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Finding a job at your favourite fashion retailer

If you’re fascinated by fashion, working at a fashion retailer might be a great idea to get into the industry. If you manage to land a job at your favourite fashion retailer, you can combine a career that you desire with a flexible position - and the benefit of employee discounts often sounds lucrative! However, to increase your chances of...

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What I have learned from teaching fashion drawing remotely

Initially the prospect of teaching fashion sketch remotely filled me with dread. I thought longingly about the wooden horses and easels of past classrooms in which I had taught drawing for fashion. The live models, and the suitcase of vintage garments they would generously bring to wear while they posed, the plastic accessories and lengths of...

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Two menswear designers discuss their careers, one corporate, one indie

Brit Ben Stubbington and German-born Robert Geller, two successful US-based designers, provide a revealing glimpse into their differing career choices in an intimate chat facilitated by the first Joe’s Blackbook Session of 2021. Both men are in reflective mood as they discuss their creative motivations, career evolution, and the advice they...

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How to succeed in fashion: eight professionals share their insights

Many aspire to work in fashion but getting there can be hard and finding the right fit, the one perfect job description, almost impossible. Over the last few months, FashionUnited has interviewed CEOs and vice presidents of brands and (r)e-tailers , designers, recruiting managers, international wholesale managers and others who are passionate...