London Model Agencies: Doing the Footwork

So if you are an aspiring model you might just find yourself asking how, with the myriad of model agencies in London, is it possible to get around to them all in a timely fashion? Or which ones should I start with?

Here at Oxford Fashion Campus we've devised an itinerary that makes it possible to attend the open calls and walk-in windows for up to eight of London's male and female model agencies, all of which are members of the Association of Model Agents, within a single day.

Firstly, it's a good idea to review this map of the eight agencies you'll be attending. If you select an agency and choose 'street view' from the 'more' option list, it will show you the front entrance to the agency's office. Once you have an idea of where the agencies are situated on the map, the following is a full walk through of how to get to the agencies most efficiently:

OFC London Model Agency Guide

FENG HO

The Fabulous 'Ethical Fashion Forum - Innovation Award Winner', Oxford based fashion designer Feng Ho, who's glorious draped jersey designs encompass sleek and chic femininity with modern fashion forward tailoring and geometric shapes. Using fabrics such as bamboo and soy as well as end of line textiles from British fabric merchants which are all completely sustainable sources ........saving the planet has never been so stylish!

Feng's skills in drapery are evident here, in this vibrant fuchsia dress as well as scoop and boat neck lines and handkerchief hems punctuating this collection. I personally have a passion for young designers who are skilled not only in a garments design but also in its execution another example of why she is an award winning success.

Car Park Style

While not necessarily at all related to fashion, I believe there is a lot to learn from this type of style.

The planner who decided to place a parking lot beneath the old ceiling probably annoyed hundreds or thousands of people who wanted the structure to be used for something more prestigious. However, at the same time, the architect likely created the most elegant car park in the world, and that is something unique to smile about on a CV.
There are several ideas here that could be replicated by fashion designers in their efforts to create something 'stylish', in all of its shape-shifting glory.
The old-meets-new is and, given the nature of time, probably always will be a secure base for any new creation. If the creation can be as radical as this parking lot then the old-meets-new template doesn't need to be as boring as it usually is.

Have a Design Project on the Go?

Here's a website with a great initiative that has just recently been launched as part of the Louis Vuitton Young Arts Project. It's a place for people to showcase their current artistic projects.

Whether they're projects from fashion designers creating new garments, painters and illustrators filling voids on page, or interior designers causing problems for their land lord, it can be shown here!

It may be an idea to put your project in-the-works up on the site and get some feed-back from the community. If the feed-back doesn't interest you, there is always the chance that the industry experts working with the site will review your project and give it a popularity boost.

The First Thread

Welcome to one of the few fashion focused collaborative blogs on the web written by two Oxford bloggers with contrasting and completely unlimited perspectives of the fashion industry.

The Oxford Fashion Campus blog is sure to be something different and spark off conversations with its drive spiralling off this past year of Oxford Fashion Campus' successful Oxford and London fashion shows.

We want to build a free space on the net where you can comment on all that Oxford Fashion Campus is involved in, and if you're an aspiring designer or fashionista yourself we are here to fuel all your desires for all things fashion fabulous!

Speaking of designers... the five fashion shows produced by Oxford Fashion Campus last year have led to a myriad of glorious discoveries from up and coming designers based in fashion capitals all over the world as well as a little closer to home in the UK and Oxford.

We will keep you in the loop with the designers progress, along with coverage of their latest collections and work, and of course a general eye-keeping and commentary on the non-stop world of international fashion whether it be spectacular editorials, seasonal campaigns and collections aka everything fashion related that we are most obviously completely and utterly consumed by.

So, once more, let us say welcome to the group! Look forward to the avant garde and intriguing articles soon to be scattered across these here pages in the near future.

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