Desiree Hartsock - Bachelorette 9 - Discussion

FIDM Faces: Desiree Hartsock
Grads share their career success stories

Desiree Hartsock
Graduate
Fashion Design
Star of ABC’s The Bachelorette, Bridal Stylist
Desiree Hartsock is The Bachelorette in Season 9 of the hit ABC reality show. The Colorado native (and fan favorite after first appearing on The Bachelor) is also an Operations Manager and Stylist at the bridal salon Serenity Bridal.

Desiree, a Fashion Design graduate who designed her own dress for The Bachelor #17 Sean Lowe's first Rose Ceremony, plans to become a bridal gown designer and open her own boutique. Many FIDM Graduates have pursued careers as bridal wear designers, include renowned alumna Monique Lhuillier whose global empire now includes couture and ready-to-wear.

gabriele wrote:i don't know if this has been posted. des is a graduate of the fashion institute of design & merchandising in LA:

FIDM Faces: Desiree Hartsock
Grads share their career success stories

Desiree Hartsock
Graduate
Fashion Design
Star of ABC’s The Bachelorette, Bridal Stylist
Desiree Hartsock is The Bachelorette in Season 9 of the hit ABC reality show. The Colorado native (and fan favorite after first appearing on The Bachelor) is also an Operations Manager and Stylist at the bridal salon Serenity Bridal.

Desiree, a Fashion Design graduate who designed her own dress for The Bachelor #17 Sean Lowe's first Rose Ceremony, plans to become a bridal gown designer and open her own boutique. Many FIDM Graduates have pursued careers as bridal wear designers, include renowned alumna Monique Lhuillier whose global empire now includes couture and ready-to-wear.

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BarbB222 wrote:Talk about not getting their facts straight. .......I guess sometimes when you're looking for fodder you f up


Desiree, who is the ninth Bachelorette, eliminated Zak W. and James in Monday night’s episode of the show, leaving 11 suitors vying for her heart.

Peppermom wrote:She doesn't look too happy in those pics. Too many cameras for her?

They say you're not supposed to talk about weddings on your first date, but don't tell that to current Bachelorette

Hartsock is more than just a Katie Holmes lookalike and girl next door, she's also an aspiring wedding dress designer! Much to our delight, the bridal stylist has been using her TV spotlight as a prime opportunity to showcase her original designs and profess her love for wedding dresses.
Desiree Hartsock Bachelorette

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We knew she needed more screen time after Sean Lowe's season of The Bachelor last season—her intro clip showed her trying on gowns at a Los Angeles bridal salon, after all. Though she didn't wear a wedding dress to meet Sean (that distinction goes to runner-up Lindsay Yenter), she stepped out of the limo in this red dress, one of her own designs. The Jenny Packham lookalike frock showcased her eye for flattering styles, which she has honed by designing for Kiyonna and working as a stylist at Serenity Bridal.

Thankfully, this season has given us a more in-depth look at her passion for designing. After the show's second episode rolled footage of Desiree sketching dress designs, she disclosed her dream of becoming a wedding dress designer on her first date.

In a risky date move, she and her suitor went to a bridal salon to try on a dress and suit that they wore for the rest of the day. She had some understandable hesitations about the activity that she described in a blog post on People.com. "At first I was nervous about bringing him to a bridal salon because men don't typically know what to do around beautiful white dresses, but bridal design is my passion so it was important for me to share that."

The date was a success, but the real highlight so far was the self-designed dress she wore for the rose ceremony on the June 10 episode, a first for any Bacheloretteas seen on People, was translated into the showstopping floor-length blue gown with a jeweled bib. The evening wear-appropriate color didn't distract us from what hinted at a killer wedding dress idea. We love the beading and fitted silhouette for a glamorous, modern wedding.

Hartsock took her first foray into design when she left her close-knit Colorado family to study Fashion Design at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. Like fellow FIDM alum Monique Lhuillier, Desiree openly professes her dream of owning a wedding dress boutique filled with her designs. We're sure her fun bridal designs will light up future runways. And whether or not Hartsock marries one of her current suitors, she plans to sketch her own wedding dress.

Until then, we're watching this season with bated breath for more bridal design fun and, of course, some romance.

—Terri Pous

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sfrank wrote:I really thought the show was just playing up the poor angle having her drive up in a battered car but wow it REALLY is her car!

Geez Des, pay a couple bucks from your Bachelorette paycheck and get that car fixed, huh!

Not saying get a new car but at least fix the hood! My goodness.

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BarbB222 wrote:

sfrank wrote:I really thought the show was just playing up the poor angle having her drive up in a battered car but wow it REALLY is her car!

Geez Des, pay a couple bucks from your Bachelorette paycheck and get that car fixed, huh!

Not saying get a new car but at least fix the hood! My goodness.

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LOL when you put it that way.

nymeria wrote:

BarbB222 wrote:

sfrank wrote:I really thought the show was just playing up the poor angle having her drive up in a battered car but wow it REALLY is her car!

Geez Des, pay a couple bucks from your Bachelorette paycheck and get that car fixed, huh!

Not saying get a new car but at least fix the hood! My goodness.

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LOL when you put it that way.

HAHAHAHAHA

anyway, I heard she got..uhmmm..paycheck around in the 200's.