A solid majority of people will credit their start in the fashion industry with internships. While internships are a great way to make connections and test the waters of the industry, I also learned important lessons about the fashion world through my retail job. I worked at Free People in NYC when I was a college student and today I’m diving into the logistics of my job, my experience working there and how it helped me as I later went on to work as a magazine editor and content creator.Mentioned in episode 39:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFyBp2FOhOs/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Snow Xue Gao reel</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/seminaryhillny/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Seminary Hill</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackwalnutcatskills/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Black Walnut</a><a href="https://fashionista.com/2018/07/fashion-beauty-editors-retail-jobs-careers" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Fashionista article</a>Follow Create & Consume:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@createandconsumepod" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> |<a href="https://www.instagram.com/createandconsumepod/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> |<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@createandconsumepod/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">TikTok</a> |<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/createandconsumepod/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Pinterest</a>Follow Austen:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/austentosone" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> |<a href="https://www.instagram.com/austentosone/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> |<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@austentosone" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">TikTok</a> |<a href="https://www.keepcalmandchiffon.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Blog</a>Podcast inquiries can be sent to<a href="mailto:createandconsumepodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">createandconsumepodcast@gmail.com</a>Visit the website:<a href="https://www.createandconsumepodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.createandconsumepodcast.com/</a>Music credit: Babak Bazgosha via Pond5

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