Fashion Communication and Promotion

Hi! Seeing as this is my first blog post I thought explaining the reason behind my blog and a bit of background would be a good place to start. Okay so I've wanted to start a blog for a while now but have always been unsure of how to go about it and two weeks into my university life I have been asked to do so as part of my course, so finally I have come round to creating one! I am studying Fashion Communication and Promotion at Nottingham Trent University which so far I am loving. 

I've wanted a career in fashion for as long as I can remember, as this has always been where my passion lies, but fashion is a minefield when it comes to actually picking one path you want to take, theres just so many options, from design to styling and buying to visual merchandising. Even now, I'm not 100% sure of the career I want,  I have ideas (possibly styling, visual merchandising or PR) but I'm hoping my studies will highlight what I enjoy and where I excel, helping me to make this decision. When you tell people that you're studying fashion they automatically think you're a designer as if thats all fashion is about, in fact I chose to study Fashion Communication and Promotion because I didn't want to go into fashion design, I still wanted to do something creative, but with slightly more of a business slant to it. Being unsure about exactly which path I want to take within fashion makes this course so suited to me, its just SO broad, it covers so many different aspects of the industry, from styling to print and visual merchandising to journalism meaning I have the opportunity to learn about and explore so many features which make up the fashion industry. Being subjected to such a vast range of topics throughout fashion within my studies will give me the ability to make a well informed decision as to which fashion career is best suited to me. 

The fashion industry is so competitive so I felt it was important that the course I chose to study allowed me to cover a wide range of aspects meaning I was not limited with knowledge nor jobs at the end of the course due to only being qualified in one area. When trawling through the internet, researching into universities and courses last year it seemed silly to limit my self to study fashion styling alone when I had the option to study Fashion Communication and Promotion which not only covered styling but so much more! So maybe you want to study fashion but not design or you're not completely sure on what you want to study within fashion I advise you look into FCP. I think its a great course with many opportunities which could be exactly what you're looking for - I highly recommend! 

Love, Isabella x