How to get into the fashion industry?

Fashion editors, closest to the catwalk. Often backstage at fashion weeks, the person who is suddenly captured by the camera and becomes famous is not a certain supermodel, but the fashion editor who is interviewing beside the supermodel. They sit in the front row of fashion week shows, and their clothing taste often becomes the focus of the camera. For example, at the grand state banquet held by U.S. President Obama, Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of the American edition of "VOGUE", was invited to attend. Her outfit that day also became the focus of all fashion media. Emmanuel Ott, who has just succeeded Carine Roitfeld as the helmsman of the French version of "VOGUE", has recently been making headlines in major fashion media. If you feel that all of the above are too far away from you, then start as an ordinary fashion editor. Maybe you will have many opportunities to attend major fashion conferences and become a figure in them. Job requirements: Have certain writing skills, understand major brands in the fashion circle, be good at communication, and have strong trend awareness. If you don’t know how to talk and don’t like dressing up, but you have strong photography skills, then fashion photographer may be a way out. The world's top fashion photographers hang out with supermodels and big names all day long. They shoot quarterly advertisements for big names, shoot covers for trendy magazines, and take pictures at the front of various fashion shows. Some people are paid tens of thousands of dollars an hour. The success of almost all photographers follows these two paths: one is to open their own personal studio and grow from a small one to a big one and become famous; the other is to work for a top fashion magazine and once you have a unique eye for photographing a certain model, you will become famous. Also became popular. No, Paris Hilton chose her favorite erotic photographer Terry Richardson for the March cover of VOGUE Turkey. Dominique Issermann, an elegant woman with a master's degree in literature, is Chanel's official photographer. Job requirements: First-class photography skills, unique visual and compositional design sense, and understanding of brand culture.

In first-tier cities, brand public relations has become the most desirable career for fashionable, highly educated girls. Most of the brand PR staff dress fashionably and go to various fashion occasions. Business trips to Paris and Milan are common. The most common places they appear are shows and airports, and they also have to be responsible for managing sample clothes. To do public relations, you need to fly back and forth all over the world. You have to practice to the point where you have no time lag, no special living habits, no ability to appreciate other brands, and you have to deal with various brand crises at any time, and start to be responsible for the brand advertising image and press releases. We found the notes of LOEWE brand publicist Song Yong. Just looking at the date and location is enough: November 5, Paris; November 6, Beijing; November 23, in the air; December 10, Paris... Work Requirements: high coordination ability, tenacious will and physical strength, huge network of contacts, and loyalty to your own brand. If you want to become a member of the fashion circle quickly, fashion blogger is the most convenient profession in recent years. As their status within the circle gradually improves, they have become popular among brands and people in the circle. For example, when Han Huohuo was the editor of Marie Claire, he was at best an inconspicuous name in the corner of the magazine. But after becoming a well-known blogger, he really gained fame and fortune. Garance Doré, the world’s most popular street style blogger, whose masterpiece is Girls on the Streets of Europe. Caroline Blomst, one of the most popular fashion bloggers at present, specializes in European street style. Job Requirements: Fashion acumen for matching clothing, understanding of photography, diligence, and fast updating speed. If you are a shopaholic, then the job of a fashion buyer is perfect for you. The job of buyers is to go to major fashion weeks to watch shows and buy back the most popular clothing and accessories for merchants. Traveling to major shows and famous stores in Paris, Milan, and New York, you can satisfy your fanatical desire to buy while working. The life of a buyer is very free. Even if you don't serve others one day, you can still open your own store. For example, in the various famous brand parallel import stores we see in Hong Kong, almost all the owners started out as fashion buyers. Job requirements: Keen fashion "sense", unique vision, good at analyzing the market, good at negotiation, and have a certain psychological endurance.