Icon of style Justin Timberlake

 

The smooth Tennessee crooner “Justin Timberlake” is one of the biggest male singers in the world and some could say is one of the most talented performers of our generation.

He has us all bowled over with his electric dance moves, high pitched singing voice and his individual smart British like style.

Over the years he has grown into owning his signature style and men today inspire to steal his classy, suave look. He made the trilby hat become very fashionable back in the cold fashion age of 2002, when he wore the slick hat in his video for his first solo single release “Like I love you”. 

 

 

Timberlake created his own clothing line dubbed “William Rast” in 2005 with his childhood friend Trace Ayala. The first collection comprised of a compilation of jeans, cashmere sweaters and cord jackets.

William Rast brand has expanded and grown in which it now offers a broader range of products including denim, sportswear, men’s and women’s wear along with outerwear and eyewear.

Due to its international success William Rast has launched itself overseas this year as the brand will be available in Europe including the UK.

 

William Rast brand has a country-denim-biker edge to the brands apparel. The brand embodies a “Biker meets Ratpack” theme mimicking clothes and styles in which Justin favours. Being a respected style enthusiast, style conscious Justin Timberlake recently asked the designer Tom Ford to design him a complete wardrobe collection for his recent20/20 experience tour.

He wanted to ensure his 600 piece wardrobe for himself, dancers, band members and vocalists looked dapper for the spectacle 69 date worldwide tour.

From wearing a classic suave suit to premieres to wearing denim jeans supported with a shirt and blazer you have to hand it to JT he always looks the part. Mr. Timberlake in recent years has developed into a cool male fashion icon of our time.

Shellac nails

Shellac nails are the new gate way to a new nail polish revolution. Shellac nail polish offer a longer time period for non-chipped nails. The polish delivers quality, long Gevity and vibrancy. Shellac offers a new glitter topping option that normal nail polish has never offered before. With its thick texture and fab UV gel nail quality, it is a must have for the future of nails, nail lovers and salons all over the world. UV gel nail polish has been around for years but hasn’t really made a popular impact in the nail market because of its poor quality, and the damage it can do to your nails during and when removed. Shellac CND brand have modernised and perfected the UV gel ingredient and improved the UV drying machine to the highest standard it can be, which makes your nails look better than ever. The shellac nail system consists of applying a base coat and two layers of the polish, an optional glitter/nail decoration coat can be added then a further top coat is added to seal. Each layer applied must be dried in the UV drying machine before a new layer can be added. After adding the final top coat layer, the shellac is then sealed to the nail. Some popular shellac colours are (red) lobster roll, (pink) cake pop, (grey) steel glaze, and (cream) sun bleached. Shellac nail service can be offered in most beauty and nail salons around the UK. The price of a pair of shellac nails ranges from £10-£30 depending on added nail decorations and quality of the salon offering it. The amazing quality and texture of the shellac nail polish makes it last for as long as 2-3 weeks and then gently peels off. To remove you have to soak your nails in 100% acetone for ten minutes and scrape the remaining shellac polish off with a manicure stick. Shellac is trendy, provides high quality polish to the nail and it lasts for weeks .Shellac nail polish is nothing short of a nail miracle!

Red lobster

Steel glaze

 Sun bleached

 Cake Pop

Photography by Clara-Bella

Icon of style Harry Styles

 

 

Harry styles is one of the biggest iconic heartthrobs to of come out of Britain today. Harry whom is largely known throughout the world for his one direction pop group domination, his curly locks and cheeky persona and not to mention his love of the ladies has grew into a male style icon during the past few years. At the tender age of 20 Harry owns his individual British stamp style. Harry’s brave style sometimes resembles the beetles or mick Jagger’s style back in the vintage 60’s era. Harry channels his own style to a tea and he often reminds me of the artful dodger from Oliver Twist but a nicer less meaner version.He looks and is a classic british boy through and through with his cheeky character and traditional british looks. You could easily cast him in a victorian play as he would suit the clothes of that era .He knows how to pick his signature vintage rocker-pirate-country style taste in clothes and suits those style choices perfectly. His Cheshire roots are apparent in his style and play a part in the country element of his style choices. Many men across the globe try to mimic Harry’s look wanting his curly hair, blazers, headbands and rocker apparel. Harry started on the X factor as a sweet, cheeky 16 year old lad from Cheshire. His charisma, “it” factor and admiration from the ladies boosted him to superstardom in the five piece band one direction. He now has global popularity and even hangs out with Hollywood legends such as Johnny Depp! Harry’s younger style was that of a classic country style as he sophisticatedly wore blazers, cheque shirts, bow ties, skinny jeans and black Chelsea boots. Over the past few years his style has developed and is appreciated today within the men’s fashion world. Harry wears a lot more vintage jewellery now and owns a lot of tattoos on his body. Harry still support’s his curly locks but his signature style is more raw and edgy as he always wears a pirate like headband on nearly every sighting he is seen on. Harry is often pictured at fashion events such a London fashion week and he has previously won a style icon award at the2013 British Fashion Awards. He beat the likes of fashion king David Beckham and the always stylish Kate moss. Not bad for a kid from Cheshire! Harry is a loveable rogue whose style is original, unique, catchy and recognisable. Mr. Style’s has become a recent young male fashion icon for men of his generation.

 

 

How to become a fashion journalist

 

Becoming a fashion journalist is something young women strive to become in today's society. Popular TV series such as "ugly betty" and Hollywood films such as "devil wears prada" and "13 going on 30" have glamorised what it could be like to be a fashion journalist. This type of film marketing has left a lot of young enthusiastic girls all over the world aspiring to be like those "got it all" characters that are portrayed in fictional films. A fashion journalist is a glamorous job if you cut out the long hours working, travelling all over the world and reporting about fashion constantly until your head spins. The reality of this job is not as glamorous as the films may have you thinking. Want to know the highs, lows and questions required to become a fashion journalist? Here are the FAQ's.

What does a fashion journalist do?

•Attend fashion shows- Write a show report about the clothes

•Attend exclusive events regarding fashion and celebrities

•Interviewing designers

•Keeping up with the latest fashion news and writing trend forecasts

•Fashion writing and feature writing

•Private viewing of new collection's

•Style fashion shoots

•Reporting on fashion for magazines, online publications, blogs and newspapers

 A Fashion journalism degree is a new type of degree that is current with today's youth. More and more young people want to work for high fashion magazines such as vogue; this is how this specialised degree was born. The three year degree covers all of the units it takes to become a fashion journalist from styling to photography, fashion writing and show reporting. It covers all the skills you need to know for this specific job role. University's that do fashion journalist BA honours degree courses in the UK are:

University of the Arts london- London college of fashion

www.arts.ac.uk/fashion/courses/undergraduate/ba-fashion-journalism/

University of Sunderland

 www.sunderland.ac.uk/courses/artsdesignandmedia/undergraduate/fashion-journalism/

University for the Creative arts UCA epsom

www.ucreative.ac.uk/ba-fashion-journalism

Southhampton Solent University

www.solent.ac.uk/courses/2014/undergraduate/fashion-journalism-ba/course-details.aspx

Skills required:

·         A Degree in fashion journalism or any related journalism degree is essential.

·         Good communication skills

·         Computer skills

·         Knowledge of social media and blogging,

·         Excellent writing skills.

·          You must have the ability to work long hours in an office including nights, on weekends and to be able to travel.

·         Fashion knowledge and interest

Qualifications & entry requirements:

·         A level grade c or above

·         Five GCSE’s c or above including English

·         240-280 UCAS tariff points

·         Pass at BTEC level 3 extended diploma

·         EU students are allowed to apply with similar graded standard qualifications to British qualification regulations

Career prospects & development

·         Progression to MA fashion journalism is available if you want to progress your fashion journalism qualifications further

·         Job with a fashion magazine, newspaper, fashion company, fashion PR company or online magazines

·         A lot of graduates go on to work for magazines such as vogue and Grazia and newspapers such as the daily mail and the telegraph

·         Some graduates seek Jobs as stylists, editorial assistants and buyers

Contributing writing for online publications and magazines

Many aspiring journalists strive to get there work published before they get a real job. Building up a strong CV with previous contributing writer jobs is essential for a journalist's career. It is like a portfolio of your work that has reached a large audience. Many journalists’ work for years as non-paid contributing writers whilst they are doing their degree. Having a few contributing writer job positions will help them get a good journalist job after graduating. If you want to become a fashion journalist try contributing writing for some online fashion magazines, publications and blogs. This will get your audience growing and the experience will look great on your CV .

Starting your own blog

The new revolution of fashion blogging is a great way of expressing how you feel, expressing personal opinion and lets you write day to day thoughts and share it with an audience of followers. Pay for click ad's can be bought on adsense on google+ .You can make money by a single click. For instance when a follower clicks on the add you will recieve a sum of cash into your paypal account.The more followers you have the you have the more clicking and money you'll earn. Click add's start from £5-£150.

NCJT qualification
 

If you can't do a fashion journalist degree this qualification is the next best thing. NCTJ is the premium journalist board who accredit most journalist BA honours degree's. You can do this course from home or attend a college. By doing the main five units of the qualification with two added specialist units -business of magazines and production journalism -this will equip you for a fashion journalist career.

Salary

A basic salary of a fashion journalist differs in experiance and with what magazine or newspaper you work for. According to jobzoo fashion journalist salarys differ and are stated below:

 Starting Journalist

 £12-£26,000

 Mid to senior journalists

 £18-£40,000

 Senior level journalist
 

 £60,000 or more

[www.jobzoo.co.uk]

Best magazines to aim to work for:

•Vogue

•Grazia

•In style

•Glamour

•Elle

 
After reading through this career article you can gather what it will take to become a fashion journalist. If you cut out the long hours you will find this is a very rewarding and interesting career for many young women to fulfill. Your life will be dominated with catwalk shows, designer interviews and fashion parties and you must require a passion for fashion. Do you think you have what it takes to be a great fashion journalist? Who knows you could work for vogue magazine one day.

Moda fashion show

Moda fashion show

2014 Moda fashion trade show ran for 3 days from the 10^th-12^th august at the NEC exhibition centre in Birmingham. Many fashion wholesalers were present over the 3 days to sell their products to suppliers. Many men & women’s clothes, swimwear, underwear and accessories catwalk shows took place throughout the 3 days. I attended the women’s Lingerie & swimwear spring/summer 2015 catwalk show in hall 17 from 2.30-3.00pm on Tuesday 12^th august. The catwalk show was sponsored by Invista. The Lingerie & swimwear catwalk show schedule was as follows:

Scene 1- Sports Luxe (swimwear)

 

Scene 2- Meadow warrior (lingerie)

 

Scene 3-Muse (lingerie)

 

Scene 4- Tribal tropics (swimwear)

 

Scene 5- Nightwear

Scene 6- Reflection (lingerie)

 

Scene 7- Folk flair (Swimwear)

 

Scene 8- Under the Moonlight (lingerie)