My reflective summery
“Be who you are”
I am going to be honest, when I first started BA1b, I did not know what to expect. We started the course with our marketing report, which is something I can confidently say I struggled with intensely. As much as I love learning about the fashion industry, I knew going into the project that it was not my strong point. The project itself scared me off which made me put the project itself off for too long leaving me under a lot of pressure. After finishing the project, I found out a lot about myself. Although the marketing report itself was not something I fancied doing, I had so much fun designing the layout for my report, making it colorful and fun. Even the simplest tasks like laying out words or pictures were enjoyable for me. Our next big project was the fashion magazine project. I can very confidently say this project I had so much fun. Everything about this project was exciting to me. I love working in groups and I make new friends out of it as well. Even just brainstorming together made me excited for uni. My favorite part of this project was the fact that I got to try and do everything, I was a photographer, creative director, stylist, set designer, editor, and model all in the last few weeks. It helped me figure out what I am good at and what needs a bit of work but at the end of the day, I treated this project like my child. This project also reassured me that I made the right choice in choosing fashion communication and promotion rather than the marketing and business side of it. one of our third projects was my blog and industry guest lectures. I previously had made a blog from the last project, but I absolutely hated it. I redesigned my whole website, and I am so glad that I did. It expresses me so much more and makes me enjoy doing my blogs now. The fact that our guest lecturers came from various fields and various places only further reinforces the importance of fashion studies in my mind. Oftentimes when I try to explain the field of fashion studies to friends and family, they do not get it, and this frustrates me. Nobody wants to be told that their passion and their efforts are not relevant. More oftentimes than not I find that people cannot wrap their heads around the fact that fashion is more than clothes. The guest lectures gave me someone to relate to and a safe space to express myself, my creativity, and my work. From this course, I have learned that fashion studies stretch into so many different areas, and there are so many different directions one can take when setting out to explore fashion. Overall, I have drastically improved my skill set and knowledge of the industry and I can't wait to see what second year throws at me because I am ready to take on anything.
