Fashion Journalism for 16 to 18 Year Olds Short Course
Course description
Course overview
This course offers an insight into one of the most coveted jobs in the fashion industry. You'll learn what it takes to write fashion features on topics like the inspiration behind a designer's latest collection or the next big fashion brand-celebrity collaboration. You'll also learn the basics of fashion reporting, from interviews and catwalk analysis to trend interpretation and feature brainstorming.
Who this course is for
- Students aged 16 to 18 with a passion for fashion journalism, including beginners
- Students considering pursuing further education in the fashion industry
- Students who would like to try something new, fun and meet other young creatives
Key information
Topics covered
- Writing a fashion news story
- Interview techniques for quizzing fashion designers
- Analysing a new season collection
- Trend spotting
- Brainstorming feature ideas
- The importance of networking
- Showroom and retail field trips
Learning outcomes
- Develop basic knowledge and skills of fashion reporting
- Receive a digital badge and certificate of attendance
- Develop an open-minded approach to art and design
- Experience art school teaching
For practical information about our kids and teens courses, take a look at our kids and teens information hub. This includes details of our policies on safeguarding, food allergies, learning requirements and online study.
Materials
- Notepad and pen
- Laptop / iPad / tablet
- Digital camera (or mobile phone with a good quality camera)
Tutor
Angela Buttolph
Angela Buttolph is an experienced journalist, broadcaster and author, and Associate Lecturer for MA Fashion Journalism at the London College of Fashion's School of Media and Communication. A fashion journalist for over twenty-five years, she has worked on staff at every major magazine from Elle to Vogue, InStyle and Grazia and contributing to many more. She has covered fashion weeks worldwide for Vogue, the Guardian and Grazia, broadcast live from catwalk shows and the red carpet for the BBC, and interviewed many of fashion’s greatest luminaries including Anna Wintour and Karl Lagerfeld. Angela has also presented fashion TV series on ITV, BBC and C4. She was Editor of Grazia’s website, before becoming Editor at Large for Grazia magazine, where she is currently a contributing writer, as well as writing for The Telegraph and Google’s Think with Google blog. She is author of Kate Moss: Style, co-author of Phaidon’s Fashion Book, and is currently writing a book about the fashion industry for tweens.
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