For a person who enjoys both fashion and media, but did not want to commit to the high pressure, late nights, expensive fabric buying and intense, demanding environment that is the fashion design degree (things my dear friend, a fashion student has told me) (I’m sure it is much better than described and is very much worth the hard work), More Than Fabric: Fashion Films in the Modern Age seemed the perfect studio to do. A course that blends everything you have learnt about media, including theories, technical or practical, with everything you love and are interested in fashion.

In the past, I have wanted to create a short fashion film, showing clothes that I liked with music that I liked. Similar to a music video that not only showcased the song, but the models and the fashion. Just like what the course guide describes this studio to be, this idea will definitely explore fashion as both an art and an advertisement.

One video that stands out most to me is Kanye West’s music video for his song ‘Wolves’, which also acted as a Balmain Campaign. A sensational song with stunning visuals.

Watch the amazingly chilling video here:

What I want to get out of this studio is to be more knowledgable in how fashion and music go hand in hand, how to be more creative when it comes to photography and videography, and to create a fashion film to be proud of.

I want to find different ways to express my sense of style and aesthetic, but also by being exposed to people with various creative ideas in this class will also expand my way of thinking and help inspire me to step out of my comfort zone.