins with sewing class in their freshman year and culminates with the annual Fashion Show, where the graduating class presents their collections in a professional manner. At the end of their four-year tenure in FCC, students graduate as young designers experts in their field.
An example of the culminating show was the Class of 2008's Fashion Show, held at the California Market Center (home to several professional fashion shows during Los Angeles Fashion Week). This event showcased the collections, made from scratch, of over 17 student designers, each of whom was responsible for coordinating every aspect of their presentation: from choosing the runway song and choreographing the catwalk, to making the final adjustments to a student model's outfit. The models are DMHS students, irrespective of grade or magnet. Students wishing to model must first audition for and be chosen by the coordinator of the fashion show; those selected may then be chosen by the designers to walk for their collection, though there is no guarantee that everyone who makes the first cut will walk the runway.
Overtime, the FCC Magnet has established partnerships with the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (home to Lifetime's Emmy-winning show Project Runway), Woodbury University, L.A. Trade Tech, and the California Market Center.
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