So the first year is over!!we've handed in our final cdp sports project, buying and merchandising work and now its just looking onto next year-exciting!!!
Looking back on the first year, i have realy enjoyed being here and learning new skills in mainly pattern cutting and making. Having said this i found it quite hard to motivate myself in this projects as i dont particularly enjoy these two sections or the sketchbook work. I found the sketchbook the most tiresome to do to be honest, not knowing really how i should set it out as well so that it looked good and professional. However, im glad that i had to do all this because 1. learning skills lke pattern cutting cutting and knowing how to sew different garments and Lectra is a great knowledge to have-even if im not very good at it!! and 2. when i first started this course i had every intention of being a fashion designer as my career, doing aleval textiles i didnt realise just how stressful and high paced it is and thought id really enjoy this as a career. So its made me realise that what i really like is actualy the promotional side of fashion which i hadnt really thought that much about before hand. Styling in particular is one of my favorite things to do, I loved putting outfits together for the magazine spread that i did, and am hoping to work at a magazine for my work experience which should be really good and worthwhile.
It was interesting to look into the buying and merchandising part of the course, we only really just touched on it but i enjoyed it and think it will be good to look into this in more depth next year.
We had our tutorials for what we wanted to do next year on monday. Sarah explained what the promotion course would involve and it sounds absolutely amazing!!!
First you work with the designers who are designing a jacket, then there'sphotoshoots, styling, shop reports, magazine spreads, visual merchandidng, looking into the trends, seeing whats on the street!!Basically everything that i love doing!!! I think il do much better in this year as its what i really enjoy and think il be very motivated to do it!!!
What i want to achieve next year-basically i want to reaaly improve all my skills in fashion promotion. And produce some really amazing work-perticularly doin the photoshoots and magazine spreads!!!!The photoshoots and styling should be the best bit for me, i cant wait to start finding a photographer, model sorting out the hair, make up and total look of it!to get abit of practise i may domy own one over the summer holidays!
onwards and upwards!!!
