Avocational courses available in Fashion Styling:
Introduction to Fashion Styling • 12 Weeks
This course starts with an introduction to styling for the fashion industry, together with an overview of the ‘Fashion System’. Visual communication and presentation skills are introduced, alongside basic techniques in creative writing for print and online media proposals. The history of Art and Dress further supports participants understanding of style through key historic periods, as well as a basic history of fashion photography and iconographic research.
Image Development • 12 Weeks
This course takes a look at fashion communication and image through digital media and social networks, including the influence and impact of social media on traditional communication processes. Participants are introduced photo shoots, and to how style can be used to communicate a message or story. Skills in graphic design are further developed to create a personal blog supported by individual research.
Fashion Branding • 12 Weeks
By looking at both traditional marketing and digital marketing techniques this course explores the influence and power that a successful brand identity has on both the consumer, and the fashion industry. Participants will then have the opportunity to create and edit a real photo shoot in order to present a final editorial/advertorial piece that aims to communicate a particular story or message, image and style.
Fashion Editorial • 12 Weeks
Photo shoots, on location and still-life sets are the natural environment of the fashion stylist. This course allows participants to work on a their own photo shoot, coordinating photographer, lighting, model, props, hair and makeup, to name just a few. Images will be retouched and edited using professional editorial design software, and presented in a fashion styling research book of editorial examples as a record of their achievement.