Glinda Suarez
As a Costume Designer, Southern California native Glinda Suarez is setting trends and breaking down barriers in the entertainment industry.
Southern California native Glinda Suarez is setting trends and breaking down barriers in the entertainment industry. Her team’s costume designs on Netflix’s Never Have I Ever even got Glinda name-dropped in Vanity Fair by actress Poorna Jagannathan for having “pushed [the parameters of] what a South Asian immigrant woman looks like on TV.” Watch our new Member Stories spotlight to see how we partner with the talented Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising grad on her financial journey as Glinda adds her trend-setting style to Hollywood’s most prominent projects.
What is the key to finding success in the entertainment industry?
“I had an excellent mentor to teach me the ropes a little bit…. So, I hope that I can also teach and open doors for other people.”
What inspired you to pursue a career as a costume designer?
“In high school, we went on a field trip to the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in downtown Los Angeles. That’s when I realized I could do this as a career.”
How does First Entertainment benefit you as a creator of entertainment?
“Having my money at First Entertainment Credit Union relieves me because I don’t have to explain my career or what I do for work.”
How would you compare your experiences with First Entertainment with other financial institutions you have banked with?
“First Entertainment understands me, and they get the work we do.”
I had an excellent mentor to teach me the ropes a little bit…. So, I hope that I can also teach and open doors for other people.
Glinda Suarez, a Southern California native and Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising graduate, is making waves in the entertainment industry with her groundbreaking costume designs, notably featured on Netflix’s “Never Have I Ever.”
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