Fashion Media Styling: Commercial

For budding stylists keen to take their first steps in this popular fashion career path, this fashion media styling course looks at the variety of media styling options available to you, and the day-to-day working life of a stylist. You will learn how and where to find inspiration, creating two complete looks that you will shoot on the last day together with a professional photographer, model and hair and make up artist.

The course includes:

• How to present your aesthetic using key fashion phrases and terms
• Timeline of key moments in fashion history
• Background history of stylists and contextualisation of their role
• The roles of a stylist working today
• An in-depth look at commercial styling - lookbooks, advertisements and ecommerce
• How to interpret a style brief - understanding your audience and your client
• Making contacts - utilising fashion PRs and social media networks to generate work
• Pathways into styling - how to gain valuable work experience in the industry
• Sourcing research both online and in print - where to find it and how to file it
• Tools are needed in a styling kit and where to buy them
• How to work on a professional studio photoshoot directing a team which includes a professional model, photographer and hair and makeup artist.

Beginners. You should have an interest in the subject area and a desire to learn but no previous experience is required.

Your course place is confirmed once you have booked online or via the phone using a credit or debit card. There is no deadline for booking. Places are offered on a first come, first served basis, and all courses have a maximum number of students. We suggest you book early to avoid disappointment.