The Edutainment Show, 2014 Part-ll

‘The Edutainment Show’, India’s largest education exhibition and summit, was back with their second edition. J W Marriott was the venue where a varied range of exciting career opportunities in the media, communication and design industry were showcased. Accomplished celebrities and established academicians interacted with the enthusiastic students.

The ‘Changing Face of Fashion Education in India’ was one of the topics that were taken up for discussion. The panelists chosen were James Ferreira- veteran fashion designer, Aparna Badlani- Co-owner of Atosa, Nimisha Tiwari- Editor at Economic Times- Travel, Times of India and Siddharth Lulla- Director Business Strategy Whistling Woods Neeta Lulla School of Fashion. Each one of them had insightful knowledge, which they shared with the students.

James Ferreira believes that specializing and knowing the art of garment construction and production processes is the key to be able to strongly perform in this field. Competition is on the rise, so his advice to the students was to be inspired and learn from the best. There is a need to use indigenous content for our courses and bring Indian aesthetics into play. Experience and experimentation is the key to learn for all fashion aspirants, and following an academic course helps within a stipulated time period but the process of learning is a lifelong one.

Aparna Badlani shared some valuable points on Fashion retail by suggesting that knowledge of visual merchandising and photography is an important aspect in Merchandising and also a great career option. India is an open market today; the clients are well read and know what they want. She encourages students to be curious and read a lot before venturing on a certain path. Fashion education makes you technically sound and gives the base to keep experimenting and innovating with a proper understanding of the market.

Contributing to the conversation was Nimisha Tiwari, who suggested the use of social media to reach out, to know the pulse of the people and understand emerging trends. Keep learning was her mantra; keep attending events and panel discussions by experts of the respective field. Research the finer details of the institute so that you can make an informed decision. She also shared points on Fashion Journalism, where she mentioned that it is important to learn the art to be able to talk about the art. Education, in her opinion, makes you confident and gives you the power to be able to put forth your thoughts.  

Lastly, Siddharth Lulla is of the opinion that in order to excel the 3 Es - Education, Exposure and Experience are important. Whistling Woods Neeta Lulla School of Fashion is an institute for the industry and by the industry. Here students get to attend regular workshops along with interacting with the best and learn from the experts. Students are sent for internships and have been involved in backstage coordination and operation at various fashion shows. Through such exposure, the learning experience is accelerated.

Fashion industry has evolved with time and there are several appealing and interesting avenues and areas of specialization can be explored today. To help all aspirants discover and learn this art holistically, we at Whistling Woods Neeta Lulla School of Fashion offer various courses that would suit an individual’s interest. Also, to help you identify your area of interest and for proper guidance, you can always LiveChat with our counselors to get your queries sorted.