After my internship and summer project researching menswear trends, I returned to second year to do a two week mini project in Styling. We were put in teams and decided to do menswear to prepare us for our next major project. We focused on the pastel trend for SS14, and had to plan our photoshoot from start to finish without help from any professionals. Sourcing models, photographers, makeup artists, clothing, accessories and the location was very challenging, as we had a deadline of around four days to turn this around.
Research, ideas for styling and the photoshoot, muse etc
We also had to pay for everything ourselves, so trying to get things for free or borrowing stuff added another challenging element. I sourced the makeup artist, a good friend from art foundation so she did the makeup for free. Another member of the group managed to get a professional photographer for free too, so that was an added bonus. We also used our studio at uni which we have access to.
Our clothing and accessories were all bought from the high street, our own clothing or borrowed from our friends.
Behind the Scenes of the photoshoot
The two week styling project was challenging, tiring and really hard work. The results weren't quite what we had aimed for. The model wasn't experienced so the photographs didn't look as good as we'd hoped, as you could tell he was nervous. Instead of ignoring this, we decided that we'd make the most of it and make the shoot quirky, fun and different, which we made clear in our final presentation. We made the best out of a bad situation.
Although the project was difficult, I learned so much! I enjoyed the challenge, the fast paced environment was fun and kept you on your toes, and it was a group project so I learned a lot about the challenges of working with others, preparing me for industry too. It was an amazing experience and definitely worthwhile.
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