I saw the most amazing programme called "Faking It" today which was aired quite a while back on Channel 4. I watched it on their website http://www.channel4.com/programmes/faking-it/4od#2923127 and it was just too awesome for words especially if you are aspiring to become a fashion designer.
So the story goes that Mich a regular electric engineer from Leeds who works in a soft drinks factory sets out to make it big in London in the fashion world where in four weeks time of taking up the challenge to create a collection he would be judged by some of the top names in the fashion industry...one of whom was Matthew Williamson.
He was assigned a mentor who teaches at Central St Martins in London to help him along the process; that meant everything from giving him a makeover to ehlping him with his designwork and being it to reality. He was also assigned a pattern cutter and someone to make the garments for him to take it from his 2D drawings into real life pieces.
I must say he did fabulously well especially because he had nothing to do with the fashion world at all and it was really inspiring to see that. I goes to show you don't need a degree like I am working on to make it big in the industry just the right guidance and getting to know the right people! Regardless I think i will still be finishing of my degree...
Well anyway the point of the programme was for the judges at the end to point out whole they thought were faking the profession of being a designer and congratulations to Mich because he was actually wasn't pointed out to being the faker of the profession. He is an extremely talented person who could most definitely pursue a career in fashion in my opinion if he did this again.
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