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Personal Statement for Fashion Schools - 'I am ready' [4]
I was destined
for fashion.
As a kindergartener , I
enjoyed shopping with my mother
toat a cheap marketplace every weekend, present
ed(ing) my brand-new clothes to class mates, and felt refreshed. Growing up, I
have loved watching fashion-
relatedoriented TV shows andmagazines
;and fashion is [naturally prioritized for me to look at in mass media]
awkward phrase, try rewording) . When
I watchedwatching the
movie Breakfast at Tiffany's, I could not help myself
, concentrating
more on Audrey Hepburn's black mini dress and pearl necklace than the story itself. My passion for fashion
never leaveshas grown ever since.
Born into a middle class family whose parents run a pharmacy, I had grown relatively affluent. Thanks to my parents, I was able to afford any fashion items I wanted. It was feasible for me to be interested in fashion and I took it gratefully.
This last sentence is awkward try rephrasing it, and elaboratingWhen I turned 16, in virtue of my parents' well-off business, I gained a wonderful opportunity to spend the last 2 years of high school in Canada, which
had me more drawndrew me deeper intoto the splendid fashion world. The fashionable city Toronto overwhelmed me with "hot" fashion brands, such as H&M, Forever 21, and Urban Outfitters. Watching their collections, I
couldbecame not only
be aware of the latest trends in high fashion but also learned
a strategythe strategy on how successfully those brands made it affordable for people to buy their products by putting new trends in them at cheaper prices.
Spending high school in Canada, I took International Business that has combined with my idea of fashion and assured me that it could make my dream real. I learned basic business key words, how a business works, what factors are considered while running a business, and what skills are required to be a business person. But most significantly,
now I became more capable of applying them to real business situations,
whilewhereas I
more clinged to memorizing the concepts and context before.
It will help meThis course will enable me to find connections between fashion and merchandising.
After graduating high school, I (came back to Korea)
had you gone to Korea before? to get work experience. I was hired as a stylist's assistant in Seoul. Whenever we had work, I was always the one who first arrived at the set, prepared and arranged items that were used for the photoshoot. Sometimes I got to select items that I thought
they would go well with the "concept" of the photoshoot.
For a month of this experienceDuring this month long experience , I learned how to get along with the
a little bit "picky" fashion people. I also learned the significance of effective advertisement. Even though it was
a short and tough time, I could never be happier contributing myself to fashion.
Coming back from Seoul, I
got anothersnagged a job at a
local clothing store
in my hometown . I was only a part-time worker who sold clothes the store had, but tried to relate the experience with what I want to study in my near future. I became proficient at catching customer's needs in fashion and promoting clothes we had. I learned how to deal with customers, as well as coordinate fashion items suitable enough to attract them to buy. In addition, my communication skill has
come with itgrown/progressed . I found myself talking
friendlyuse different word, that sounds awkward with customers
withoughalthough I wasbeing shy of strangers. Knowing what people pursue in fashion and having a good communication skill will be great back-ups for me to study fashion merchandising.
With the plentiful work experience at real firms that will be provided for me, I can imagine myself as a buyer for my favorite brand, which I have dreamed of all my life. I am ready to take the chance that the U.K's greatest fashion schools will offer me.