CURRENTLY LIVING IN THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA .
EDUCATION
JENNA MAREE-KIPLING IS NEW IN THE INDUSTRY, HAVING GRADUATED FROM FEDISA (FUTURE EDUCATION IN FASHION DESIGN, SOUTH AFRICA) IN NOVEMBER OF 2011 .
HER 30 PIECE GRADUATE COLLECTION EXPLORED THE BOHEMIAN LIFESTYLE CREATED DURING THE NINETEEN SEVENTIES VS THE WORKING WORLD OF WOMEN DURING THOSE SAME TIMES, COLLABORATED WITH THE MODERN USE OF DENIM. INSPIRED BY SUCH REBELS AS JANIS JOPLIN, CHE GUEVARA, JOHN LENNON AND JIMI HENDRIX, SOUTHERN COMFORT WAS STYLED IN A RELAXED WAY, ENHANCING THE HIPPY LIFESTYLE IN OUR NEW-AGE TIMES . THIS COLLECTION WAS AWARDED 'MOST VISUALLY IMPACTFUL GRADUATE COLLECTION' BY FEDISA .
JENNA MAREE-KIPLING HAS HER MATRIC (HIGH SCHOOL) IN VISUAL ART AND FINE ART HISTORY AS WELL AS TEXTILE AND SURFACE DESIGN . SHE DOES ALL OF HER OWN SCREENING AND PRINT DESIGNS FOR THEFT CLOTHING .
WRITTINGS
CROQUISLIFE.BLOGSPOT.COM
THROUGHOUT UNIVERSITY, SHE WROTE A BLOG, DESCRIBING THE SILLY RAMBLINGS OF A FASHION STUDENT, EXPLORING LIFE WITH AN OPEN MIND. CROQUIS LIFE GAINED 50000 HITS IN THE TWO YEARS THAT IS WAS WRITTEN, WITH READERS FROM AMERICA, THAILAND, INDIA AND EUROPE.
THE BLOG FEATURED A 'WHAT I'M WEARING' SECTION WHICH WAS A DAY TO DAY BREAK DOWN OF THE WARDROBE OF A CAPE TOWNIAN FASHION STUDENT.
INTERNSHIP
DURING THE LAST YEAR OF HER DEGREE, JENNA COMPLETED A SIX WEEK INTERNSHIP WITH VINTAGE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE . SHE WORKED AS THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT FOR NICOLE DANIELLA WARR, THE CEO AND EDITOR, AS WELL AS THE PRODUCTION ASSISTANT ON TWO PHOTOSHOOTS FOR TWO ISSUES OF THE ONLINE MAGAZINE. YOU CAN READ ABOUT IT HERE
