Intro
- My practice
- My research question
- My aims
Relevant Creative Practitioners
- Luisa Omeilan
- Terry Richardson
- Sam Roddick
- Barbara Kruger
- Dunne and Raby
- Anna Potter (Top Girl Studio)
- Scarlett Carson
- Bobbi Rae
- Milk and Honey
- Dove
- Jessica Jean
- Documentary by Anne Robinson, “Britain’s Body Secrets” BBC (2016)
- Fashion Magazines, i.e. Vogue
- Cosmetics Brands, i.e. Kylie Cosmetics/Lancome Skin Lightening (Japan)
Self-Promotion and Organisations Supporting the Creative Industries
- Website
- Behance
- Big Cartel
- Social Media
- Printed Publications/Online Press
- Duke Studios
- East St. Arts and Patrick Studios
- Lady Beck Studios/Assembly House
- HEART
- Leeds College of Art Exhibition Spaces
- Belgrave Art Fairs
- The Brunswick
- The Old Red Bus Station
- The Bowery
- Sunny Bank Mills
- &Model Gallery
- The Gallery at Munro House
- Shared Studio Space at The Calls with Gaz Battersby
- UKFT
- Lamberts Yard
- LCA Business and Enterprise Days
- British Fashion Council
- Fashion Angel
- Kickstarter
- D&AD
- YCN
- IPSE
- Charted Society of Designers
- Behance
- The Dots
- People per Hour
- Networking Groups – Penguin Posse (Leeds), Debut Magazine (London), Magma and Laurence King (London), Creative Networks (Leeds)
- Recruitment Agencies for Freelance – The Book, Orchard (Leeds/Manchester)
- Recruitment Agencies for Fashion – Fashion and Retail Personnel (Online, International), Drapers (Online, International), The Business of Fashion (Online, International), Tailsman Fashion (London), Denza (UK, International), Christian Bassett (London. Europe. USA. Middle East. Asia Pacific & Japan.), Elite Associates (London).
- PGCLTHE Qualification at Manchester Metropolitan University
- Grafik
- AdWeek
- i-D
- Debut Magazine
- Drapers
- The Business of Fashion
- WGSN
- ISTD
- International Design Awards
- AIGA
- ioc-D
- Design Council
- Creative Guild
Policies:
- B-EAT
- Clear Channel
- ASOS Model Welfare Policy/Social Responsibility
- Model Alliance
- British Fashion Council
- EDAW – Eating Disorder Awareness Week
- UK All Party Parliamentary Group on Body Image (APPG)
- Government Equalities Unit
- Equalities Ministers Advisory Group
- Parody Law
Theoretical Perspectives
- Self-Perception
- Social Identity Theory
- Consumerism
- Mirror-Stage
- Male Gaze & Self-Surveying Gaze
- Gratification Theory
- Objectification Theory
- Self-Objectification Theory
- Narcissism
- Feminism
- Semiotics
- Communication
- AIDA
Recent Technologies and Perspectives
- Applications
- Social Media – Instagram, Snap Chat, Facebook, YouTube
- Allows for a sense of inclusivity in a community if one withholds the right identity, however can be damaging to ones self-perception through internalisation of such ‘idealised’ imagery.
- Photo-editing
- Photo-filters
- Google Translate
- CGI
- VR and Augmented Reality
- YouVisit
- AR Doors (retail – try on clothes without getting changed)
- Beauty Mirrors – Shiseido Magic Make-Up Mirror created by the Japanese brand and allows to try on different makeup products with facial recognition technologies.
- Tweet Mirror – takes photos of shoppers trying on different outfits to capture to view back themselves or to send to friends for example for a second opinion on such look.
Conclusion/Summary