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YOUR STUDENTS ARE THE FUTURE OF FASHION osted by The Fashion Careers Clinic and led by Caryn Franklin, hear from the experts at leading high-street and designer brands. They’ll be giving inspirational insights into the world of fashion, offering top career advice to help students make all important decisions and tips on how and where to fi nd work experience.


FASHION CAREER SEMINARS


DESIGN & TREND (AGE 16+)


Students will learn how the speakers


launched their careers in design and trend and have the opportunity to place their burning questions to the experts. They’ll discover how to fi nd work experience, top tips to becoming a budding designer and the best/worst things about working in fashion.


STYLING (AGE 16+) Meet industry experts who have


worked on fashion shoots, TV and fi lm. Students will learn how our speakers launched their careers in styling, what it’s really like to work on a fashion shoot, tricks of the trade and how to get your foot on the fashion ladder.


FASHION ILLUSTRATION (AGE 16+)


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Students will discover the techniques and tools to creating beautiful and engaging illustrations, helping to perfectly demonstrate their fi nal vision, whilst capturing the imagination of the person appreciating their work. Hosted by a panel of inspirational speakers and experts students will have the chance to listen to their advice and view their previous work.


STYLING


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DESIGN & TREND


Mark Charles, Luxury Footwear Designer. London-based luxury boot Designer Mark Charles has his own label of high-end ladies footwear, which launched in 2011, as seen at London Fashion Week. Mark recently captured his knowledge of the fashion world in his e-book ‘The Fashion Designer Guide’.


hear from industry experts


Fashion careers seminar timetable – Friday 7th, Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th December. £2 per student, teachers go FREE. Seminars last for approx. 1hr. Limited availability, reserve early to avoid disappointment.


11.00


Design & Trend (Age 16+)


12.30


Styling (Age 16+)


14.00


Planning Your Career (Age 13+)


Visit: clothesshowlive.com/seminars for the full panel bios. CLOTHES SHOW LIVE • 7-11 DEC 2012 • NEC BIRMINGHAM 03 15.15


Fashion Illustration (Age 16+)


A taste of the fashion industry in action.


PLANNING YOUR CAREER (AGE 13+)


Aimed at students who are still at school through to university, this seminar focuses on how students can prepare for a


career in fashion, including, options to consider at GCSE and A-level, useful subjects to study further and an insight into the various career options behind the scenes.


Ella Pearce Heath, Freelance Stylist. Ella has worked on a huge variety of styling projects for fashion, music and TV clients, including Britain’s Got Talent, Vanity Fair, British Vogue, and 125 magazine. She has also worked as Fashion Assistant on The Daily Mail.


Amber Davies, Finalist, Young Designer 2011


Naomi Gray, Freelance Stylist. Naomi Gray is a fashion stylist & writer specialising in editorial, music videos, runway, advertising and styling personalities. She has worked with leading brands such as Project Runway, COMPANY, Kurv, ASOS.com, GQ, DISORDER, to name a few.


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Melanie Bainbridge, Designer. After graduation Melanie launched her own womenswear range and then went on to work as an in-house designer for several young fashion brands and retailers, including Levis, Fat Face and Boxfresh (where she was Head of Womenswear), before joining Miss Selfridge in 2007 as Design Manager on casualwear.


DESIGN & TREND


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