Sarah McCarty

Barbie, the iconic fashion doll by Mattel Inc., and Edikted, an LA-based style-led contemporary fashion brand, are teaming with ASU FIDM to invest in the next generation of fashion leaders through supporting the school’s summer fashion camps. Each summer, ASU FIDM offers day camps at its locations in downtown Phoenix and in the Los Angeles Fashion District for high school and community college students ages 15 through 19 who are interested in exploring fashion.

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2026 graduates. Sydney Hardie graduates from ASU FIDM this spring with a Bachelor of Arts in fashion merchandising and already has a full-time job lined up at Loren Stewart, a fine jewelry brand based in Los Angeles that features pieces handmade in LA and Italy using recycled materials. “I’ve worked really hard to gain experience in so many different corners of the fashion industry while at ASU,” Hardie said.

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2026 graduates. As a rhythmic gymnast for most of her life, Nicole Napoli Herkenhoff always assumed her future included competing and then coaching. Then the pandemic hit. “Competitions were canceled, the gym closed, and for the first time, I found myself with a lot of free time,” Herkenoff said.