Fashion Styling Courses
Thursday, September 27, 2012 Posted by Unknown at 10:27 PM
There are various fashion styling courses that are offered to
future stylists who want to pursue a career in the fashion industry.
These courses provide candidates with in-depth knowledge on various
subjects that may include nail care, hair care, hair styling, personal
care, wardrobe selection and garment selection.
Budding
stylists who are interested in pursuing a career in the fashion
industry can either opt for a 2 year Associate Degree Course in Fashion
Designing or they can opt for a 4 year Associate Degree Course in
Fashion Designing. Both these courses help future stylists understand
various aspects of personal styling and also understand how the industry
works. In addition to getting knowledge about the chosen path, these
courses also teach the future stylist various other things such as how
to develop contacts and how to keep clients happy.
Since there are
many reputed training institutes that offer fashion styling courses,
future stylists should consider various aspects before joining an
institute. Some of the aspects that should be considered include the
quality of training, internship, placement and future job opportunities.
Aspiring stylists who are interested in getting job experience should
look for fashion styling courses that also offer internship programs
since these programs allow stylists to get hands on experience. The main
benefit of an internship program is that most places that offer
internship programs allow candidates to make a few unintentional
mistakes as part of the learning procedure. These inevitable mistakes
often prevent future stylists from making similar mistakes in the
future.
The two types of fashion styling courses that are offered
to future stylists who want to become personal stylists are virtual
courses and face to face courses. Face to face courses are usually
preferred by most people who have access to institutes that offer these
courses since such seminars allow candidates to get hands on experience
and practice while learning.
Although face to face courses have
various benefits, many people opt for virtual courses for various
reasons. Virtual courses are ideal for people who do not have enough
time to attend face to face courses or live in a location that is far
away from institutes that offer face to face courses. Some fashion
styling institutes also offer blended seminars that allow candidates to
enter both face to face seminars and virtual seminars. Blended seminars
are considered to be ideal for future stylists who want to get both
hands on experience and want to save time while learning the art of
styling.
4 Reasons to Enroll For Fashion Stylist Courses
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 Posted by Unknown at 10:30 PM
Most people believe that the fashion world is all about glamour;
however, the truth is that to make celebrities look glamorous, fashion
stylists have to put in hard work. The job of a fashion stylist is
definitely rewarding and has many perks however, to get a job has a
stylist, one has to be certified and get accredited. Listed below are 4
reasons you should enroll for fashion stylist courses and some facts
about these courses.
#1
- Fashion Stylist Courses are Fun - Fashion courses for stylists allow
stylists to get hands on experience which can be a lot of fun provided
you have joined the right fashion styling institute. These courses allow
likeminded people to mingle and learn about the fashion industry. Good
courses also give students the opportunity to apply themselves while
gaining exposure and learning about the fashion world.
#2 -
Fashion Styling Courses Help you to learn how to Network - Students are
taught the importance of networking and they are also taught how to
network in order to find clients. Students are also taught how to use
people skills to gain the trust of their clients. Good styling
institutes help students gain confidence and also teach students how to
help their clients gain confidence.
#3 - Fashion Stylist Courses
Help You Do What You Love - If you like making others look and feel
beautiful, if you like helping others and if you like being rewarded for
doing something that you love then fashion courses for stylists are
ideal for you. The remuneration for fashion stylists is considered to be
good, provided the stylist has been accredited by a good university.
#4
- Fashion Stylist Courses Can Help You Learn New Skills - Since fashion
stylists do a lot more than just make people look beautiful, these
courses can help students learn how to help others feel good about
themselves and these courses can also help students learn how to
multitask. Good courses for personal shoppers and personal assistants
can help students learn how to set up meetings, set up conferences,
learn how to borrow clothes for clients, learn how to pack clothes and
learn how to return clothes after they have been used by the client.
People who opt for express courses can learn how to do these tasks and
many more in 3 days - 5 days. The benefit of opting for express or short
courses is that the student gets to learn what is required to succeed
without having to spend too much time or energy reading manuals or
books. Good courses concentrate on practical experience rather than
asking students to read dozens of manuals.
Fashion Review of the Last Decade
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 Posted by Unknown at 12:50 AM
The decade has just ended and we are once again starting out on a
clean slate. Nothing much or drastic has changed since the new decade
has just begun and we are still in the first few weeks of the brand new
year. However, it is fitting to go through the last decade's trends in
fashion to see if these will recur or will we have a totally fresh
approach in the world of fashion.
The
last decade's fashion saw the emergence of recycling the trends prior
to it most notably from the 90's. During the first few years, 90's
fashion was evident. However, at this time, it was more refined.
Prevalent in this year as well was stepping away from the unisex style
of dressing. The more "woman approach" was now being embraced as skirts
and dresses become more in-style.
The youth played an important
role in fashion during these times specifically in the early 2000's. Emo
and hip-hop style were the in-thing mainly because of the rise of emo
bands and new hip-hop artists. These artists have influenced the way
people dress and live. Hoodies and sweatpants were among the most
popular garments used last decade. You see Eminem wear these types of
clothing and other hip-hop moguls as well. Baggy pants and lose denims
were also common and are not only worn by men but by women as well. This
type of style however was again based on the 90's fashion.
Emo
style, on the other hand, is associated with wristbands and spiky hair.
Sometimes, this is accompanied with dark eye shadows and black fit
shirts. Blink 182, and Green Day were among those who influenced the
youth for this fashion.
By the late 2000's, the more urban style
fashion was introduced. Women and men were encouraged to be more
feminine and manly in terms of choosing the style of clothes.
Sophisticated garments such us black pants and black dress shoes became
popular. There was quite a shift of fashion style in hip-hop when Kanye
West introduced the lesser youthful hip-hop style. Loose shirt and pants
were now replaced for a more manly look. Power suits were also worn at
this time. Usually, these kinds of clothing are used only during formal
occasions. Yet, these became popular and are widely used even during
casual events.
If saggy clothes were fashionable in the 90's,
during this decade, tight jeans became widespread. Designer jeans were
more popular at this time. Of course, what is fashion without the
accessories? During the last decade, fashion was also associated with
designer glasses, both for men and women. The "geek look" was something
people have wanted to portray. For guys, in particular, baseball caps
were extremely popular for teenagers. However, these kinds of caps
cannot be bent so they stay as they are.
For sure there were still
a lot of fashion trends that were rampant during these years. These are
just a few examples and are the ones that became such a widespread
phenomena that almost everyone was into it. As we get into another
decade, we ask what kind of fashion we are looking at. Will we be going
back to the trends last decade or even three of four decades back? Or
will we be embracing a new craze? One thing is for sure, whatever is in
fashion now, and we are sure to follow it.
Fashion Icons and Wearing Red
Saturday, September 22, 2012 Posted by Unknown at 12:48 AM
There are different colours which are worn every autumn, every
winter, every spring and every summer. There are not too many colours
which are out of fashion, fashion all being about colours, but there are
some colours which are more frequently encountered than others and red
is one of them.
Red
is a colour which is definitely on an ascending direction, one that is
defining for the autumn-winter collection this year. Red is a colour
which only the daring women can wear and those who want to catch
everyone's eye. This is the best choice for those women who like being
in the centre of attention. Red is a passionate colour, a very sensual
one, one that has been chosen by designers all over the world because of
the passion and the voluptuous features it breathes and it transmits.
This is exactly why red could not be missing from the catwalks this
year. This is more than just a feminine shade and it can be combined
with a lot of other shades and tones, the most important part being that
you have to identify yourself with this colour and with its features.
Red
is also a colour which has made many women famous over time. However,
you don't have to wear a certain colour to become a fashion icon, this
being a more complex situation and a much more complex process. You must
have good taste and even good advisors around you. There have been a
lot of women who have become models through their way of dressing up and
of acting, imposing a real fashion trend. Here are some examples of
very famous women, who have revolutionized the world of fashion.
First
of all, there is Dita von Teese, one of the women who enjoyed the more
dramatic colours and who was very fond of the retro style, combined with
the glamour one. Then, there is Princess Diana, who was an example a
lot of other women followed and who was very famous for its social life
and for its taste in fashion. We can even encounter her personal fashion
style today. Then, there is Sarah Jessica Parker, who is a very
non-conformist person and who really has something to show in terms of
personality. Last but not least, there would be Nicole Kidman, who is
best characterized through the words simplicity and refinement. These
are the words which define the way she dresses and the way she teaches
the world to dress when attending any sort of event and when approaching
any kind of situation.
We all have our personal fashion styles
although not all of us are famous for it. Fashion can be considered a
quite relative domain as not all people have to obey the rules. This
means that if you don't like the retro fashion style, you don;t have to
wear retro clothes just to please the others, but of course you can make
an exception from time to time. Of course, that is if you really care.
Fashionable and Stylish
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Posted by Unknown at 12:45 AM
Fashion and style. What are they? Do they always go together? Do
they mean one and the same thing? It's hard to say. According to
specialists in the field, fashion is actually a synonym for style or
glamour. It has been agreed on the fact that fashion is a way of
personal expression, and according to this criteria, one can be
fashionable when he/she fits in this expression mode, or unfashionable,
which would be the opposite. Fashion has manifestations in all the
fields of human activity, that is when can speak about fashion when we
refer to topics such as architecture, clothing, music, cosmetics,
entertainment, forms of speech or even politics or technology. Anything
in these fields can be described as being fashionable or not. When one
speaks about materialism or trend s using the term 'fashion', it can be
associated with a negative meaning.
Most
people today perceive fashion as a term referring mostly to clothes.
The beginnings of what we call fashion today did actually refer to
clothes and they go back as far as the sixteenth century. However, it
was only two centuries later that the real manifestations of fashion
took place and it happened in Europe, among the wealthy upper classes.
Fashion, just like any other manifestation of human activity, underwent
major and continual changes, to the point where it is today, that is,
being related to many fields of activities.
Of course, it would be unjustified to assume that fashion is the same all over the world. First of all, fashion differs from one society to another. Then, within a certain society, there are a lot of factors which may influence fashion such as age or generation, social class, profession or occupation. Even the geography of certain regions may bring about differences in fashion among the people of the same society.
But
how does fashion change? Because we all know that constant change is
what fashion is actually about. Everyone will agree that what is new now
will soon become old, and the process goes both ways, that I what was
once into fashion but is now considered to be old and obsolete will soon
turn into something new again. Capitalism has brought along with its
numerous good aspects some less appealing ones, such as waste. People
buy things which are not necessary to them and consequently speed up the
process of change as far as fashion is concerned. Young generations
have much to do with this change in fashion as well, because they are
always eager and willing to try interesting things, things that they
haven't experienced before, something new to be more precise.
What
made fashion so popular among people was actually the television. The
moment fashion hit television, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, was
the moment when the general population became interested in this aspect.
And fashion magazines, websites or even fashion blogs were only one
step away.
Pretty much in the same way as fashion, style can refer
to may things, from painting, music, literature, web design to
linguistics or manners of addressing people. The very definition of
style describes the term as a fashionable manner of doing things, which
points out that style and fashion are very closely related. Not
everything that is considered fashionable will also be regarded as
stylish, which is why people should avoid turning into a fashion victim,
one of those persons who will wear just about anything that's seen as
fashionable, no matter if it suits them or not, from hairstyles and
piercing to clothes. It is true that today's world and the society we
live in have set some rules in what fashion and style are concerned, but
these don't always have to be strictly followed. Being a fashion victim
will only turn you into one of the rest. If you want to be ahead at all
times, what you must try is to define your own style and that will make
you look your best.
Genuine Sheepskin Boots Nourish Your Fashion Style And Passion
Monday, September 10, 2012 Posted by Unknown at 12:43 AM
Believe it or not, you will never make any achievement if being
in a slovenly state of mind or seeming indecorous, let alone raunchy. In
order to make sure you will be noticed, loved, esteemed and envied by
people alongside you, it' s a must to keep conscious about how you look
anytime. Of course, a fashionable or decent appearance has already
become a license for the vast majority of modern people. If you usually
look forward to living a more passionate life, spicing up your semblance
exactly becomes the first thing you should complete.
Comparing
with your statements and actions, your appearance always makes the
first impression. Thus, while selecting accessories to decorate your
body silhouette and complexion, it' s important to make sure these
tangible items are real accentuation for your personality. Because of
the larger options on fashion decorations, most people do feel more
difficult to pick out the really desirable items. Then, one safe bet is
recommended to you: just follow the latest fashion sense. Of course, it'
s not difficult to detect the most popular trends in such an era when
various information spreads in an incredibly fast speed because of the
internet. However, do not overdo fashion or elegance. Anytime, this is
not a wise idea. Additionally, there is another crucial aspect requiring
your notice: what you usually wear on feet can be also an important
reflection for your style and economic power. Most conscious people do
try to detect something relevant to your individuality and aesthetic
appreciation through your shoes. Then, when nippy wind and sharply
descending temperature send us signals of winter, it' s another time to
transform your appearance. Have you already gotten some great ideas on
your shoes?
Because of the freezing climate, warmth exactly
becomes the most significant aspect almost each individual focuses.
However, as a fashionable look always contributes a lot to our life and
this function has never ceased to be effective, style can not be
neglected while adding some new pairs to your closet. Referring to
fashionable and cozy shoes in the winter footwear collection, sheepskin
boots must pop out. All the while, these shoes are known as perfect
blends between style and comfort. To look stylish and take good care of
your feet simultaneously throughout those cold days, you may hardly find
better alternatives than sheepskin snow boots.
Genuine snow boots
are believed to cultivate your fashion style, passion and even life.
First, this kind of fashion footwear shows people simple looks, which
are totally different with styles you usually find on high-end brand
shoes. Designers for sheepskin boots are fashion veterans. They break
away from traditional rules while flattering a classy fashion taste.
Twinkling sequins are replaced by smooth sheepskin uppers with light
sheen oozed out. Appeal on high heels is replaced by exquisiteness &
unique sense of elegance shown by chic boots. Nevertheless, it' s
totally believed allure on these understated shoes is second to none.
While picking out clothing to match with your snow boots, you will
really find the versatility carried by these shoes. They can be
finishing touches to a luxurious appearance for the prom, a formal
semblance for a launch event and a casual look for a homecoming party.
Undoubtedly, whatever type of fashion style you embrace, you can flatter
it with chic and sophisticated sheepskin boots this time.
Most of
snow boots found on today' s market are delicate and high-quality.
Besides spicing up your winter look by simple, yet dolce styles, they
are considered to be faithful mates by most people because of incredible
warmth. To be honest, this is true. Real sheepskin boots create dry and
snug space with all coldness and dampness repelled. The comfort level
has never been surpassed by any other footwear collection. Of course,
the long-awaited warmth triggers people' s passion and makes them more
love to go out on a winter weekend morning. Walk out; you may find
opportunities to help you better enjoy your life.
Understated snow
boots make people look stylish with various suits and keep their feet
warm throughout the freezing season. You obtain respect from the crowd
due to the admirable appearance. Also, you maintain an exciting mood
because of the comfort around your feet anytime. Then, don' t you think
genuine sheepskin boots are great nourishment for a more interesting
life?
What Are The Requirements of Fashion Stylist Jobs?
Saturday, September 8, 2012 Posted by Unknown at 12:41 AM
Fashion stylist jobs should ideally stem from a person's natural
instinct of what makes a client look good. However, if you want to
become a professional stylist, a formal training from reputable styling
schools would really make a positive difference, especially with regards
to your experience and work portfolio.
As
a person with a fashion stylist job, you can either be hired on a
freelance basis or you can opt to work for a personal styling
organization. As a freelancer, you can be hired on a project or even
basis, like styling someone for the holidays or for a major party. But
if you're really good, you could get your hands on a long term contract
with several clients all at once and you'll be their consultant for six
months or more.
Building Your Name
In order for you to be
retained on a long term basis, you need to build up your client
database. Aside from advertising, your popularity and credibility will
rise through client testimonials and referrals. So you have to always
make sure that your clients are pleased with the results and for sure,
they will recommend you to your colleagues.
Educational Requirements
There
are no strict requirements when it comes to having fashion stylist
jobs. However, to help build your reputation, it is always advisable to
participate in formal trainings or to register in personal styling
courses to learn the necessary skills and other technical aspects of the
job or enhance your flair for style.
You can also inquire about
degrees in Fashion and Costume Designs, Merchandising and Marketing in
one of the universities in your area.
Experience Needed
In
order to establish your fashion stylist job, the best way to go would be
towards being an intern or an apprentice. This will jump start your
portfolio and at the same time provide you with valuable hands-on
experience. You can even spend 3 to 6 months as a fashion assistant in a
boutique or department store so you can have more knowledge about
current trends and fashion labels. This is also a good way to hone your
skills when it comes to interacting with different types of people.
After which you may want to proceed to a well-known personal stylist who
can then serve as your mentor.
The following essential qualities are what clients usually look for in someone holding a fashion stylist job:
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Flexibility when it comes to dealing with different types of clients including their respective age, status, race, profession, personality, attitude and fashion preferences.
• Has a natural eye for style in general
• Always on the lookout and with the know-how for emerging fashion trends as well as fashion labels
• Excellent communication skills with strategies on how to persuade clients
• Has extensive background in the different areas of fashion, including style, design, colour, makeup, accessories, hairstyle, skin care and etc.
• Flexibility when it comes to dealing with different types of clients including their respective age, status, race, profession, personality, attitude and fashion preferences.
• Has a natural eye for style in general
• Always on the lookout and with the know-how for emerging fashion trends as well as fashion labels
• Excellent communication skills with strategies on how to persuade clients
• Has extensive background in the different areas of fashion, including style, design, colour, makeup, accessories, hairstyle, skin care and etc.
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