Amanda Bynes was seen shopping yesterday, but this time she did not walk out of the store forgetting she was wearing merchandise. Instead, the troubled star was college shopping.

Bynes was seen visiting the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising on Wednesday. The She's the Man star visited the school's Orange County campus and went on a tour. According to E! News, the designer wannabe sported a floral-print shirt. She also wore sunglasses that hid her face and had her hair tied back in a ponytail.

E! News reports that typically, tours at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising include a stop at the library as well as classrooms. The tour aims to show prospective students the sort of projects students work on while in attendance.

Although Bynes visited the school's Orange County campus, the school offers other locations as well. The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising also has schools in San Diego, San Francisco and a Los Angeles school, which is close to her residence in her parents' San Fernando Valley home.

Bynes left inpatient treatment last week and plans on starting her own fashion line.

"She's now looking at various colleges with the intention of majoring in fashion design," a statement from the lawyer of Lynn, Bynes's mother, said. "She's mentioned before she's interested in creating a clothing line."

Bynes previously dabbled in fashion in 2007 with her Dear line for Steve & Barry. The company eventually went bankrupt.

"Despite the fact Amanda is no longer in a facility, her outpatient treatment is continuing. She's very happy to reestablish the loving relationship with her family that she once shared," the statement said.

Lynn still has indefinite control over Bynes and her finances. Meanwhile, it appears Bynes will work toward building a fashion line inspired by other child stars.

"I love Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's clothing line, Elizabeth and James, and I love how Justin Bieber dresses," Bynes told In Touch in May 2013. "My line will be a mixture of sick styles, and it's going to be for everybody."

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