Erin Frederick graduated from the School of Fashion in 2010 with a B.F.A. in Fashion Merchandising. She now works at StippleIt.com, which allows brands to track their images on the internet and make them instantly shoppable. Katarina Farley caught up with Erin to gain some insight into life after graduation!

Tell me a bit about yourself.

I’m addicted to vintage: mostly fashion of course but the obsession definitely bleeds over into the furniture, music, movies, culture and celebrities… Just take my living room as exhibit A.

In addition to that, I grew up in La Jolla/Southern California, of course I love fashion… and puppies. Actually, I just got one – she’s amazing! She’s a Chug: Chihuahua/Pug mix, 4 months old and her name is Dee Dee and she likes to accessorize.

Erin’s love of vintage is revealed in her home décor.

Erin’s new puppy Dee Dee.

You’re an Academy of Art University alumna, what’s your area of expertise?

I earned a B.F.A. in Fashion Merchandising. I started out in the Fashion Design program, but after two years switched to merchandising so I could take more of the fashion business, styling and visual merchandising classes. I really enjoyed being able to focus on styling my last two years at AAU, it gave me the opportunity to work with so many amazing and talented people. It was such a good experience to collaborate with students from other Academy of Art University departments.

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