The Importance of Storytelling

Thanks to everyone who came to see me talk at the launch of The Reclaimery where I talked about the relationship between storytelling and pre-worn clothes. The event took place at The Lab E20, a space that has been repurposed by Christopher Raeburn as a creative hub which exhibits the work of eco-conscious designers, provoking thoughts on the processes behind our clothes.

During the talk, I spoke about why storytelling is important when we talk about our work and what are the necessary elements that form a story.

I used as an example El Viaje, a collaboration with The Reclaimery that was born from a conversation on how no one is from anywhere, and we are all from somewhere else.

I also presented a piece that I created as a response to Traces: Stories of Migration, a programme from the London College of Fashion and Making for Change in which I used cyanotype and silk organza to explore the migration journeys of my family in an attempt to answer the question of why was I born in Panama.

Photo credit: Francesco Mazzarella

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A Guide For Perfecting Your Photography

On a previous post, I mentioned that I had been invited to talk during an event for bloggers called "Breakthrough in Blogging", organised by the people of the Creative Industry Hub. For the purposes of that talk, I put together a short guide with composition tips and tricks to help anyone interested in photography to take better photos. It has been so well received that I have decided to make it public for anyone to download for free. Just click on this link to get your own copy and start taking better photos!

The "Breakthrough in Blogging" event took place at The CoClub, a fantastic co-working space in West London. Almost a 150 bloggers from different disciplines (fashion, travel, food, beauty) came to listen to a line-up of great speakers of the likes of Paul Goldsmith from Wearisma, Katia Bololia from Daisy London, Ulrich Boulon from Burberry, Victoria Reddington from FP Engage, Caroline Towers from The Content Edit, and Philip Gamble from Found.

Apart from the talks, the attendees had the opportunity to network, and also speak in person to some of the sponsors of the event: Alexandra Ursan from Kites and Bites, Funmi Deri from Funlayo Deri, among others.

Creative freelancing can be a very lonely path. But If you are a creative working in the UK, the good news is that the guys at the Creative Industry Hub organize some of the biggest networking events in the country. Their next event called "Breakthrough In Fashion" will take place on October 26th, 2017. You can't miss it!

All the photos, except for the guide's cover, by Luca Dominique Marchesi and Maria Teresa Fiatamone.

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