A match made in heaven?

Tim Blanks and John Galliano.

People from the industry, in two very different departments, having a very well articulated conversation about fashion. What more could I ask for on a Friday afternoon?

If you didn't catch the Facebook Live interview on Business of Fashion this afternoon then you really did miss out, especially if you're reading this and you're on my course. The conversation, although touching on a variety of different subjects, resinated with some of the points made in lectures this past week.

We are taught to be inspired, to be passionate and have that eye for visual greatness that especially every active instagrammer desires. And whilst having the motivation to apply ourselves to this ethos, we also need to understand the value of good team work, and how a creative connection with someone else is something to hold on to, and sometimes even exploit in order to produce the best outcome.

These messages were carried throughout this interview. Whilst talking about Galliano's work for Maison Margiela, Blanks almost stepped back and let normal converse take ahold of the interview, so that Galliano's approach to his work, his team and even his personal life simply revealed itself. Galliano talked about working with students, and even went in to detail to paint a picture of one girl who he strongly believes he has that 'connection' with. Multi-coloured hair, a 'chemical crop', jumpers and her wealth of ideas.

I am yet to meet someone on this course that fully understands what I'm trying to say. I've got people who I know I can bounce ideas off of and produce a more cultivated and structured narrative than the one I had before, but visually, I struggle with trying to explain my ideas without the aid of lil thumbnails and diagrams. Saying this, it is only first term. It might take a longer period of time working in a group to find someone who just gets me. Galliano is lucky enough to have a girl who can just look at his face and see what he's thinking. Where can I get one of those girls?

Galliano spoke a lot about his non-traditional take on Maison Margiela, and how one ready to wear line had the lining concept pulled all the way through it even into accessories. He believes that it is important to have a clear concept and narrative especially when trying to spin something on it's head. Now this hit home with me because my current project involves taking a concept using five words we would use to describe a particular editorial, and then apply this to a photoshoot with a specific fashion accessory. We, as a group, have gone down a particular road that requires a model, and where the order of the final images is important. After viewing this interview I believe that there are some elements we need to discuss in order to create that same line of continuity that Galliano has described in his work.

Hopefully after a weekend of careful planning and potential shooting whilst bearing in mind what I've taken away from this interview, I will finally have my first successful project of the year.

(fingers crossed)