Tell me what you want...

What Universities really, really want...


It's quite simple, they want to see passion and dedication.
This means extra work, projects visits and experience that your eduction doesn't just hand to you on a plate. From my interviews I noticed few things that seemed to go down really well and a few more things that they were looking for:

• Fashion Illustration skills 
• CAD and CAM
• Relevant work experience 
• Interest in all areas of the course, not just design (especially business, actually)
• Finished garments that you made yourself
• Finished garments that you pattern cut yourself (NOT from a commercial pattern)
• Good sewing skills
• Samples of ideas with clear thought progression
• Sketchbooks made out of college
• Life drawing experience 
• Knowledge of current news and trends

All of these things they really really love. I think it's because they're skills that many candidates don't have. So yes you may have brilliant designs but that doesn't mean very much of you can't the pattern cut and sew them. They're looking for the full range skills. 
Also, they adore everything done outside of college. So work on that!


While I'm here I can remember some things that they don't like as well...

• Mess! So unorganised portfolios are out.
• Over-decoration. Let your work speak for itself, don't drown it!
• Irrelevant work. So you made a print. Why didn't you print it onto lingerie?

That's about it! Umm, Good Luck!  

Firm Foundations...

So to get into University I'm doing an Art Foundation Heading  


This was probably the last thing I wanted to do, but these day's it's pretty much a must have for your UCAS. I'm halfway through, just about to start my FMP (Final Major Project) and so what have I learnt so far??

• Fine Art Print Making
• Silk Screen Printing
• Graphic Design
• Photography
• Sculpture
• Painting and Drawing
• History of Art

This is all the stuff you learn on the Exploratory Stage and if you want my advice? 
IT IS NOT ENOUGH!!!
This is allll you will have in your portfolio for univeristy at the point you apply and so if you haven't worked outside of college it will sooo not be enough. Oh and forget that project you did at A-Levels that you were so proud of, because quite simply 99 times out of 100 it won't be good enough compared to the standard you're working at now.

Scared? 


You totally should be!


Next time, what universities really want...

The day my future began...

So today I got a conditional offer for Fashion Contour from LCF... Better start a blog about it???


Genuinely had!
Sooo, how am I feeling? Actually just relieved, all I need to do is achieve a humble pass on my Art Foundation and then that's it; hello future! 
So things I am looking forward to about this summer:

• Starting at LCF
• Becoming an official 'London gal' qualified to give directions to foreigners 
• Moving in with the boyf
• Becoming mummy to a couple of lovely puppies
• Shopping at Waitrose for dinner and raiding Rymans for shiny new stationery
• Possibly becoming a 'regular' at a cafe/bar (so sad, so true)
• Umm, taking over the world? Maybe!

I will see you all there! xx