Life of An Ex-Fashion Student

I'm back...and I have a new job (again)! From moving out on my own to quitting my job and starting a new one, I'm getting into all of the major life updates throughout the past couple of months I've been away. As we approach the new year, tune in to also hear me talk about some of my new year's goals for 2024. As always, don't forget to rate, review, and follow the Life of an E...

I asked you all to share your burning questions about entering the fashion job market and as always, you guys did not disappoint! Tune into this week's episode where I share my hot takes on everything related to the topic of jobs in the fashion industry. We discuss everything from understanding the right path to take to how people dress at work. As always, don't forget to rate, review, and...

After a three-month-long break, I'm back and better than ever to share one of the hardest things I have ever had to do in my career: quitting my first full-time job. Throughout the past few weeks, I found myself lost and unable to find happiness in the work I was doing and that's when I ultimately decided to resign from my position. Join me in today's episode where we get super candid...

As an alumni of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and past recipient of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Design Scholar Suntchi Image-Maker Award, Eliana Batsakis is no stranger to success in the fashion world. Her work, which is characterized by the use of imaginative narratives, manipulated textures, bright color palettes, and bold silhouettes is what has made her work...

Recently, I've been thinking a lot about the sacrifices I've made throughout my life to find success in my career. I've gone through many years of working in fashion while having sacrificed everything from my sleep and social life to my salary and position. In today's episode of the pod, I'm breaking down all of the necessary sacrifices I've had to make throughout my career...

On her journey to finishing her undergrad at the Parsons School of Design, UX designer, Sharon Kim joins me today in a conversation about finding direction and setting a foundation for yourself post-grad. As a Tech Youtuber and Lifestyle Content Creator, Sharon has grown her platform across 20k subscribers over the past year with over 600k views collectively. She was most recently a UX design inte...

Going to Paris for the first time, getting invited to a Glossier opening event, and starting my own company: just a few of the many life updates I have for all of you in today's episode. Stay tuned to the end of the episode where I answer some of the most common questions I get about how and why I started my LLC. Don't forget to follow this podcast on Instagram at: @lifeofafashionstudentpodcast. Y...

The biggest lesson I've learned throughout my time in fashion is the importance of establishing one's individual brand voice and personal image. Especially in this industry, strengthening your own personal brand will serve you well when it comes to breaking into the mold of the fashion world. In the first podcast episode of the year, I'm breaking down my coveted tips on how to do just that. Listen...

Ringing in the new year with a long overdue new episode: My 2022 End-of-Year Wrap Up. In this episode of the podcast, I'm walking you through some of my biggest career highlights of last year including attending my first Fendi NYFW show, graduating from the Parsons School of Design, getting into a mentorship program run by Dior, and so much more. Towards the end of my episode, I also share just a...

In an effort to take matters into their own hands and offer something to their peers that they felt their institution wasn’t doing enough of, Zhexuan (Katherine) Hu, Grace Gordon, and Helen Sotropa of the Parsons School of Design came together to create DIALECTIVE, a fashion collective that celebrates the upcoming generation of radically distinct independent talent. Along with their efforts, DIALE...

Made a mistake at work? We've all been there, yet not many of us are willing to talk about our mistakes openly and learn from them. The thing about mistakes, however, is that we all make them. They're what make us human. On today's episode of the pod, I'm walking you through some of the biggest mistakes I've made throughout my career as well sharing my advice on to move on and move forward, especi...

After taking yet another (long needed) break from podcasting, I'm finally back and here to update you all on how working full time in fashion has been, my September fashion week recap, and so much more. In this episode, I'm covering the highly requested topic of how to build up your reputation in fashion. Tune in to hear me talk about all of my secrets on how I get invited to the most exclusive fa...

In this episode of the podcast, I'm bringing you yet another episode filled with insights on lessons I've learned throughout my personal life and career. Tune in to hear all of the advice I'd give to younger Kristina including everything from defining your own success to creating and building up your own personal brand. Additionally, we now have a new Instagram account for this podcast: @lifeofafa...

I think the question I get asked most often from listeners and friends alike is how to break it to their parents that they want to pursue a creative career. As someone who pursued science and mathematics all throughout high school only to pivot to a career in fashion, there were definitely some difficult conversations that I had with my parents. And even to this day, I'm still finding myself convi...

After two months of grinding and a lot of hard work, I finally graduated from the Parsons School of Design! Many of you will know that this has been a long time coming and now that the day has finally come, it’s time for me to start my new adventure in the world of fashion. Tune into today’s episode to hear more about my post-graduation plans including new jobs, starting a business, podcast aspira...

Starting out doing makeup for friend’s student films, the early days of Justine Sweetman’s makeup artist journey consisted of hustling in NYC and finding jobs through, of all places, Craigslist. Eventually, Justine got connected with the right people, which snowballed into being able to work freelance full time. The clients she has worked with include the likes of Nylon, i-D, ORIBE, Zadig & Vo...

Born and raised in the South of Italy, long before Milan was officially named a fashion capital, Giada had very little means of breaking into the fashion industry. Despite getting her master's in Management Engineering at Università Della Calabria, Giada knew that she wanted to pursue a career in fashion, and with two parents as entrepreneurs, creating a business of her own was in her blood. Soon...

Frustrated by the lack of resources there were offered in college for young people that were looking for internships, Lauren Berger used this to fuel her inspiration to start her own company, the Intern Queen. Today, Lauren is one of the most highly regarded in-demand career and internship experts in the space and the founder and CEO of Intern Queen, Career Queen, and the IQ Agency, three platform...

As a kid of two immigrants and growing up in Rhodes, Greece, Faidra was sent to NYC for three months with the difficult task of finding an internship in the fast-paced world of fashion. This was no small demand, but after a few weeks, Faidra secured her first internship with Fleet Street ltd, an outerwear wholesale retail company with clients from the likes of Vince Camuto to Kendall + Kylie, with...

In today's episode of the podcast, I'm going to be talking about my experience in the world of freelancing. As a creative, opening myself to the idea of freelance work was an important way for me to expand my interests, try new passions, and make some additional finances on the side. Listen to this episode if you want to hear more about some of the freelance projects I've worked on, how to negotia...

February has been a crazy, but exciting month! Tune into this week's episode to hear more about what's been going on in my life lately including all that occurred during New York Fashion Week this season as well as exciting career news that I can't wait to share with y'all. As always, don't forget to rate, review, and follow the Life of a Fashion Student Podcast. Additionally, we now have a new In...

Breaking into a fashion niche has long been a challenge for students and early fashion practitioners alike. In this podcast episode, I'm breaking down my journey to finding my own niche in fashion and all the steps I took to get me there. From design to product development and editorial to public relations to now working in education & sustainable development, I've about done it all and I'm sh...

In today's episode of the podcast, we're breaking down the age old question of whether or not a fashion education is actually necessary to "make it" in the fashion industry. Time after time, I get people asking me if fashion school is something that is worth considering if they want to create a successful career for themselves in fashion and I've never been able to give those people a direct answe...

2021 was kind of a crazy year for me. There were a lot of ups and downs that came with the year of 2021, but overall, it was probably one of the best years of my life thus far. Tune into this week's episode as I discuss how I successfully made 2021 my year both in my personal and professional life. I'm so excited to see what next year has in store for this podcast and I can't wait for the new adve...

I'm finally back with another podcast episode after taking a long break for school and work related reasons. Tune into this week's podcast to hear about all of the cool fashion updates I've been taking a part of since I've been away and of course, don't forget to stay for the main event where I discuss my decision to pursue a thesis project in a pathway completely unrelated to design. As always, d...