Introduction to Styling for 16 to 18 Year Olds Short Course
Course description
Course overview
On this course, you'll learn the key skills and insider tricks needed to succeed as a fashion stylist, along with how to start your career and deliver professional, high-quality styling work.
The course includes a photoshoot experience with a professional photographer, where you'll have the chance to style yourself and put your new skills into practice.
Who this course is for
- Students aged 16 to 18 with an interest in styling and a desire to learn, including beginners with no previous experience
Key information
Topics covered
Day one
- Background history of stylists and contextualisation of their role
- The roles of a stylist today
- In-depth look at Commercial Styling
- How to interpret a style brief
- Topshop App styling exercise
Day two
- In-depth explanation of Editorial Styling and the Network surrounding them, especially Fashion PRs
- Pathways into styling
- Sourcing research
- Outfits of the photoshoot
Learning outcomes
- Gain insights in starting a career in styling and deliver high quality work
- Experience styling yourself and develop new skills
- 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
For day two:
- A fashion magazine with a shoot inside that you love - old or new
- A festival inspired outfit / utilising your wardrobes / friends' wardrobes / classmates wardrobes / families' wardrobes / anywhere else to put together a physical outfit that also fits this brief
Tutor
Nada Dahab
Nada Dahab is a British Egyptian Freelance Commercial Fashion Stylist who has styled adverts for clients such as Actimel, Barclaycard, and Calor. At the start of her career, she contributed features to Volt magazine's online home, Volt Café, as well as worked for Christian Dior Homme and Ermenegildo Zegna as a menswear sales consultant. Nada's passion for menswear and tailoring was greatly enhanced by this incredible experience.
Nada prides herself on being a multi-disciplinary creative who works not just as a Stylist but also commercially, helping create character through costume for adverts and events. One of Nada's favorite roles was acting as Creative Director for Egyptian menswear brand Concrete, where she developed concepts for their social media campaigns. She oversaw the entire process, from the conception of ideas to the styling and placement of products to the production of the shoots.
Currently, Nada is an associate lecturer at London College of Fashion on the Fashion Styling and Production course, as well as a Short Course Tutor, teaching on various styling courses.
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