One small idea, one big achievement

Hot!Mess was full of a hot mass of people at the event I attended yesterday, for the Cultural Exchanges Festival this week at De Montfort University.

Locally based fashion label Hot!Mess showed the entire audience that you can do anything you want to if you just believe. 

At just 19 and 21, Tayla and Flo created an inspirational and unique brand to appeal to the younger generation of today. Being such young entrepreneurs, designing and launching their own fashion label could be seen as a far-fetched, challenging dream but they went out and caught it.

By promoting their brand all over the internet, using the social media - the world is starting to know who and what Hot!Mess is.

http://www.hot-mess.co.uk/

  

This wonderful idea was sparked in the brain of Tayla's Grandmother - the 'hoarder' of all American Fitness clothing. 

Tayla joined forces with her friend Flo, who became her model, photographing with just her iPhone and that's where it all began. 

It surely kicked off in the celebrity industry as many big names now where this brand all over the world, from Cara Delevingne and Little Mix to Pixie Lott and Rizzle Kicks. 

It for sure is the hottest fashion right now - and all because of a young girl with ideas and dreams who wasn't afraid to achieve them. 

Leah Stafford

#justdoit

I went to #MediaBomb. 

Admittedly, the first thing that attracted me to this event was the # that is commonly associated with Twitter! However, on  reading more, I realised that this would be really useful to me as an aspiring journalist.


And useful it was! The panel consisted of professionals within the media industry who not only inspired me with their passion but also enlightened me on how the media business works and what you can do to get noticed. They used their experiences to answer some great questions that were raised, all of which were relevant to every sector of the industry. Here's a snippet...

A CV? zzz...

One of the big questions raised was, how can I stand out from the rest? The old method of handing out a classic c.v. in a basic template with your name and qualifications is okay, but where's that going to get you? Many of the panellists explained that employers are looking to say no, so you have to give them a good reason to say yes. You should get creative with your CV and allow it to express who you are. 'This is a creative industry, so be creative!'

Networking

Another question asked was, is it what you know, or who you know? to which the answer was mainly: who you know. I learnt a lot in the 2-hour session, but this is probably one of the most important things. Networking is vital.

 Just do it 

One valuable piece of advice I’ll take away from today is, if you have an idea, don't doubt yourself - have confidence and just do it. 


Beth Smith