Blog post 2
Going through the Better Lives course I had the possibility to engage with the sustainability, diversity and social responsibility themes and reflect on how these topics can change the way I will work in the future.
Firstly, this project gave me the possibility to expand the knowledge of sustainability which I have previously acquired during the Fashion styling and production course.
Being aware of the situation in which we currently are where 75% of clothes are left in landfill make me reflect on how fast fashion is destroying our world. Being conscious of this reality is making me change the way I made decision, not only as a fashion consumer making me more responsible when it comes to make a purchase, but it will certainly affect the way I will work in the future, as I am now aware of this issue and I know I will give my contribute to find a solution for this issue.
Being a Fashion stylist means to collaborate with other and having the possibility to transmit a message through Fashion, in the future I would like to sensitize the sustainability theme through my work, in order to do this it will important to show to the consumer the reality behind fashion and raise awareness of the issue of overconsumption. In order to give my contribute to solve this issue, I would certainly love to collaborate with alternative brand that already work in a such sustainable way, and besides my working path, when it comes to purchase clothes I will do it perhaps from vintage shop rather than buying something new, making possible to dictate trend through old clothes.
Alongside with the sustainability issue one aspect I would like to highlight in this blog is another topic discussed during Better Lives course, the Diversity in Fashion. In fact, Fashion should mean inclusiveness and should reflect our multicultural society but most of the times seems to dictate stereotype of beauty, discriminating people with few extra pounds or different color skin.
During my course of study, more precisely, in my previous exams I ‘ve not been using models for my shooting instead I have decided to style friends and everyday people that surrounded me.
For this reason, I’m looking to continue integrating everyday people in the future work, in addition I would like to expand and transform the model casting which is predominated by a Western European stereotype to a more multi-cultural one, including people with different skin tones. Moreover I would like to show a majority of people with different kind of body, avoiding examples of anorexia to be followed and I will integrate older people. I have plan to do what just mentioned to avoid any kind of discrimination and stereotype existing in the fashion, making possible for all the consumer to feel integrated and accepted in the world of fashion.
10th May 2020 @ 2:54 pm
The main themes of the Better Lives Unit were Diversity, Social Responsibility, and Sustainability. The aim of this unit was to explore these themes and apply them to our fashion practice. This unit helped us change our thought process by allowing us to examine the past to build a more sustainable and diverse future. As a part of this unit, we were required to review the work of our peers. After reading several blog posts, I decided to review Celine Brand’s second blog post in which she reflected on how the Better Lives themes will change how she will work in the future.
I chose Celine’s blog because it was well structured and informative. She discussed how the themes of diversity, social responsibility, and sustainability will influence her work as a stylist in the present and future. Through her blog, Celine demonstrated her clear understanding of the Better Lives themes and how she was able to expand her knowledge. She talked about the importance of incorporating sustainability in the fashion industry. She backed this view by talking about fast fashion and its harmful effects on the environment. She also mentioned that she wanted to find ways in which she would help minimize this problem. I would have loved to read about her ideas to help reduce fast fashion. In her blog, Celine focused on the theme of sustainability and expressed her desire to sensitize the theme of sustainability through her work. This demonstrated her growth as a fashion practitioner and how the Better Lives themes has changed her way of thinking.
In the blog, Celine also focused on the theme of diversity and how she would incorporate it in her fashion practice. She emphasized the lack of inclusivity in the fashion industry and suggested ways in which she would help solve this issue. I like her idea of styling her friends and people around her instead of models. This would help promote body positivity and inclusivity. I completely agree with Celine’s view on fashion and inclusivity. I agree that fashion should reflect our multicultural society and represent everyone without discriminating. I was inspired by Celine’s idea of wanting to expand and transform a Eurocentric choice of model casting to a multi-cultural one that would be diverse. This demonstrated her understanding of the theme of diversity and how she would work towards making the fashion industry more diverse and inclusive.
Through the blog, Celine showcased her growth as a fashion practitioner by analyzing problems and formulating solutions for the issues. She conveyed her ideas and thoughts brilliantly. She demonstrated that she possessed important skills of critical thinking and problem solving which will enable her to make a difference in the fashion industry.