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Smart Works Newcastle – Interview wear styling challenge
This week we visited Smart Works Newcastle, a charity that supports unemployed women in their search to find work through an interview preparation service and an interview dressing service in which clients are styled an outfit suitable for an interview for free. For our styling challenge, we were split into groups and given different made-up…
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What I’m Wearing Today
On 28th January 2025, Fashion Design and Promotion students began Semester Two, with our first session back being MED257, a fashion styling module, with lecturer, Liz Lamb. Our first point of action was completing health and safety training with the photography technicians. We learned how to safely and correctly use the photography equipment. Once completed,…
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Day & Night Styling
Our second weekly challenge, in MED257, was to comprise two outfits in our personal style, one for daytime wear and one nighttime. For me, I had to think outside the box, as in all honesty, my daytime outfits only ever consist of comfy joggers, a plain black long sleeve top and a nice biiiig hoodie…
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3-in-1 Scarf Styling
For our third styling challenge of MED257, we were tasked with creating three different looks using just one scarf! I brought an authentic Turkish silk scarf that I bought in Side, Antalya. It has a gorgeous bronze and teal contrast two toned effect, two of my favourite colours. 1. My first attempt at this challenge,…
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Flat-lay Styling Photography
In our fifth studio session, we learned the different types of flatlays. This type of photography styling is usually for commercial purposes, or in some types of blogs. My first subject wast an outfit, from home, that would be good for a festival. I laid the ensemble on the white backdrop in the studio in…
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Metrocentre’s SS25 Fashion & Beauty Weekend welcomes thousands amid roaring success
Metrocentre welcomed thousands of visitors to its highly anticipated SS25 Fashion & Beauty Weekend that took place across two jam-packed days. Over the weekend, Metrocentre hosted its annual Fashion & Beauty Weekend with an inspiring line-up of catwalk shows, expert-led masterclasses, and beauty experiences across both days. Thousands of visitors flogged to the busy shopping…