You Can Get a Job in Fashion


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A five step formula for identifying and landing your dream job in fashion.




In the Frow: the New Fashion Rules


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"The new digital era is all about being seen, liked and inspired. So how do we define ourselves through style? And why has the evolution of the Internet changed the way we buy and wear clothing? Superblogger Victoria Magrath reveals the pivotal moments that have transformed the fashion world, from the Nineties through to the Noughties, and shares insider secrets and practical tips for navigating the ever-changing fashion landscape. Find inspiration from the new diversity movement which embraces all shapes and sizes, relive the moment Cara Delevingne recorded a selfie on the catwalk and discover how internet sensations like Instagram and ASOS are changing the landscape of fashion permanently. These are The New Fashion Rules"--Amazon.com.




The Most Beautiful Job in the World


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Fashion is one of the most powerful industries in the world, accounting for 6% of global consumption and growing steadily. Since the 1980s and the birth of the neoliberal economy, it has emerged as the glittering face of capitalism, bringing together prestige, power and beauty and occupying a central place in media and consumer fantasies. Yet the fashion industry, which claims to offer highly desirable job opportunities, relies significantly on job instability, not just in outsourced garment production but at the very heart of its creative production of luxury. Based on an in-depth investigation involving stylists, models, designers, hairdressers, make-up artists, photographers and interns, anthropologist Giulia Mensitieri goes behind fashion's glamorous facade to explore the lived realities of working in the industry. This challenging book lays bare the working conditions of 'the most beautiful job in the world,' showing that exploitation isn't confined to sweatshops abroad or sexual harassment of models, but exists at the very heart of the powerful symbolic and economic centre of fashion.




The Psychology of Fashion


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The Psychology of Fashion offers an insightful introduction to the exciting and dynamic world of fashion in relation to human behaviour, from how clothing can affect our cognitive processes to the way retail environments manipulate consumer behaviour. The book explores how fashion design can impact healthy body image, how psychology can inform a more sustainable perspective on the production and disposal of clothing, and why we develop certain shopping behaviours. With fashion imagery ever present in the streets, press and media, The Psychology of Fashion shows how fashion and psychology can make a positive difference to our lives.




Fashion Stylist's Handbook


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With its tutorial-based approach, this is a practical guide to both hand- and computer-drawn design. Readers will learn to think three-dimensionally and build complex design ideas that are structurally sound and visually clear. The book also illustrates how these basic skills underpin the use of computer-aided design and graphic software. While these applications assist the designer in creating physical products, architectural spaces and virtual interfaces, a basic knowledge of sketching and drawing allows the designer to fully exploit the software. Foundational chapters show how these technical skills fit into a deeper and more intuitive feeling for visualisation and representation, while featured case studies of leading designers, artists and architects illustrate the full range of different drawing options available. Hundreds of hand-drawn sketches and computer models have been specially created to demonstrate critical geometry and show how to build on basic forms and exploit principles of perspective to develop sketches into finished illustrations. There's also advice on establishing context, shading and realizing more complex forms.




How to Get a Job and Succeed As a Fashion Designer


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Looking for a job that matches YOUr passions? Learn How to Get a Job and Succeed as a "FASHION DESIGNER" Find out the secrets of scoring YOUr dream job! LAND YOUR DREAM JOB Learn How to Get a Job and Succeed as a "FASHION DESIGNER" isn't an Career advice book -- it's a mentorship in 50+ pages. The competitive nature of the "FASHION DESIGNER" job market and the growing number of applications per job has made it extremely difficult for people to land up a job easily. The growing unemployment has also forced people who are usually over-qualified for a job to apply for the same just to avoid a gap period and remain a part of the rat race. This makes most of us wonder how in the world will it be possible for us to avoid the competition and get YOUr applications through to the job that YOU deserve. There are just two ways YOU can avoid YOUr chances at getting a job. YOU can either apply for jobs that have considerably lesser job applications to compete with or better YOU chances at getting through by improving YOU candidature. This book is all about the latter and not the former.... This is the ultimate guide for people like YOU who are serious about taking control of their destiny and Landing their "FASHION DESIGNER" dream job. Our guide is crisp, keeping YOU engaged with the progressive 12-step process without YOU becoming discouraged. Here's what YOU will learn with our Learn How to Get a Job and Succeed as a " FASHION DESIGNER" guide: Learn to establish a dream job Mind set Learn how to Break Through Barriers Learn to think big and Imagine the new possibilities of YOUr dream job Learn how to formulate YOU Strategy Land YOU Dream Job Our Guide gives YOU the confidence Sooo YOU will never be nervous when applying and Interviewing for YOUr "FASHION DESIGNER" dream job!!!! This guide has a 12-step process that provides a clear, structured approach to landing YOU dream job. What We Cover in our "Learn How to Get a Job and Succeed as a "FASHION DESIGNER" Guide " Chapter 1: Apply for Jobs That Were Never Listed Chapter 2: Skills Always Win! Chapter 3: Donit Rely On YOUr Resume Chapter 4: Donit Focus On Money Chapter 5: Donit Quit YOUr Day Job Chapter 6: Demonstrate Genuine Gratitude in YOUr Current Job Chapter 7: Get Off Social Media And Back In The Game Chapter 8: Reach Out To YOUr Connections Chapter 9: Get Ready To Apply Chapter 10: Stay Up To Date On All The Tricks Chapter 11: Behave As If YOU Are Still Being Interviewed Chapter 12: Build Relationships Based On Performance, Not Conversation Chapter 13: Spot The High Performers And Mimic Them Chapter 14: Think Three Moves Ahead Chapter 15: Find A Mentor Each chapter provides YOU with A fresh perspective, powerful solutions, in-valuable resources to help YOU identify and land YOUR "FASHION DESIGNER" dream job!!! Order Now! YOUr Future Happiness Depends On It! Remember ITiS MORE THAN A JOB IT IS THE FULFILLMENT OF A DREAM"




The Professor Is In


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The definitive career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs and anyone else eager to get tenure or turn their Ph.D. into their ideal job Each year tens of thousands of students will, after years of hard work and enormous amounts of money, earn their Ph.D. And each year only a small percentage of them will land a job that justifies and rewards their investment. For every comfortably tenured professor or well-paid former academic, there are countless underpaid and overworked adjuncts, and many more who simply give up in frustration. Those who do make it share an important asset that separates them from the pack: they have a plan. They understand exactly what they need to do to set themselves up for success. They know what really moves the needle in academic job searches, how to avoid the all-too-common mistakes that sink so many of their peers, and how to decide when to point their Ph.D. toward other, non-academic options. Karen Kelsky has made it her mission to help readers join the select few who get the most out of their Ph.D. As a former tenured professor and department head who oversaw numerous academic job searches, she knows from experience exactly what gets an academic applicant a job. And as the creator of the popular and widely respected advice site The Professor is In, she has helped countless Ph.D.’s turn themselves into stronger applicants and land their dream careers. Now, for the first time ever, Karen has poured all her best advice into a single handy guide that addresses the most important issues facing any Ph.D., including: -When, where, and what to publish -Writing a foolproof grant application -Cultivating references and crafting the perfect CV -Acing the job talk and campus interview -Avoiding the adjunct trap -Making the leap to nonacademic work, when the time is right The Professor Is In addresses all of these issues, and many more.




Style Bible


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First impressions (and second ones!) count, whether you are an intern or a CEO. Lauren A. Rothman addresses an age-old dilemma: how to be appropriate and stylish in the workplace. Based on a decade of experience in the fashion industry, she addresses the basics of fashion and executive presence by offering advice, anecdotes, and style alerts that help readers avoid major fashion faux pas at the office. Style Bible: What to Wear to Work is the must-have resource for the modern professional, male or female, climbing the ladder of success. Lauren identifies the ultimate wardrobe essentials, and reveals shopping strategies and destinations for the everyday person. Style Bible, complete with helpful illustrations, is the go-to manual on how to dress for every professional occasion and a valuable resource for understanding dress codes by industry, city, and gender so that your visual cues will make a strong impact. Make a commitment to being better dressed at work with Style Bible.




Your Fashion [Dream] Plan


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If you dream a career in fashion, this is the book for you. Giada Graziano has coached and mentored thousands of fashion enthusiasts over the past years helping them with the tools and confidence they need to break into the fashion industry. Listed in the Forbes Under 30 list for empowering the future generation of the fashion industry through the first fashion career platform Glam Observer of which she's the founder and CEO, Giada's mission has been to make the fashion industry accessible to anyone. Stop believing all the misconceptions related to the fashion industry. You deserve a place in fashion whatever you studied and even if you have no experience and zero connections yet. This is your career manual to become the fashion industry professional (stylist, buyer, editor, designer, merchandiser, publicist...) you are meant to be. Giada identifies the misconceptions to let go of, the habits to adopt, and the strategies to use on the path to confidence, and believing in yourself to finally get the fashion job you want. Hope is not a strategy. With this book, you won't learn the strategies and apply them hoping they will work. With this book, you'll turn your fashion dream into a fashion goal, with actionable steps to take to turn it into reality (and with no stress).




The Fashion Designer Survival Guide, Revised and Expanded Edition


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Mary Gehlhar, author, industry authority, and consultant to hundreds of designers, including Zac Posen, Twinkle by Wenlan, Rebecca Taylor, and Cloak, gives readers behind-the-scenes insights and essential business information on creating and sustaining a successful career as an independent designer. With advice from fashion luminaries including Donna Karan, Tommy Hilfiger, Cynthia Rowley, Diane von Furstenberg, Richard Tyler, and top executives from Saks Fifth Avenue and Barneys New York, this fully updated and revised edition of The Fashion Designer Survival Guide addresses the latest trends in apparel and accessories, the newest designers, an updated introduction, and a new foreword by Diane von Furstenberg, Designer and President of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). The Fashion Designer Survival Guide provides the necessary tools to get a fashion line or label up and moving on the right track, including: How to create a viable business plan Figuring out how much money you need, where and how to get it, and how to make it last, including the latest on private equity The best sources for fabric and materials Navigating the pitfalls of production both at home and abroad Marketing, branding, and getting the product into the stores and into the customer’s closets Romancing the press, dressing celebrities, and creative publicity techniques Producing a runway show that will get results