Happy 29th of February

Happy 29th of February everyone!

Although you’re all far too busy to contemplate the opportunity to propose today, we thought you might like to know the fashion implications of a leap year… Just in case the mood takes you, make sure you are properly attired. Women should wear breeches or a scarlet petticoat to pop the question today and our Danish friends can look forward to receiving 12 pairs of gloves if the gentleman refuses her advances, while in Finland, she will receive enough fabric for a skirt.

We hope this information has lightened your day and, if you’re working in retail, may you sell many red petticoats!

Thanks to Hannah for sharing this fabulous photo from London!

Week 4 #myfashionplacement

Happy friday everyone!

It’s been an exciting week at the Fashion Place where we’ve had our annual trip to London Fashion Week (post to follow next week!) and lots more exciting updates from our placement students…

Courtney who’s on placement at Skinny Dip London, has been on a buying trip to Phiney Pet‘s A/W presentation We love their combination of retro vibes and Autumnal tones!

Hannah (who’s on placement at country clothing brand A Hume) has also been a buying trip to Fairfax & Favour.

Shannon’s written her first solo piece whilst on placement at the Herald & Times, covering luxury scarves and jewellery designer Karen Mabon!

Danielle’s been doing some 1950’s research for her placement at Those Were the Days Vintage… and Mollie has also shared some vintage style artwork from her office at the Gathering Goddess.

As well as this beautiful view from Shoreditch House…

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Fashion and Textile students’ tote bag designs

If you’re looking for something fun to do this weekend why not visit Drum Castle and vote for your favourite BA (Hons) Fashion and Textile tote bag design?

As part of a live project, 36 first year students from Gray’s School of Art have each produced their own unique tote bag design, with cotton shopping bags on display in and around the castle.

The most popular design will be produced and sold in the Castle shop!

Week 3 #myfashionplacement

It’s been a busy week for our third years with lots of placement updates!

Lucie is on a year long placement with Cosmopolitan magazine in Prague! A few months ago, Cosmopolitan started helping Rosa charity, which helps abused women and their children overcome problems. Last week, Lucie and the fashion team went to Fashion Arena Outlet to pick out clothes for the children. This initiative has been so successful that Cosmopolitan are planning to hit the interior decor stores next to provide bed linen and pillows. We think this is a fantastic initiative and look forward to hearing more!

Courtney is on placement with fashion and accessory brand Skinny Dip London and attended the 4th Edition launch party last week where she had a great time!

Danielle is at Those Were the Days Vintage in Edinburgh working as a brand ambassador! This beautiful boutique specialises in collections that combine vintage with contemporary style, including bridal wear.

Isla is on placement at London’s cult couture fashion label Atelier Tammam. Isla has been helping manage the brand’s social media and we just love the creative visuals they share!

Meanwhile, Lauren has been at Pure London on a buying trip with her placement host Edinburgh-based Sam Brown Boutique.

Kat is on placement with our Media team here at Aberdeen Business School and has been getting some fantastic photography and filming experience, where she has been involved in creating marketing materials for our upcoming Applicants’ Day events! Here’s Kat out on location shooting the beautiful River Dee in Aberdeen!

After all their hard work we hope our students will enjoy a relaxing weekend. We were pleased to see that Mollie and Beth have been making the most of their time in London, enjoying these fabulous cocktails in Selfridges!

Happy Friday!

Week 2 #myfashionplacement

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a nice Valentine’s weekend.

We’ve really enjoyed seeing all the placement updates from our third year Fashion Management students! Our students have shared creative window displays, beautiful work spaces and behind-the-scenes glimpses from their placements!

Anya is on placement at Freja Designer Dressmaking and shared this fabulous window display she created last week!

Mollie shared this shot of her office at the Gathering Goddess in London! She’s even been busy getting fashion inspiration on her coffee breaks…

Kirsty’s having a great time on placement at Bewonder* in Leeds and shared this behind-the-scenes photo of these brilliant lockers where she has her very own!

Meanwhile our Masters students are gearing up for their placements that start in April!

We’re looking forward to sharing more over the next few weeks…

Interim degree show

What better way to spent a Wednesday lunchtime than exploring the fantastic designs on display at the interim degree show at Gray’s School of Art? We can’t wait to see the final designs and collections in May and June this year!

We also picked up some cute Valentine’s Day cards in the Aberdeen Business School atrium today! These were created by Product Design students at Gray’s School of Art.

Week 1 #myfashionplacement

It’s the first week of placement for our third year Fashion Management students and here are some updates!

Shannon is doing her placement at the Herald and Times in Glasgow and spent her first day sending fashion spreads to some of the exciting brands they work with! Shannon has also had the opportunity to get involved with photoshoots – like the one below…

Katie is on placement at Aberdeen boutique Sirene and has been helping prepare for the Scoop International Fashion Show in London show this week!

Thanks to our students for sending their updates and we look forward to sharing more of these on the blog over the next few weeks! #myfashionplacement