I'm experienced as a 60s Vintage and Secondhand Stylist, Creative Director, Writer, Model and Project Manager.
Established www.ProjectFEM.com which unites feminism and fashion and hosted a Feminist Fashion and Networking event showcasing sustainable, ethical and feminist designers with a cast of diverse and representative models. Activist and fashion influencers also attended with speeches from Birdsong and The Women's Equality Party.
I've spoken on a Women's Institute panel and am keen to share thought and inspiration in the above topics through discussion, podcasts, video collaborations etc.
Driven and passionate with experience in writing on feminism, popular culture and women, applying myself to positive, inspiring and change-making projects. Looking for engaging and creative new opportunities that promote positive social change and well-being.
First class Social Care degree and a Masters in Media, Communications and Critical Practice.
Projects
- ProjectFEM: Feminist Fashion Show and Networking ExhibitionFounded ProjectFEM - a collective that demonstrates how feminism and fashion can work together for a new, empowering fashion culture. I managed and creatively directed a fashion show and networking event. I collaborated with ethical independent designers and brands and led the styling of looks for the runway show. I also collaborated with the Women's Equality Party who gave a talk and activist models including Rain Dove, Cory Wade and Jada Sezer. I recruited volunteers and marketed the event
Work history
Curriculum ManagerThe Open University
Milton Keynes, United KingdomFull Time
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Writer and StrategistLBBOnline
London, United KingdomFull Time
Working within a dynamic and growing online advertising trade platform Little Black Book, publishing editorial and user-generated content. Requiring an adaptive, focused and multidisciplinary approach to work with members, write content and generate innovative business building ideas.
Specifically working within LBB/Lab, the publication's business-to-business PR and Content Marketing agency, with clients from broad-ranging creative and commercial disciplines:
-Managing client accounts and PR strategies
-Writing press releases and thought leadership articles
-Maintaining relationships with clients from the advertising, marketing and creative industries
-Liaising with, and maintaining, excellent press relationships
-Branding and marketing our offering
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Skills
- Strategy
- Marketing
- Management
- Feminism
- Writing
- Academic Writing
- Journalism
- Fashion
- Community Outreach
Education
MA Media Communications and Critical PracticeUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
- London, United Kingdom
Dissertation: To What Extent are Women's Fashion Magazines an Adequate Medium for Contemporary Feminism?
Grade: A-
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BA Social Care and Education StudiesUniversity of Northampton
- Northampton, United Kingdom
Dissertation: How Can the Fashion Industry in the UK Promote a Positive Representation of Feminism?
Grade: A*