YOUR Personal STYLE & BRAND
Ideal for creatives of color who want more clarity and confidence through their personal style. Sessions feature our special guests, workshops, critiques, and more. We will move across 3 themes: introspection, embracing community, and putting yourself out in the world. Sponsored by Pinterest.
This 12-week virtual class is held every Tuesday on Zoom. Apply by Sep 20th for a limited spot.
Student intros
Review course outcomes & individual project
Developing your POV
Write down who you are, your principles, and how you want to present yourself
To be announced
Advocating for yourself
Reframing perceived weaknesses as superpowers
Rewriting 3 of your limiting internal narratives and beliefs
To be announced
Building your embracing community around you
Determining the types of work you want to do and who you want to work for
Write down the folx in your life you want to serve as your embracing community
Write down the types of work that you want to do and the world needs
Write down 10 companies, nonprofits, organizations, local initiatives, etc. that you want to work with/for and how you will reach them
To be announced
Workshop: how to find and build your personal, intentional archive
Create your visual and nonvisual moodboard that celebrates your personal and cultural identity & heritage
To be announced
What our garments can mean to us: an intersectional perspective
Workshop: catalogue your favorite (and least favorite) garments and remix them with folx in the class
Finish cataloguing your garments
Create 3 new looks
To be announced
How to intentionally add clothing to your closet
Workshop: create a class-wide POC-owned clothing brand list
Write down 3 garments that solve an issue for your wardrobe
To be announced
Understanding what non-visual cues (e.g. fragrances) work for you and your brand
Workshop: create a class-wide resource list
Implement 1 new non-visual cue
To be announced
Writing copy that reflects your personal brand
Update your main medium with your updated copy (e.g. Linkedin, website, and/or Instagram)
To be announced
Networking and presenting in a more authentic way
Workshop: fonts and Zoom backgrounds that feel like you
Reach out to a person you would you like to meet
Practice pitching yourself in a short video recording
To be announced
Building out your space through furniture and other objects
Find a new object that resonates with you
To be announced
Creating personal headshots that resonate
Photograph yourself (or hire a photographer) to get a headshot
Upload your headshot to your profiles
To be announced
Graduation activity!
None!
None!
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