What do I know?

 In today's session, I need to get all the things I already know about my progression route. Using only my knowledge, without searching the internet. 

Elizabeth Stewart (on the right, Fashion Stylist) with Julia Roberts

A Fashion Communication and Styling graduate should:

1. Know the latest trends and top designers
2. Know the color theory for better combinations of clothes and makeup
3. Create styling ideas that are accurate for our client, checking the idea of the photoshoot/runway/etc.
4. Be communicating with other people like a makeup artist, hairdresser, and photographer
5. Know, that sometimes they need to work with limited sources and time
6. Know what are the best clothes for different body shapes/makeup and hairstyles for different face shapes
7. Know the industry they work in: film, runway, theatre, etc.
8. Learn photography to showcase their work, and to know how the stylization will look on camera
9. Develop their drawing skills for the sketches of the outfits
10. Know how to plan and show their ideas, how to research for them 

What should I be doing in my subject area?

I should be able to create outfit ideas, makeup, and hairstyle matching it. I should also have the photography skills as well as drawing abilities to show my work. 

What skills and knowledge do I need for my subject area?

Skills:

 - drawing

 - research

 - photography

 

Knowledge:

 - latest trends 

 - designers

 - industry they work in (film, theatre, runway fashion)

 - different body and face shapes and how to make them look best

 - color theory

What jobs can I get by studying this subject?

 - Stylist

 - Photographer 

 - Makeup Artist (with already existing skills and by developing them)

 - Intern in a fashion company/magazine

If I scored myself out of ten, with ten being the highest, how well do I know my subject area?

I would score myself 5, as I know a lot about the subject itself, but there is still more for me to discover and learn.