Certificate in Fashion Styling Course

Certificate in fashion styling Course

the course is Ideal if you want to:

1. work as a fashion stylist
2. turn your passion for fashion into a career

Portfolio project

upon completion of all syllabus for the course the students complete a project where they create a fashion styling portfolio of 5 looks working with fashion photographer lili forberg

Course Details

Course fee : usual fee: €950	portfolio with Lili Forberg €150
The course fee can be paid in full or in instalments as follows:
		Deposit: €400; 2 months standing order instalments of €275 starting on the month you start your course
Please note: funding(Technical Assistance & Training scheme) might be available from department of social welfare and family affairs, depending on circunstances. Contact your local office for more details.

Course attendance:	Mondays 10:00-17:00 for 10 weeks

you will also need:	a digital camera to record your work a laptop to research and to download notes
Your chance to study with fashion legend Cathy O'connor and complete your portfolio with top fashion photographer lili forberg
	Cathy's life in the fashion industry has been both diverse and extensive. During her time as Fashion Editor of U magazine, Cathy styled and co-ordinated a number of fashion editorials. She has also styled music videos including Boyzone and Eurovision veteran Johnny Logan, and continues to dress some of the most stylish women in Ireland and now cathy teaches fashion styling via this unique course.

The course is provided to students wishing to learn how to style for a number of occasions as well as how to create the scene for photoshoots as a photoshoot art director. The Fashion Styling and Photoshoot Construction course is ideal for both beginners as well as more experienced students, starting from the basics and expanding to more advanced techniques.

The course is very practical, based on classroom tuition as well as practical assignments and field trips. work experience styling for a fashion show is also provided.

The course covers: The Fashion Industry • History of fashion • Designers and their signatures • Trends • The global fashion calendar • Fashion in Ireland The role of the stylist • Differentiating between: • Fashion styling for individuals • Fashion styling for photoshoots – catalogue, Magazines, newspapers, websites • Fashion styling for TV – commercials, Fashion related programmes • Celebrity & red carpet event styling • Personal shopper(stores & freelance) • Colour charts and analysis • Body shapes • Fitting, including Bra fitting • Measuring • Coordination of (Planning the look): • Purpose • Personality • Colour • Texture • Trends • Body silhouettes • Suitability • Fit • cost • Professional conduct • Working with the media • Working with models & photographers • Working with make-up artists and hair stylists • Calling in clothes for assignments • Building a relationship with designers and fashion houses • Business cards • Web sites • On-line marketing: Google, facebook, twitter, modelmayhem.com • Personality profiling - individuals • Consumer groups: Defining buying habits, gender, ethnicity, occupation• Styling for fashion shows: Fashion show duration Vs. time allocation per item • Working from a briefing • Running order - documenting the looks and models • shoes and accessories - other considerations Fashion • trends and styling for different eras: 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s • planning of a fashion shoot project as an art director: Selecting the theme and inspiration • Defining the purpose • Location • Assembling and co-ordinating the team • Co-ordinating/sketching the looks • portfolio creation

This fashion styling course is very fast paced with a lot of practical assignments. It also provides the means for students to network with the college’s make-up and photography students

fashion styling course - students feature

Work experience internship in association with:

Ireland - Jervis Street SC