Part of our course asks that we document our time here, so we thought a blog would do this best - and it also allows to keep friends and family updated whilst having something to look back on after we leave.
So this will be just be an almost guide of what we have been studying and a bit of what we get up to in our free time - like an online diary of our time in Madrid.
On our first morning at Villanueva we had a coffee meet and greet, where we were introduced to the course and everyone else studying there - which turned out to be Caley on tour with handful of Spanish students mixed in!
We then had a lecture from Julie McColl on Vintage Fashion and Upcycling. Then we went onto research how different countries and cultures adopt vintage fashion, which was to be presented the following day.
On our lunch break we explored Retiro Park which is right beside the university and our new Spanish home.
In the afternoon, we visited the Flagship Store for El Ganso on Serrano Street.This is one of the main high end shopping ares in Madrid. El Ganso is a traditional college, preppy brand with a Spanish twist. We learnt a lot about the history of the brand along with the aspects that go along with creating the brand image
El Ganso is right across the road from the beautiful flagship strore for Zara... which obviously as fashion students we couldn't resist making a purchase or two.
We'll be back soon with more updates on our exciting adventures.
Hasta Luego
Nikki, Danielle, Kumba & Gillian
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