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I'm currently studying fashion design and would like to become a fashion editor. I want to travel to all the fashion shows, sit in the front row and take down notes as well as predict next years fashion...however I don't particulary want to work for a magazine company, or write the stories for them...do I have the wrong title or does fashion editor entitle many different things... and also what would you recommend studying once I graduate from fashion design?
-Julie (Nov 25, 2009)
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Dear Julie,
If you don't want to work for a magazine or write stories then you do not want to become a fashion editor. Being a fashion editor at a fashion magazine, website or newspaper means writing stories, picking out trends and runway looks (almost always from the comfort of your desk-even if you have been to said fashion shows), liaising with design houses and retailers (usually through e-mail), attending PR events (and then writing about them) and making deadlines.
If you want to travel to all the shows, sit front row and predict what will be hot in fashion's future then you might want to look into buying and merchandising (although you'd have to be buying for a pretty commendable retailer to sit front row). However, buying also involves a lot of sitting at a desk, this time you're working with spreadsheets and budgets so you must love number crunching!
Becoming a celebrity of some sort either actress, singer or celebrity fashion blogger might get you a front row seat at the shows and will certainly allow you a lot of travel but we hear that that is an even more difficult racket to crack than print media.
Fashion marketing might interest you. You don't get to sit front row-instead you get to put on the show or at least decide who gets invited and where they sit. We hope that this helps you sort out your fashion career choices!
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I bought a pair of black and white oxford flats and i just don't know what to wear with them. Can i wear them with skirts or dress? Can i wear them with different printed fabrics? Thanks!!
-Lailan (Nov 19, 2009)
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Dear Lailan,
We are total suckers for a pretty oxford! You can definitely wear them with skirts and dresses. If you're tall (5'7" or taller) then you can even wear them with 3/4 length skirts and dresses, if you're below 5'7" then we'd say stick to skirts and dresses above the knee (with legging or tights if it's cold outside). And by all means wear them with different printed fabrics. Quirky colors and mixed floral prints will look smashing with your oxfords. And don't forget a porkpie hat!
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Is it taboo to wear sheer or ultra sheer black panty hose with a "little black dress" and black heels? Is it better to go bare legged even in December?
-Debra (Nov 17, 2009)
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Dear Debra,
Wearing tights or pantyhose under an LBD or skirt with heels in the Winter is perfectly acceptable-actually we shudder to think what braving -15ºC (or colder) weather would be like without them. If you want to wear leggings under your short LBD or shirt and tuck them into boots that is also acceptable. It takes a certain kind of girl to go bare legged in the freezing cold.
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My daughter's wedding is coming up. I am wearing several strands of pearls in ivory and champagne colors. My shoes are perfect for my dress, but they have rhinestone buckles. Is this OK?
-Barbara (Nov 10, 2009)
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Dear Barbara,
We love the look of multiple strands of pearls. However, it is a neck adornment that commands attention. If the rhinestones on your shoes are few and small then we'd say go ahead and put them together but if they're big, sparkly and statement making then you're going to have to make a difficult decision; the sparkly shoes or an abundance of pearls.
Why must you make this choice? We mean, is it really possible to have too much of a good thing? The answer, sadly, is yes. In order to maintain a chic and elegant look it's best to keep it simple and only add one attention-grabbing accessory. If you want a compromise you might try wearing a single strand of choker-length pearls with a solid colored dress and flashy shoes.
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