VISUAL MERCHANDISING AND BRAND PROMOTION
LATISHA DRATI
‘Paint Your Own Perfection’
Progressed from
Presdales School — GCSE
Statement
I have always been passionate about this topic because I have dealt with body issues myself. It has always been disturbing to me how people will preach about body positivity and self- love then tear apart others for gaining weight. I strongly believe the fashion industry plays a huge part in this serious issue. They have this horrific belief that clothes look better on skinny bodies.
My sculpture is of a curvy woman. I want to show the curvy woman that they belong in swimwear, as they can see in my window. My sculpture gets my message across.
Destination
Full-Time Employment — Telesales and Marketing
MAISIE HALLIDAY
‘Step into the Cities’’
Progressed from
The Broxbourne School — GCSE
Statement
My final display Is a perspective on global fashion. I chose to add loads of colour to grasp the vibes of the s/s 2021 collection. The three sections are separated by PVC coated panels. For Paris, the quirky designs pick out the key tourist elements and reflect the mannequin’s Paris fashion week-inspired outfit. For London I chose a seated mannequin in a pink shirt dress and shorts, with detailed jewellery. New York was inspired by the iconic park setting. The outcome of my display was exactly how I pictured: bright and fun; evoking the travel destinations we have all missed this year!
Destination
Fashion Retail Academy — BA (Hons) Buying & Merchandising for Fashion
REMIAH STEWART
‘Connected Yet Apart’’
Progressed from
The Broxbourne School — GCSE
Statement
Over the past year, COVID 19 has blurred our vision in terms of what can be expected in our future. The world is now as digitally connected as ever, yet also so disconnected from one another due to COVID 19. It was important for me to display this disparity symbolically, through the literal ‘blurring of lines’ used in my window display.
My inspiration for this installation was heavily influenced by sensory art including the visual distortions and alterations of data such as heat signatures and how the patterns and colours of these blend into one another at different intensities.
Destination
UAL: London College of Fashion — BA (Hons) Fashion Public Relations and Communication
LILY TYLER
‘Get Your Glow On’’
Progressed from
Birchwood High School — GCSE
Statement
My goal for this display was to create a fun, vibrant spring/summer display for 2021, which took inspiration from data and created a story.
I took inspiration from Aaron Koblin and Chiharu Shiota who both use data by hanging string to change and distort a room. I chose a similar concept by visualising the lines of data, like the process of an infographic.
I created graphs from data I found in my research showing the different age groups who attend festivals, which was my theme. I created a bar graph and gave every age group a colour which showed the use of data in my display. The neon strings gave the illusion of beams of lights at a festival.
Destination
UAL: London College of Fashion — BA (Hons) Fashion Visual Merchandising and Branding
DESTINA YILMAZ
‘Sometimes Reality is the Illusion’’
Progressed from
The Broxbourne School — GCSE
Statement
We live in an illusion because we are removed from objective reality, and our reality is our mind, and our mind is not all knowing.
I recently watched the movie The Matrix, which is a revolutionary movie that comments on technological reliance and uses lighting and special effects to add intrigue to the story line. It is a modern-day message with a very ironic twist that humans become like slaves to the technology that they created to serve them. But it still has a hopeful ending message that the human element will still be essential no matter what. I wanted to represent current fashion trends using a thought-provoking narrative related to the Matrix story.
Destination
Gap Year
UAL: Chelsea College of Arts — BA (Hons) Interior Design
