Emma Watson’s Fashion Style So Far
Posted by in Fashion Style on September 28, 2011
Emma Watson rose to fame playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series. From 2001 (and at the tender age of nine), the young starlet has literally been growing up before our eyes, and although she’s proved herself as a hugely talented and critically acclaimed actress, it’s her fashion sense that’s really been taking centre stage recently.
It was glaringly obvious from her red carpet appearances that Emma’s fashion choices and style were getting better and better as the years progressed, but it was in 2008 when she really started becoming a major player in the fashion world. Not only was she popping up in all the ‘best dressed’ lists and in the front row of many major fashion shows, but there was a lot of speculation that she was going to replace Keira Knightley as the new face of Chanel.
Despite persistent rumours linking her to Chanel, and her ubiquitous presence at international fashion shows, it was actually announced that Emma (aged just 19) had landed the contract as the new face of Burberry. Filling the shoes of Kate Moss and Agyness Deyn, she fronted the Burberry Autumn/Winter 2009 campaign and proved she could carve out a figure as a leading style icon as well as a top actress.
The campaign, which was photographed by Mario Testino, features Watson in clothing from the Burberry autumn/winter collection, which was inspired by Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury set. Read the rest of this entry »
Fashion Merchandising Colleges
Posted by in Fashion Colleges on September 28, 2011
If you are interested in breaking into the field of fashion, or you have some ideas that are truly ground breaking, you will want to attend one of the many fashion merchandising colleges that are available to teach you what you need to know about fashion. After you have attended a fashion merchandising college, you will be able to show your ideas that you have put together to the major corporations and stores so they will be more willing to pick up your line of clothing. You will also learn about how trends come and go in the world of fashion, and you will be more likely to pick up on the latest trend and, in doing so, make a name for yourself around the world.
Anyone who has tried to make it in the world of fashion will tell you how important it is that you expand your education at one of the fashion merchandising colleges in the country or abroad. You will learn why some clothing is made the way it is, and you may be able to pick up an idea and improve on it. You will learn about colors and why some work best with certain others while some do not. You will be able to put your creativity to the test, and you will be able to sew together anything you can think of.
When you are attending classes at fashion merchandising colleges, you will also be making contacts and putting together a portfolio of people you will be able to rely on in the future. You may meet a potential employer while you are studying fashion, or you could even meet a talented person that you would one day hire to work for you. You will also have a large group of critics that you could daily model your ideas for. If you have come up with an idea while at home, you can wear it to class and get ideas and critiques to make it better.
You will find that attending one of the fashion merchandising colleges will teach you more than just sewing. You will be more confident in your ability to create new styles, and you will have the confidence it takes to break into the world of fashion.