🔔ANNOUNCEMENT: Twiggy Shoot Reminders + Upcoming Opportunities🔔
Happy Unofficial and Day-Before-Twiggy! We are psyched to get going on everything for this second shoot of the semester and will see all those selected tomorrow morning! 🔔
📰 Newsletter At A Glance:
REDEFINING TWIGGY ROLES 🍄
PHOTOSHOOT (TOMORROW!) 📅
Photo/Video Upload for FUTURISM 📸
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP 🔔
Writing Proposal + WRITERS MEETING Schedule ✏️
THRIFTING EVENT🫧
Pay your dues 💵
Links, links, links! 🔗
Looking ahead 🌅
Photography by: Yasmine Steele
1) REDEFINING TWIGGY ROLES 🍄
Thank you to everyone who signed up for Shoot #2! We are ecstatic to have over 130+ responses! With this in mind, please see the attached roles sheet below. If you were not selected for this shoot, please know that there are many upcoming opportunities and shoots approaching. If any questions remain, feel free to reach out to tfnuiuc@gmail.com with any questions, comments, or concerns!
Roles Sheet:
2) PHOTOSHOOT (TOMORROW!) 📅
Photography by: Kara Yoo
A blast from the past, but this time, we’re redefining it! The theme of TFN’s second shoot for the semester is “REDEFINING TWIGGY.” We are so thrilled to be introducing this second shoot and to get going with styling, creative direction, and more! With that being said, here are some details and logistics about this second shoot:
Shoot #2 Dates + Deadlines:
Styling Session: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27th (SCD Lower Lobby, 7-8 PM)
Photoshoot Date: SUNDAY, MARCH 5th (SCD Lower Lobby for prep/makeup [10 AM-1 PM], Japan House/Arboretum for shooting, [1 PM-4 PM])
*PLEASE MAKE SURE TO ARRIVE ON TIME/EARLY TO ACCOMMODATE FOR TRAVELING TIME TO LOCATION*
Links:
3) Photo + Video Upload for FUTURISM 📸
Photography by: Francesca Dumitrescu
Thank you!
Thank you so much to the lovely photographers, models, stylists, makeup artists, and everyone who was involved in the first shoot of the semester today, “FUTURISM: The Future is Now.” On behalf of myself and the Exec. Board, we are so proud of all of you and beyond impressed with today’s production! Major shoutout goes to the makeup artists for their lovely looks, the models for taking creative direction with poise and with ease, the photographers/videographers for their lovely shots, and the stylists for their gorgeous looks. Each of you played such an integral part in this shoot and we couldn’t be happier.
Photo/Video Upload:
With that in mind, PHOTOGRAPHERS + VIDEOGRAPHERS, please upload your videos by FEBRUARY 26th at 11:59 PM and photos by MARCH 5th at 11:59 PM. See the link below for uploading and instructions as well as refer to the email sent to you by Francesca Dumiterscu (P/V Director). All questions can be directed towards Francesca regarding photo/video uploads (fdd3@illinois.edu)
4) PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP 🔔
Photography by: Francesca Dumitrescu
Photography 101 Workshop:
A message from Francesca Dumitrescu (Photography/Videography Director):
Interested in learning about photography and the in’s and out’s of creative direction in terms of imagery? Join Francesca Dumitrescu, Photography/Videography Director, this Wednesday, March 8th from 6-7 pm at the Art + Design Building Room 336 to learn all the tips, tricks, and basics of photography!
5) Writing Proposal + WRITERS MEETING Schedule ✏️
Photography by: Francesca Dumitrescu
A message from the Writing Team (Editor-in-Chief, Sophie Mennenga & Blog Director, Monique Robinson):
A new era of TFN calls for new writers...
TFN members who are interested in writing for TFN, please attend one of our upcoming writers meetings (WRITING MEETING #2 IS HAPPENING THIS WEEK!) and SUBMIT A WRITING PROPOSAL:
Writing Meeting #2: March 8th, 6-7 PM, SCD 1070
Writing Meeting #3: March 29th, 6-7 PM, SCD 1070
Writing Meeting #4: April 12th, 6-7 PM, SCD 1070
Feel free to reach out to Sophie Mennenga or Monique Robinson if you have any questions!
6) THRIFTING EVENT 🫧
Photography by: Isaac Tu
A message from Samantha Simmons (Events Director):
Join us for our Thrifted Runway Competition on March 24th 4 pm! For this event, members will be placed in teams of 3 and have an hour to create a full outfit using only thrifted pieces. Teams will walk the runway for the chance to win a variety of superlatives, or the grand money prize!
7) PAY YOUR DUES 💵
Photography by: Savanna Lasson
🤍PAY YOUR DUES! : $25 dollars for TFN? Call it a deal, a bargain, whatever you call it, but remember to pay your dues! All events, photoshoots, and TFN-member events are for due-paying members only. If you have any questions or concerns about dues, please reach out to our Treasurer, Anu (kherlen2@illinois.edu). When sending the money over, please use “tfnuiuc@gmail.com” through Zelle or Venmo. Make sure to include your name! It makes it easier for everyone to confirm you have paid when attendance is taken at shoots, events, etc.
8) LINKS, LINKS, LINKS! 🔗
Photography by: Kara Yoo
Links! They’re important and we have a lot of them! From Discord to club dues, forms, and the first shoot, here’s a little synopsis of all the places you’ll need to visit on the world wide web to connect with TFN:
🖤Google Calendar (updated/live throughout the semester):
🤍Discord (for newbies, returning members are most likely already part of our Discord community)
🖤Blog (TFN’s writing hub)
🤍Linktree (For miscellaneous links, social media, past issues, and an easy-to-find catalogue of TFN-related festivities)
9) TFN on the Horizon 🌅
Photography by: Francesca Dumitrescu
Speaking of the future, here are some things to look out for that’ll be announced in the coming weeks:
🖤CFE.3 - You know they say all good things come in threes…More info coming soon. More information coming soon to the Circular Fashion Expo (CFE) Instagram →
🤍Workshop/Events - We have a plethora of things coming at you soon and very soon. Keep up-to-date with the GCal to get first dibs and first looks at TFN gatherings fastly approaching!
🖤TFN Member Notion - Coming soon…
And much, much more!
Cannot wait to see all of you lovely models/stylists tomorrow at the styling session and to get going with shoot #2! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, send a note to tfnuiuc@gmail.com.
Talk soon,
~William Hohe
2023 President of The Fashion Network (TFN)
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