5-Day Intensive Workshop with Mayssa Assaf Academy in collaboration with Galeries Lafayette

Do you want to become a professional and celebrity stylist and change people’s lives by helping them become more confident to pull off a unique look?
This is your golden opportunity to become a certified professional stylist and a celebrity stylist within 5 days after intensive tutoring and training.

The workshop will host a number of guest speakers who are invited to share their knowledge and experiences with the students. These include celebrities, TV presenters, designers, photographers, TikTokers, Instagrammers, marketeers and professional image consultants.

As part of the intensive workshop, the students will be engaged in case studies and assignments and will have the chance to experiment with fashion items from Galeries Lafayette’s own stores.

Workshop Details:

•  •Location: IZU section in Le Gourmet, Galeries Lafayette, Dubai Mall, Dubai, UAE
•  •Date & Coming Soon

Workshop Specialty:

Intensive workshop, includes two courses:

•  •Styling Pro Course
•  •Celebrity Styling Course

The intensive 5-day course is a thoughtfully designed intensive course that encompasses the key learnings from the Styling Pro & Celebrity Styling courses.

Workshop Objectives:

•  •Become a Certified Styling Professional and celebrity stylist
•  •Learn all the tricks and techniques of a skilled stylist
•  •Learn the secrets behind being a successful stylist
•  •Understand the role of a fashion stylist for celebrities
•  •Learn the right techniques, the golden rules, and the best-kept secrets of styling celebrities and public figures for every important occasion
•  •Learn to build a standout image (real and fictional)

Who can attend this workshop?

•  •Both men & women
•  •Styling amateurs looking to turn their passion into a career
•  •Junior and emerging stylists who are seeking a professional certification to increase their credibility
•  •Certified Professional Stylists

Workshop Benefits

Why should you attend the workshop? Here are some of the many benefits:

•  •Obtain an accredited Styling Professional Certification
•  •Start your professional styling career
•  •Access exclusive tips, secrets and professional insights by top-notch and celebrity guest speakers
•  •Benefit from a free internship experience at the academy to help you grow
•  •Receive constant internship opportunities that will be communicated with you that could help you step a foot into a successful styling career
•  •Receive a year of mentoring with Mayssa Assaf Academy Team
•  •Gain exposure on the Mayssa Assaf Academy website in the alumni category (upon prior your approval)
•  •Receive the course materials in soft copy that you can keep with you
•  •Become part of the alumni and community work with Mayssa Assaf on certain projects
•  •Participate in styling projects within the academy
•  •Get pre-Approved access to the database when needed from the academy
•  •Watch all classes within a year (Online and Live)
•  •Get mentorship on how to start your business and kick off your career as a stylist
•  •Receive constant job opportunities through the academy
•  •Obtain a 10% discount on all courses and modules for a year

Not only will you gain benefits from the Mayssa Assaf Academy but you will also get to enjoy some exclusive benefits from Galeries Lafayette including:

•  •An internship with Lafayette for select graduates
•  •Enrollment in the “Stylist Rewards Program”
•  •Galeries Lafayette gift voucher to spend in-store.

Key course takeaways:

•  •Unlock valuable insights by special guest speakers
•  •Learn how to style others based on their body, color, face, and style personality
•  •Learn exclusive tips and tricks to create standout looks
•  •Understand what it takes to be a real fashion stylist in the media and entertainment business

Key skills competencies:

•  •Obtain a Styling Professional Certification from a credible and recognized source
•  •Acquire all the essential techniques of a professional stylist
•  •Learn how to mix and match
•  •Learn the best filing, documenting and archiving techniques
•  •Learn how to work with celebrities
•  •Learn how to style celebrities
•  •Learn the techniques of styling for movies, TV, series, photo shoots, ads, red carpet and more
•  •Learn to build a celebrity's image
•  •Learn to create a fictional character's style
•  •Learn the best filing, documenting and archiving techniques

Workshop outline (combined courses):

a. Styling PRO Outline:

1. Introduction to Styling
What is a Fashion Stylist?

2. Key concepts
Know the difference between Stylist, Image Consultant, Personal Shopper and Makeover Expert

3. Setting Objectives: Know Your Purpose
Why do you want to be a stylist?

4. Color Analysis
Harness the powers of colors to your client's advantage
• Personal coloring and contrasts fundamentals (skin, hair, eyes)
• The psychological effects of colors

5. Body Analysis: Creating Balance
How to trick the eye with a game of illusions
• Body types, proportions and silhouettes
• Fabrics, prints, styles and colors per body type
• Facial features and textures
• Fashion patterns and fabrics that flatter your client's features

6. Fashion Styles
Crafting looks based on your client's style personality
• Learn the 6 style personalities
• The importance of knowing your client's style personality
• Unveiling your client's style personality
• The best shopping destinations for every style

7. The Art of Mixing & Matching
Become a Master at Coordinating Different Textures & Colors

b) Celebrity Styling Outline:

1. Introduction to Media & Entertainment Styling
What makes it different than regular styling
• The key attributes of a celebrity stylist
• Manage your expectations in the world of fame.

2. Entertainment Styling
How to create a unique style for a fictional character in a movie, series, video clip or Ad
• Creating a character/image with a specific style based on styling techniques
• Things you need to know for successful results
• Creating a mood board
• Meeting the client
• Preparing for a video shoot

3. Red Carpet Styling
Create knockout looks for stars and celebrities on the red carpet
• Golden styling rules and techniques for the red carpet
• Exclusive tips and tricks to create a top-10 red carpet look
• Getting the right deals and connections to ace your celebrity's red-carpet look
• The Dos and Don'ts of red-carpet styling

4. TV Styling
The secrets behind creating TV icons: your guide to TV suitable looks
• Working with TV presenters, show formats, and TV stations policies
• The Dos and Don'ts on-screen
• TV Styling techniques (colors, cuts)
• Achieving overall look harmony (head-to-toe hair, makeup, clothes)
• Getting the right deals and making connections
• The rules and techniques of TV looks
• How to prep a TV appearance, from styling to filing and archiving

5. Photo Shoot Styling
Creating impactful imagery
- How to create a mood board
- How to prepare for a photo shoot (magazine, advertisement, social media)
- How to create “The Look”
- Filing and archiving

6.Professional Resources Included in this workshop:
- General Styling Handbook / Styling Kit
- Consultation Assessment Forms**
- The Art of Mixing & Matching Module**
- Personal Fashion Style Module**
- Body Shapes & Proportions Module**
- Color Analysis Module*
- Moodboard Module**
- Ying & Yang Qualities**
- Media Styling Handbook / Styling Kit
- TV Styling Guide