Californian fashion designer launches non-profit design institute

Until now, the only option for aspiring fashion designers who live in the proximity of Redlands, California, was to travel 24 hours to attend the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles. A spot on one of the school's programmes comes with a hefty tuition fee of at least 29,00 dollars per year. For those who do not have the time or the financial means to attend FIDM or do not make it onto the programme, fashion designer Jennifer Farbanks has developed the not-for-profit design school Porcelynne's Design Institutem which is set to welcome its first students in September, 2016.