Three Great Ideas for Your Life After Fashion School

By Joe Cooper
Fashion Design School Review Columnist

Thinking of what to do with that degree in fashion? In love with the art and the industry, but unsure of your next move? Here are some great ideas for applying your fashion degree once you earn it.

Become a Fashion Writer

Fashion writing jobs can be found at newspapers, magazines, online publications, fashion houses, and more. Fashion writing often involves travel to fashion shows, tradeshows, and other fashion events in various cities across the country. As you gain more experience, you can land more glamorous positions that take you abroad to cover fashion shows in international countries.

Move to New York

The Big Apple is our country’s major fashion center, home to several famous Fashion Weeks, top fashion schools (8 fashion schools total), a bustling fashion district, and over 5,000 fashion show rooms. The city does over $14 billion in fashion sales volume each year.

Over 125,000 fashion buyers visit New York each year, generating that huge sales number. (Fashion degree alert: even if you don’t live in New York, if you go into fashion buying, your job is bound to take you there somewhere along your career). A fashion school graduate will want to take a big career bite from this Big Apple.

Open an Original Clothing Store with a Partner

Starting a small business is no easy task, but with a business consultant, a partner, and a relentless love for fashion, you can turn your dream into a paycheck. Specialize in clothing design in your fashion degree program, pursue internships at apparel manufacturers, and work with your partner to create unique, affordable designs that you can sell retail. Choosing your location can be the hard part—big cities come with big rent—but start somewhere small, and work your way up.

If you’re just graduating fashion school, you’ll discover that there are countless opportunities to apply your new degree. This list is just the beginning.

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GIDC

About the Author

Joe Cooper writes fashion and design articles and edits medical literature. He holds a bachelor’s in American Literature from UCLA.

Posted on June 7, 2007 at 04:00 PM