I really appreciate your take as someone with experience in the industry. I love fashion, but I've had to reconcile that I can love fashion as a hobby without it being my full time job. There is so much pressure today to find what you're passionate about and pursue it, but I think it's okay for your passion to not be your career. We all deserve to do what we love but to also value being paid for our work!
Yes!! I think the “do what you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life” was something we were told, but is maybe not as applicable anymore when just getting a job is a job in itself… I love seeing people embrace fashion on so many different levels!
Yes! The samples process is so wasteful - samples requested to be made and never bought, international overnight air shipments, multiple samples when your pp isn't correct, etc. The category that always got me for samples is jewelry since every piece is wrapped in so.much.plastic.
I really appreciate your take as someone with experience in the industry. I love fashion, but I've had to reconcile that I can love fashion as a hobby without it being my full time job. There is so much pressure today to find what you're passionate about and pursue it, but I think it's okay for your passion to not be your career. We all deserve to do what we love but to also value being paid for our work!
Yes!! I think the “do what you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life” was something we were told, but is maybe not as applicable anymore when just getting a job is a job in itself… I love seeing people embrace fashion on so many different levels!
Yes! The samples process is so wasteful - samples requested to be made and never bought, international overnight air shipments, multiple samples when your pp isn't correct, etc. The category that always got me for samples is jewelry since every piece is wrapped in so.much.plastic.
The shipping is insane!! And agreed, the packing is just as bad. Each sample in it's own plastic bag.. So glad you get my frustration.