ELLE INTERN COMPETITION

I came across this awesome opportunity when doing my daily trawl of my favourite fashion bibles' websites. The chance to gain an internship at Elle: the stuff of my dreams! To apply I had to create a piece of writing 250 words maximum about who I would most like to interview in the fashion industry. I chose someone who has very much inspired me and someone who has undoubtedly had a great input on the trends we see evolving season after season, Louise Wilson OBE, course director of MA Fashion Design at the marvelous institution that is CSM. Here is what I created:

CSM: The place of dreams for every aspiring designer, for every ardent journalist and all the impassioned fashion print enthusiasts, but what is it that makes this institution so legendary and so prestigious? Perhaps it is the stunning back catalogue of graduates who are now predominant names in the business? Maybe. Or is it the fashion mavericks at the helm of each course? Definitely. The person I would most like to interview in this broad, vast industry is Louise Wilson, course director of MA Fashion Design at Central Saint Martins. Wilson’s input and teaching on this course has been imperative in producing so many celebrated designers around the world, Alexander McQueen, Christopher Kane and Giles Deacon to name a few. Defined by her no nonsense attitude and fully black wardrobe Louise Wilson has had a profuse affect on every fashion enthusiast, whether directly or otherwise but indefinitely, Wilson has undoubtedly shaped the state of fashion as we see it now and how we see it evolving with every trend and every season. I personally regard Louise Wilson as a legend of the game, and obviously many agree and have been deeply impassioned by what Wilson does at CSM , she has honored with an OBE and even received a shout-out from Kanye West to celebrate her birthday at his recent London gig.I believe that behind the success of Central Saint Martins stands Wilson forever cracking her unforgiving whip to create one of the most fascinating fashion institutions in the world.

Any feedback or advice would be wonderful, and please keep everything crossed for me!