Patricia van der Akker.
- who are you?
- what are your strengths and talents?
- whats your niche?
- what do you do best?
Creative thinker, Speculative thinker, Incorporating social themes into fashion media.
Branding, Organised, Team Player, Passionate, Conceptual Fashion, Researching, Styling.
- what makes you different?
Speculating, being curious, asking questions about society, focusing on working class collaborative opportunities.
- what is your signature style?
Futurism whilst referencing the past, Feminine, Minimal.
- Your specialism + Your dream clients = Your niche.
- Use keywords that create an image in people’s heads. eg Hairy Textiles.
Dreamy future media.
- what problems do you like solving?
Social creativity. Passionate about communicating through image and simple copy.
- what kind of problems do you want to address? what do you want to change?
I want to change working class representation and increase the social commentary within fashion media.
- how has your background impacted your creativity?
Working class, multi-culturalism.
- why do you do what you do?
- what is your creativity? define! techniques you use?
- how can you keep being flexible? (approx 15 answers)
I would like to work as a creative director – techniques I could use include researching future societies,
- 8/10 role models / agencies / brands / organisations – specific
The Future Laboratory, Imprudence, Selfridges, Dazed Beauty, Off-White, A-Cold Wall, Balenciaga, Solange
- Over the next 6 months, make a list of 50 people who should know about me!
The Future Laboratory, Imprudence, Selfridges, Dazed Beauty, Off-White, A-Cold Wall, Balenciaga, Solange, Bunny Kinney, Virgil Abloh, Samuel Ross, Lucy McRae, Isamaya Ffrench