CASE STUDY: WEEK NINE

 Following the hand in this morning, there are a couple of things I would like to have done a little differently. I would have liked to have known my question to before going to Paris Fashion Week. This would have allowed me to talk to any Peacocks and observe them in detail. It would also have been beneficial to attend London Fashion Week 2015, from information gathered from the interviews, there is more emphasis on the 'outside' event, networking and Peacocking. Finally, on the topic of research, I would have liked to carry out a second round of questionnaires based on the results and outcomes of the first round. This would be possible if there was more time to conduct the case study as I could have attended Paris and London Fashion Weeks in September 2015.

However, this is still a piece of work I am proud of. I'm proud of sticking with my initial thoughts after I doubted them and finding quotes to support them. I was surprised at the amount of quotes I found and the ease of finding them, one I knew what I was looking for. I discovered that I enjoy researching and writing about social elements of society such as social roles and subcultures. Knowing this will help me in finalising a dissertation proposal for next month.

The librarian, Rosie Sellwood mentioned in my tutorial that I could be one of the first people to write about Peacocking as a theory. With this knowledge I want to work on this study further to make it as good as it can be with the motive to get it published.

During the process of this study, I have noticed changes in myself. Six months ago I never would have imagined going to Paris alone and asking people I had never met to help me with my study. Now I wouldn't think twice about doing it again. I think this is partially down to growing up with Falmouth being my environment but I feel like going to Paris gave me the push out of my comfort zone I needed to feel comfortable with myself.