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How to learn fashion fast?
Ok say i decided i wanted to invest all of my spare time for the first half of this year into learning current/future fashion to help create and style fashion shoots. Where would i start? What resources should i be using? Any general info to get me started? Jan 07 13 02:14 am Link Fall in love with it, pick up books on fashion history as it pertains to art and culture .Look into the popular trends across the last 100 years because styles are cyclical. Look into the artists who are creating the styles you are interest in, research their artistic vision and gravitate towards shooting looks you understand. probably not a bad idea to at least pick up a compulsory understanding of the pattern, sewing, and tailoring, process. Basically I think it's a question that deserves a bigger answer than flipping through a couple issues of Vogue. Jan 07 13 02:45 am Link Turn gay. Poof, instant fashionista.  Jan 07 13 05:10 am Link You're asking how to learn to have a creative eye. I don't think it's something you can learn, you're born with it. Talk to successful stylists, they'll tell you they've always been styling, even as a child styling their friends and family and themselves. They're always looking at what people are wearing and studying why it does or doesn't work. That said, just notice what teens are wearing on the street, you'll notice new trends there, buy British pop culture mags, they're the best for styling and trends. Jan 07 13 05:18 am Link KonstantKarma wrote: That helps, but I know a lot of gays with really bad taste Jan 07 13 05:20 am Link You don't. That'd be like learning music or poetry fast. It doesn't work like that. Jan 07 13 07:18 am Link Move to NY. Jan 07 13 07:31 am Link Awesome Headshots wrote: Yup. Intern, then assist. Jan 07 13 07:52 am Link per your profile: I like to use makeup artists/hair stylists wherever possible as i feel they add alot to the shot... change that "whenever possible" to "always." fashion is as much making a presentation statement as it is about the camera and lighting. if you know your camera and lights, as it appears you do, then the fashion component becomes the styling, from hair, make-up, wardrobe to the set design. Jan 07 13 08:05 am Link Crack The Sky wrote: Two Words: Jan 07 13 08:05 am Link www.vogue.it www.fashiongonerogue.com www.fashioncopious.com Just my $0.02 Ciao Stefano www.stefanobrunesci.com Jan 07 13 11:03 am Link 291 wrote: Fashion is about aspiration, not hair and makeup. Jan 07 13 11:04 am Link i'd say step one would be to look at runway shows from the current and recent seasons. step two would be to look at fashion editorials. Jan 07 13 11:24 am Link 291 wrote: -B-R-U-N-E-S-C-I- wrote: aspiration is the statement fashion makes. what makes that statement is how it's presented. Jan 07 13 11:40 am Link Crack The Sky wrote: Actually, I saw your post right after you've made it, and I subscribed to this thread, because I am always ready to learn more. Jan 07 13 12:16 pm Link -B-R-U-N-E-S-C-I- wrote: Now I know why I read all your posts. Jan 07 13 03:12 pm Link it takes a bit of time, but just dive in as quickly as possible. watch fashion editorials and blog every single day. fashionising.com and fashiongonerogue.com are a great start, and there are lists here on mayhem of fabulous fashion blogs too. I'm starting to dabble a bit in styling as well, and a tip I can personally give you is to start studying streetlooks as well. People who love fashion can have very eclectic styles, and where I used to go "wow that's just ugly" I can now appreciate it as a form of art and expression, even if it is not something I would wear myself http://styleinvasion.com/blog/2011/05/1 … ion-blogs/ (might be a good place to start) If you want to, as an extra, you could look into the history of fashion a bit, but I personally don't find that a must. I have a personal interest in that aspect, but for actual styling work I have found it more helpful to look into the trends of the future. As you may know fashionshows are about a year ahead, so follow what is going to be in next year and anticipate that. And at the same time realize that certain items are timeless  also, follow carine roitfeld like a hawk... I don't like her personally, but that woman does know fashion! also, from a practical point of view: start out with simple styling. you may find some crazy megastyled shoot out there that you love and get inspired by, but start with simple things. most of all, fashion is really about a feeling, an emotion, a drive. it comes from the heart. so you need to feel it for it to really click, and that may take some time... Jan 07 13 03:22 pm Link It's really not hard to copy fashion if that's your jive. I've seen photographers in Seattle, Chicago, Phoenix, Miami, Dallas and other cities pick up the basic aesthetic of common fashion magazines within a year or two. They gather the simplest lighting structures, copy the poses and attitudes, and gather a ton of local business. It's not my game, but there's no shame in that game if you're looking to make some scratch and survive... (just remember that ANYONE can do that). I really don't think that work looks good because it's generic as fuck, but it's not hard to do. You can do this by just looking at FGR, Models.com, and the forums in FashionSpot. This won't give you an original style and you'll have generic shit that will be dated in 4 years, but can give you an easy training and will impress the locals. Another way: Go hook up with people in your scene and start shooting. Talk to the best local designers you can reach and the best local photographers and the best models and work together on experimentation. A lot of really cool movements come from random cities like Oslo, Berlin, Sao Paolo, etc... because people are playing (Right now Iceland has a REALLY cool scene happening! It's a handfull of creatives doing their own thing and you can see how it is influencing others). If you want a long term career, I suggest individuation. Jan 07 13 08:25 pm Link Crack The Sky wrote: Part of it is history as someone mentioned, part of it is current as others mentioned, part is knowing who is doing what as in fashionspot and stuff. That's fine, and there are a lot of art historians and curators who themselves aren't great artists but are great at what they do in the industry. Jan 07 13 08:33 pm Link |
