Blog 2
Having the opportunity to attend lectures given by industry professionals, I have been deeply impacted by their words and the Better lives themes. These three main concepts on which the London College of Fashion and Better lives unit focused – social responsibility, diversity, and sustainability – all equally important for the university community and are influencing student’s studies. Since working on the Better Lives unit, I have been inspired to understand the ways in which all of us are able to make even a small change towards a huge development of the fashion industry.
Hopefully, Social media have become one of the largest platforms for people to discuss sustainability, diversity, and social responsibility. People are now slowly becoming more conscious about social responsibilities, that in order to save a planet and lives, we have to come together as a society and to start thinking about serious global issues
Nowadays the world is struggling with an issue of representation like never before and Fashion can contribute to change the situation. Better Lives unit helped me understand the importance of the fashion industry in regards to Social Responsibility. Being a Fashion Journalism student I wanted to see the intersections between PR and Journalism, that’s why I have taken Messaging Fashion course. This knowledge will definitely impact my future practice. As the main content makers of magazines and campaigns, I now understand how it’s important for journalists and PR teams to create inclusive and socially responsible works since they are establishing the standards of beauty.
Fashion wouldn’t be able to exist without society and vice versa. These two concepts have always gone hand in hand. Better Lives Unit helped me realized the importance of using fashion not only as a medium for providing social entertainment but also to send a message to society in order to change people’s social behavior and make ours. World a better place to live in.
Over the last few weeks, I had an opportunity to work with different students of various courses for which I’m very grateful. It witnesses that we are already taking steps to social responsibility by studying in such a diverse University. Seeing so many people from different backgrounds and different styles of creativity among my group and college makes inclusivity – a natural thing without even thinking about it.
Better Lives unit has influenced me a lot and no matter what I do in life, I will always consider these 3 concepts with a high level of importance as they are the factors that will reshape the industry.