Thursday, August 11, 2011

#LookShowWSC - The Competition Entry Post

Blogging is relatively new to me. I started this blog only three years ago. However, fashion is something I have always had an interest in, even at a young age. Dressing up in mum’s clothes, clip-clopping in her shoes, wearing her bags and stealing her make up! We’ve all done it, girls! I could go on all day about how much I love clothes and shopping, which I so often do. Instead, I will take on a different approach by telling you how I took my interest in fashion to a different level and why I should be given the chance to blog at the front row at A/W 11 Look Show. (#LookShowWSC)

During secondary school, I had made my mind up that I wanted to use my interest and turn it in to a career. I often wished I was good at maths so that I could be an accountant, or wish I was smart (or brave) enough to become a doctor, or a nurse so that I could help people. As a fashion student, we often have to justify what we’re at university for and put up with remarks such as “How can you "study" fashion?” – “So, all you do is just cut pictures out from magazines and stick them in a sketchbook??” – No, not true. But I was always realistic with my goals. After all, fashion is one of the biggest global industries. The two things that I had an interest in were learning how businesses work and of course, fashion! So I took business studies and textiles for my A-Levels, then I went to study National Diploma BTEC in Fashion Design at college, which led me to complete a degree in Fashion Marketing at Northumbria University. To me, fashion is more than clothes and shopping. For so long, (8 years to be exact) I have enjoyed learning about how the fashion industry works.

So, why should I be chosen to blog about Look Magazine’s fashion show? From my experiences within both my fashion marketing degree and running my own business, I understand commercial fashion from both side of the fence (as a consumer, and from inside the industry). This has allowed me to have a more in-depth analytical view of how fashion is communicated and marketed to the public. I have an understanding of how to interpretate a concept, and I also understand the technical side of how a garment is made. Also, having a business and from the brand's point of view, I know how to work with bloggers. And as a blogger, I know how to work with, and promote businesses. It is paramount that I show things on my blog posts that are interesting and aesthetically pleasing for everyone to read. And as you have noticed, I am very meticulous with the photography.

If I was given the opportunity to blog for Look Magazine’s fashion show, I would absolutely ensure that I’d do it justice. I'm very dedicated and determined, and I put 100% in to everything I do, I wouldn't settle for anything less than perfect. I always make sure that I engage with other bloggers and that I interact with everyone no matter who they are. I would want to make it feel as if my readers were right there with me!

In addition to that, to show you that I have a “passion for fashion” (my uni tutors would kill me for using that phrase!), below are a few images of my own work to show the skills that I have acquired in the many areas of fashion, in hope to demonstrate that I would be a good candidate!

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(All images featured in the post are original artwork and photography are created, illustrated and shot by me and are part of my fashion portfolio. These images must not be taken, edited, copied, reproduced or duplicated.)

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