Fashion is fast-moving, diverse and global. With historical, cultural and social significance.
Introducing Fashion Society – the new creative hub for young people aged 13-18 15-18 olds with a fascination for fashion. The course consists of either 10 or 20 after school sessions of 2 hours, covering key modules focused on understanding all aspects of the fashion industry through a curriculum that includes, amongst other areas, design, branding, trends, styling, buying, business, PR and marketing.
You will also learn about the social, economic and cultural factors. From photographers, stylists, art directors, fashion show producers, to digital creatives, writers, journalists and theorists.
Each student will be accredited with a Fashion Society certificate offering a pathway into further creativity, practical and intellectual development. The course will build a repertoire of skills that will be beneficial for future studies in not only Fashion but the Arts, Business and Economics.
The course will be held at school from 4-6 pm in a nurturing, dynamic environment over terms which encourages originality and innovation.
This exciting course has been designed for those who want a broad understanding of the fashion industry and the career opportunities that exist. Over twenty sessions the students will get to explore design, branding, trends, business, buying, styling, photography, sustainability, PR and marketing.
The students will also learn about the social, economic and cultural factors effecting the fashion industry today.
This course is unique in that as well as being delivered by lead tutors there will also be interviews with photographers, stylists, art directors, buyers, make-up artists, business owners, journalists and theorists.
Each student will be accredited with a Fashion Society certificate, offering a pathway into further creativity, practical and intellectual development. The course will build a repertoire of skills that will be beneficial for future studies in not only Fashion but the Arts, Business and Economics.
The course will be held at school from 4-6 pm via a live online video link to the tutor, with lots of opportunities to ask questions.
The Team
Who is
the founder
of Fashion Society?
Melanie Davis
The Dean
Melanie Davis after twenty-five years in fashion decided to turn her efforts into creating a platform to an exciting young audience who are wanting to know all about the different avenues of fashion.
Melanie started her design career at the age of 8 cutting her father’s shirts for her doll’s new outfits. She graduated from Ravensbourne College of Art and went straight into industry. In the late 80’s Melanie launched her first label, lovingly called Pamplemousse because of the love of grapefruit at the time. The brand enjoyed enormous success and wonderful high-profile partnerships. Pamplemousse was loved and enjoyed and expanded from womenswear to men’s and kids wear and ended up being a global brand with representations all over the world.
Melanie went from casual “chill out wear” to launching in complete contrast a range of red-carpet dresses at Body Frock, the brand that boasts “the dress with the inner secret”. With this colourful career achieved, Melanie now has the desire to create a platform for her immense knowledge to be shared.
Who is
the Director
of lectures?