Born in Botswana and
living there for most of my childhood, I had the privilege to interact with and
experience the different cultures. I travelled to many parts of Southern Africa
at a young age, observing the diverse environments and the contrast between the
life of wealth and poverty – from this I developed a fascination of people,
trying to get a sense of who they are as an individual by how they look, what
they’re wearing and how they present themselves. It helped me appreciate the
visual and more conceptual side of the fashion Industry.
I love researching
and exploring social media online, as well as reading independent Magazines
such as I-D, LOVE, The Gentlewoman and Wonderland. Discovering new bloggers,
trends, products and finding out what my generation is talking about gives me
the opportunity to visualize my own ideas of fashion and what could be
publicized more or what should be included more.
For my Final
Specialist Project in the BTEC Art and Design course at Cirencester College I created
my own interpretation of an independent magazine titled ‘CS/15’ (College
Students of 2015). The content ranged from Fashion to Health to what my peers
were posting about. I had to interact with my peers, helping me gain a huge
amount of confidence and social skills. I was chairman for the end of year art
exhibition where I had the chance to understand how to direct and productively
work within a group – I had to learn to give instructions and most importantly
trusting them to do the job properly. Being chairman truly helped me get a
glimpse of what it would be like to work with people and the confidence that is
needed for such an important role. This gave me huge excitement to be able to
work, organize and direct events such as fashion shows/ runway shows,
festivals, pop-up shops, galleries etc. where I would have that opportunity to
share my ideas and create something I knew would be visually and conceptually
appealing for the audience. Last summer I did the Miss Vogue course at The Conde
Nast College of Fashion and Design in Soho/London. I gained important knowledge
of fashion branding, trend adoptions and how the fashion cycle and fashion
shows are run. I had the privilege to be taught by Zoe Souter a former fashion-booking
editor for Vogue and current marketing manager. She gave me an insight about
her roles, challenges and the stages she we went through to get where she did –
only making me more determined to be a part of.
I am currently
working as a sales advisor at Sue Parkinson, a family-run store selling exclusive
brands such as DVF, Maison Scotch, Oui, Joseph and Candice Cooper. These lavish
pieces of clothing make me appreciate the high-quality products as well as the customer.
I am constantly interacting with people, I learn to connect with them and
understand their needs. I’ve gained a huge amount of confidence within myself
and in my work performance.
There is one word
that would describe exactly who I am as person and that is a wallflower. I am
quiet, shy and I may be seen as the person who remains at the side of a party
or a function but I visually pay attention to what is going on around me, I
judge nearly everything from the aesthetics of a room to how someone interacts
with certain people. Being a wallflower makes me see things from a different
perspective and this is how I create ideas and how I can communicate them to
people. I am a serious person but I enjoy working because I know it’s going to
make a difference for either myself or for someone and it makes me feel happy
to know that and I’ll always continue doing that. Going to an art and design
University will be the opportunity to show people who I am and the knowledge I
have of fashion. Becoming more experienced with the fundamentals of Marketing
will give me the opportunity to be a responsible promoter,
writer, communicator and observer, for the industry’s future.
No comments
Post a Comment