Get Into a Career in Fashion
There is no right way to enter into a fashion career. For every student that attends school and gets a degree in design, you will hear stories about the greats who got there by different means. For example, one famous designer created ties, another opened up a store, and still another started as a seamstress. But should you interview someone in the know, they will probably tell you that getting a fine arts degree in fashion from a good school will be a feather in your designer hat.
Instructions
The Long & Winding Road to a Career in Fashion
1. Plan on attending a college (See: link below) for a bachelor's of fine arts with an emphasis on fashion and design. Also choose courses in fashion history, color, fabrics and textiles, and sewing and pattern making. The wise student will also sketch well and have business and marketing skills.
2. Apply for school awards and grants that will garner positive attention and may help with finances. Keep an eye open for student design contests and enter for the experience and subsequent exposure.
3. Be open to experience and consider part-time work in a related field if possible. Work in retail clothing, shoes, or accessories to gain experience with consumers and customer sales. Also consider photography, modeling, purchasing, textiles or promotion.
4. Create a knockout collection to put in the fashion show at the end of the final semester. It will speak volumes for you and your abilities in creativity, planning and execution.
5. Learn rock an interview. First, research the company and know about its lines, its customers and its objectives; also know their competitors and the have at-hand knowledge about the key people in the industry.
Dress the part and be personable. People hire people they like.
6. Apply for internships and if you can work in Milan, Paris or London, the international exposure will help you mature.
Continue to build your resume.
