FASHION SHOW PRODUCER

   (images taken from google; Vivienne Tam)

Hey Everyone!

Ever wonder about all the work people put into producing an extravagant fashion show? Well Sophia Change is a fashion show producer and she came to our class tonight! She produced Vivienne Tam's fashion show this fall in New York City. She told us about what goes into a fashion show like all the behind the scenes and group efforts it takes to pull off an awesome fashion show. She knew about everything that goes in to a fashion show and was a great public speaker. She had such a positive attitude and seemed to be someone that would be easy and fun to work with. The most interesting thing that Sophia did in my opinion was overseeing everything. She was the person in charge of making sure everything before, during and after the fashion show ran smoothly. She seemed like a great business woman and knew exactly how to handle any unknown situation that was thrown at her. Getting to hear from someone that knows and sees everything that goes into a fashion show production made me realize all the work that someone does for a 12 minute production. She compared a fashion show production to training for the Olympics because you train/plan for months for an event that last only a few minutes. There is a certain type of personality someone needs to have to be able to work with a fashion designer. She convinces the designer they do not ‘need’ something in order not to go over the budget. They need to know how to negotiate with people and get things done on time. Sophia also keeps an eye and updates the budget daily. She stated that she always ‘under promises and over delivers’ this way no one is ever disappointed, only happy when they get more than they had expected.  So next time you watch a fashion show, just remember all the hard work people put into it, and all the time they took preparing for it!

                                                             (images taken from google ; Vivienne Tam's  fashion show)

<3 Christine