Saturday, February 20, 2010

Quick Tips: How to break into the FASHION industry

Competitive Industries require Competitive Competitors. Try these tips to completely out-do your Competition!

Tips taken from H&M Spring 2010 Magazine:
  • Take a fashion course
  • Intern with a designer or fashion magazine
  • Apply to be a dresser during fashion weeks
  • Start a fashion blog
  • Apply for a job as an assistant at a fashion house
  • Become a fashion assistant to a stylist
  • Start modeling

FAB has more tips to add:

  • Make a portfolio of your work
  • Volunteer
  • Join fashion organizations
  • Research events to attend
  • Get a mentor in the fashion industry
  • Subscribe to fashion magazines (the ones on the shelf and professional industry magazines)
  • Set up informational interviews with fashion professionals
  • Befriend fashion professionals on social networking sites (facebook, twitter, linkedin)
  • Read fashion business books (become an industry expert)
  • Network. Network. Network.

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