Positioning Practice Proposal
When I graduate, I intend to work for a small ethical fashion brand to gain experience and earn money while creating my own brand ‘Wear Elisabeth’. I aim to do a 12-month paid internship with the brand Plümo to expand my experience in the industry.
I will also continue to do work in my current role at the brand Tamay&Me because this job has taught me about how to run a business and the importance of social media and advertising. I would like to complete university with a fully curated website and social media platform, so I have a good foundation for my own brand.
I have strong conceptual ideas and want to stand out in the fashion industry for making a positive impact socially and environmentally. I aim my work at a market that want well-made, long-lasting workwear with a positive story behind each piece.
How I am going to make it possible-
- Get internship or work when I graduate, hopefully for a Plümo or a brand similar with an ethical ethos.
- Do business course to learn more about setting up a brand and the technical aspects.
- Continue to work hard on my own brand and promote on social media platforms to get it noticed.
- Constantly be connecting with new brands and people to expand my knowledge and contacts.
- Move away to further expand my contacts and experience.
Experience/CV
At present I have experience working for the Brand Tamay&Me, being given the responsibility to manage social media platforms and create professional mail outs has allowed me to see how a small business works and has inspired me to do it myself.
I would like to gain more experience by volunteering at Pigment Organic Dyes who work with adults with additional needs.
positive social impacts textiles can have. Alongside this I want to work for sustainable fashion brands to gain experience and see how it can be done.
Time plan
To make this possible I plan to apply for jobs and internships now until I graduate in the hope I will have something for when I leave. Hopefully I will be able to get a 12-month paid internship for when I graduate. If this isn’t possible, I will continue to do remote work for Tamay&Me and travel for a couple months, looking at studios and jobs I would like in Europe. When I am back in September, I hope to find a job or paid internship London and gain experience and money while continuing Wear Elisabeth in my free time. I plan that in 2-3 years after, I will be able to move abroad possibly to Sweden, after living there for 1-2 years I want to move back to the Southwest hopefully be able to successfully run wear Elisabeth with another job on the side.
How will my work be displayed, installed, presented and/or visually communicated?
Photoshoot
-A photoshoot in an allotment/ outside to present the concept behind the garments.
-A photoshoot in a photography room and white backgrounds for product shots.
Website
I will have a curated, aesthetic website with photos that present the concept ideas for my brand. I will also have a blog section of the website for updates, workshops and write up about my concepts and ethos.
Graduate Fashion Show
For the fashion show I want to have my garments styled with workwear boots, handknitted socks, gloves, boot cuffs and other workwear items. I would like to have runway photos for a website blog post.
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