Course Description

The Fashion Styling and PR course offers a unique and well-balanced mix of the creative and promotional aspects of styling. You will learn about the history and evolution of style and fashion throughout the years, the importance of color-coding, shaping and the various elements that allow for seamless styled outfits. There will be a focus on the more business-oriented factors within fashion styling and promotion such as editorial, e-commerce, social media, and visual merchandising. By the end of the course you would be able to style and organize a mini show room, and make an editorial spread for different forms of media.

Class Scheduling

Two sessions each week.

Learning Objectives

• Understanding the evolving role of a fashion stylist (the importance and responsibilities).
• Having a better understanding of fashion history, traditional dress, cultural dress, street style, fashion & faith.
• Understanding editorial, e-commerce, social media, photography, art directing, and personal styling.
• Learning about PR and media within the fashion industry.
• Having the ability to use trend-forecasting to create a mood-board.
• Having an understanding of visual merchandising and window dressing.
• Learning how to construct a fashion image and photoshoot.
• Gaining a thorough understanding of collaborations with other creatives and the marketing and promotion from
business to customers.

Qualification Obtained

KEMET Certificate of completion.

Job Prospects

Some of the Jobs directly related to this course;

• Fashion Stylist
• Fashion Show Coordinator
• Art Director
• Retail Merchandiser
• Fashion Editor
• Fashion Magazine PR and Social Media Executive

Access to Further Studies

Using your outcome projects, and acquired knowledge, you can apply to other fashion based courses and diplomas such as fashion design, fashion drawing, sewing, and pattern making, or transmit your talents to the digital world in areas such as branding and advertising. You may also for postgraduate courses or master’s programs in related fields.