Welcome Guide 2015BA (Hons) Fashion Journalism

Trudie Carter-Pavelin,Fashion Journalism,

UCA Epsom

WELCOME

A very warm welcome to BA (Hons) Fashion Journalism. We are thrilled to have you join us and we very much look forward to seeing you at the start of term. In this guide you will find all the information you need to help you settle into your studies at UCA Epsom this September.

You are joining an exciting course which has a clearphilosophy – that of the voice. Through your threeyears on the course we will help you find, train, develop, widen, express and promote your voiceto enable you to develop into a versatile, knowledgeable, creative and independent fashion communicator and prepare you to enter one of the most challenging, yet dynamic industries in the world.

As a Fashion Journalism student at UCA Epsom, you will be part of a vibrant arts community, studying alongside students on the campus’ other fashion courses. You will also benefit from the facilities provided, which include dedicated work studios, iMac suites, photographic studios, colour and black

and white printers and scanners, as well as access to a range of equipment including video cameras, stills cameras and recording equipment.

The first year of the course concentrates on finding and training your voice, enabling it to grow in confidence through communicating across a number of platforms, utilizing a number of journalistic techniques, getting to grips with the terminology and vocabulary of communicating fashion and understanding of the context in which the contemporary fashion journalist operates within both the fashion media and the wider fashion industry.

Your team on the course have many years of experience working within the fashion media industry – in fact, we all still are part of it – and we look forward to working with you in September.

Wishing you all the best for the summer break.The Fashion Journalism Team

STUDENT PROFILE

“Fashion Journalism has been a great experience for me. It has opened up so many doors for me to adventure into something extremely exciting, from law to newspaper and catwalk to magazines. The course has offered me first-hand experience with interesting projects and work experience.”

Danielle HolleyFashion Journalism, Epsom, Year 3

Emily Arabadjian, Fashion Journalism,UCA Epsom

If you have any queries please contact:

Jackie ForrestCampus Registry jforrest@ucreative.ac.ukTel: 01372 202560

An answer phone service is available on the above line for any out of hours enquiries.

UCA EPSOMThree years full-time

WE CREATE JOURNALISTS

PRE-ARRIVAL In this section you will find a list of activities that we ask you to complete before you arrive to start your course in September.

The following information includes books, magazines, websites, films, documentaries and key locations in London (we are only 40 minutes away from central London!) that we’ve all put together so you can start getting acquainted with fashion and the media landscape. Many of the resources listed here form part of our reading lists, resources and some of our personal favourites that you

might find useful (and we’re more than happy to discuss with you) during your time with us. Joining UCA means you have access to one of the largest Art & Design specific libraries in the UK, with a wide range of DVD, website and electronic resources, so there’s plenty of opportunity to keep this guide and explore everything at your own pace.

Magazines

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Websites

businessoffashion.com

cameramoda.it/en

dazeddigital.com

fashionista.com

hypebeast.com

i-d.vice.com

londonfashionweek.co.uk

lsnglobal.com

magculture.com

mbfashionweek.com

modeaparis.com/en

nowness.com

nytimes.com

psfk.com

showstudio.com

style.com

ted.com

theguardian.com

trendhunter.com

wgsn.com

Reading

Bradford, J. (2014), Fashion Journalism. Caldwell, C. (2014), Editorial Design: Digital and Print.Cosgrave, B, (2005), SAMPLE: 100 Fashion Designers, 10 Curators. Fogg, M. (2013), Fashion: The Whole Story. Frankel, S. (2001), Visionaries: Interviews with Fashion Designers.Fukai, A. (2002), Fashion: A History from the 18th to the 20th Century (The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute).McDowell, C. (1994), The Designer Scam. Pinker, S. (2014),The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century. Tortora, P. (2014), Fairchild Dictionary of Fashion. Wilson, A. (2015), Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath the Skin.

20 Inspiring Films

-2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -A Single Man (2009)-American Gigolo (1980)-Annie Hall (1977)-Barbarella (1968)-Blade Runner (1982)-Blow Up (1966) -Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) -Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)-Do The Right Thing (1989)-Grey Gardens (1975 version)-Lolita (1962) -Marie Antoinette (2006)-Mulholland Drive (2001)-Rebel Without a Cause (1955) -The Breakfast Club (1985)-The Fifth Element (1997)-The Virgin Suicides (1999) -They Shoot Horses Don’t They? (1969) -Tony Takitani (2005)

10 Inspiring Documentaries

-Advanced Style (2014)-Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel (2011)-In Vogue – The Editor’s Eye (2012)-Lagerfeld Confidential (2007) -Mademoiselle C (2013)-Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton (2007) -Notebooks on Cities & Clothes (1989)-Paris is Burning (1990)-Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s (2013)-Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston (2010)

20 Inspiring Icons

-Anna Trevelyan-Audrey Hepburn-Bianca Jagger-Björk-Chloë Sevigny-David Bowie-Debbie Harry-Edie Sedgwick-FKA Twigs-Grace Jones-Jackie Onassis-Kate Moss-Larry B-Leigh Bowery-Madonna-Tilda Swinton-Twiggy-Veruschka-Yo-landi Visser-Yoon Ambush

READING LIST

Sacha Musgrove, Fashion Journalism,

UCA Epsom

Volume One

STEM

Erin LyonsFashion JournalismUCA Epsom

Erin Lyons Fashion Journaliam, UCA Epsom

EQUIPMENT

You are not required to bring with you any specific equipment at this point of the course other than plenty of pens, sketchbooks and notepads; however, you might find it useful to get your hands on a laptop – the vast majority of the time we use Macs – and if you can, ensure it is equipped with Adobe Creative Suite. This is not essential as you will have access to computers on campus, but might help you in terms of self-directed study. Should you be required to provide any of your own equipment throughout the duration of the course, we will let you know in advance.

North: -Lisson Gallery -Camden Lock & Stables Market-Stoke Newington Car Boot Sale (every weekend) -Beyond Retro-Camden Passage-Anna-Diverse-Hub-Ladies & Gents (Opening Sept 2015), -Proud Galleries-Caravan-Exmouth Market

South: -ICA-South London Gallery -Bookshop-CLF Art Cafe-Tate Modern-Corsica Studios-The Paperworks-Brixton Village-Frank’s Café and Campari Bar-The Sunday Painter-Review-White Cube-Fashion & Textile Museum-Peckham Print StudioAlso see: South London Art Map

East: -Boxpark-LN-CC-Kingsland Road-Artwords Bookshop-Ace Hotel-Broadway Market (every Saturday)-Brick Lane-Hackney Wick Vintage Market (during summer months)-Truman Brewery-The Book Club-Shoreditch pop-ups – Commercial Street-Leonard Street-Whitechapel Gallery exhibition nights around Shoreditch - first Thursday of every month.

West: -Bond Street-The Royal Academy-Machine-A-Claire De Rouen Books-Wardour News-Opening Ceremony-Somerset House-The Photographers’ Gallery-Serpentine-Dover Street Market-Portobello Market-Magma Books-Electric Cinema-Charlotte Street News-Browns-The Darkroom-Lamb’s Conduit Street

PLACES TO VISITSTAGE 1 SUMMER ASSIGNMENT

Please ensure you complete the following assignment and bring it with you to your Introduction to Journalism workshop on 25 September 2015.

1 - Write a 200-word (up to 10% more or less is acceptable) personal news story about something you found interesting that happened in the fashion industry over the summer holidays.

2 - Choose a publication or digital site to write the piece for.

3 - Give your news story a headline.

4 - Write a 50-word paragraph (10% rule applies, as above) on how you adapted and focused your writing style and content to the reader you were targeting.

5 - Put your work on a page and include a picture and your name.

6 - Make an editors’ copy of your work – a double spaced copy of your complete piece (without image), noting which publication you have chosen and your name.

Good luck! See you in September!

Leida Pello, Fashion Journaliam, UCA Epsom

In this section you will find your enrolment and induction timetables. Please take careful note of the dates and times you will need to attend during your first week.

INDUCTION AND ENROLMENT TIMETABLES

If you are not able to make any of these dates, please let your campus registry contact know as soon as possible. You can find their contact details at the start of this Welcome Guide.

Visit to London - Itinerary TBC

TIME LOCATION

MONDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Room 117

Café4:00 - 6:00 PM

TUESDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER

12:30 - 1:45 PM Auditorium

WEDNESDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER

11:00 AM London

THURSDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER

11:30 AM - 4:30 AM

Odeon Cinema, 12 Upper High

Street, Epsom, KT17 4QJ

FRIDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM

ACTIVITY AND DATE

Meet the Team

All Students - Campus welcome - visit the Refectory for your free drink

and meet staff and students on campus

Library, Student Services, Health & Safety and IT Inductions

Film Screening - Dior & I

Timetable Introduction & Unit Briefings

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

11:00 AM - 11:30 PM Project Space

Enrolment (surnames N-Z) - see Campus Guide for what to bring

Enrolment (surnames A-M) - see Campus Guide for what to bring

Project Space

Project Space12:00 - 3:00 PM Welcome to UCA Fayre and information Drop-in

Auditorium4:00 - 6:00 PM International, EU and Exchange Student Welcome

Auditorium

Auditorium2:00 - 4:00 PM About the Course

Raeann HaydenFashion Journalism, UCA Epsom

Victoria Ritcher-HartFashion Journalism, UCA Epsom

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