If you missed last weeks #fridayfuturefemale, pop over to @wearefuturefemale for a brilliant read of our interview with Caryn Franklin @franklinonfashion Caryn is someone I look to as an inspirational #futurefemale an icon of style and long time influencer of mine. Discover why Caryn believes popular culture is immersed in a certain type of masculinity which is dominant, in as much that femininity has to fit around the edges. A disruptive thinker and change agent it’s a provocative read. Go check it out. Link to blog over on @wearefuturefemale 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻. . Join the conversation and be part of the Friday Future Female Series. Get in touch to share your voice, your view. 💪🏻💪🏾💪🏻💪🏾DM for details. . . . #wearefuturefemale #carynfranklin #genderequality #metoo #timesup #womensaid #womenempowerment #feminist #genderprivilege #diversity #selfcare #inclusivity #silentvoices #jointhemovement

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Very nice to chat with the incredible Caryn Franklin MBE about the benefits of a balanced & varied diet. So one glass of red wine and a glass of white wine then. With @caryn_franklin wearing Kay Chola designs for @kingstonuniversity • @officialgfw #theclothesshow #carynfranklin #fashion #style #diversity #mbe (at The Old Truman Brewery)

Just had a great conversation with the amazing #CarynFranklin. So real, so inspiring and humble ❤️ The Clothes Show @clothesshow . . . . . . . #fashion #style #instafashion #happy #carynfranklin #motivation #fashionlover #inspiration #instastyle #personalstylist #personalshopper #fashionstylist #aestheticcandypost #fashionblogger #fashiondairy #picoftheday #stylist #photooftheday #acstyling

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These images are the final images that were selected for our college's exhibition as part of the All walks beyond the catwalk celebrating diversity within individuals. Diversity comes in many ways for example body shape; catwalks stereotypically only feature very very skinny models suggesting that this is what 'beauty' looks like when in reality these body shapes are unnatural and unachievable by you or I. Diversity also comes in the form of ethnicity, another stereotype of the average model is a skinny white girl. For our model we wanted to celebrate how beautiful skin colour is whatever colour it is. We used Beth as  a model. We chose two outfits which were beautiful bright colours to engage with the idea it should be about the clothes and the individual. Other examples of diversity celebrated with fashion photography was age with groups using models of a variety of ages such as "hip hop grannies" which was a photo shoot based on clothes from the 80s hip hop era featured in programmes such as the fresh prince of Bel air. They had ladies in their 70's and 80's rocking outfits next to college students of 17!

A sneaky peek behind the scenes with #CarynFranklin for our film celebrating #InternationalWomensDay and #SelfridgesBespoke

Inspirational, influential designer, an informative interview that has definitely helped those who wants a career in fashion