Levo League: In case you hadn’t heard, New York Fashion Week is here (though it hardly looks like Spring here.) We’re a little too busy to attend the shows so we thought we would rely on some wise career guidance from some of the most powerful women in fashion right now for a little inspiration. Whether you are pursuing a career in fashion or something else, these women proved themselves and are powerhouses (and they always look great!)
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I find this article really interesting. I feel like each of these pieces of advice should be no-brainers but at the same time, they never occur to people. I personally think that the first tip for success about not talking and thinking about work all the time is really important. It sometimes feels impossible to leave the things that we spend all day focusing on behind, but if we don't we'll go crazy. Or we'll get burnt out. I don't know about other people, but i plan on (once I get out of school) designing until my retirement, and if telling myself to stop thinking about my work is the way to keep at it, so be it. I don't know if I'll take all the other advice to heart, but I still think it is all very important.
I enjoyed this article. Well some of the advice was a little obvious, so of the points were a nice reminder of things that often get forgotten in stressful times. the one that especially clicked was the comment about leavig you're work at work. Since I'm in the studio on week days and on weekends so I tend to forget the divide between school and home. I fell like forgetting this causes more stress then the work itself. It's as though you feel the need to schedule "me time" rather then just making that the time you're at home. Then again this seems hard to do when DP's are in the studio all hours of the night. Home time simply becomes sleep time.
I'm slightly disappointed by the quotes in this article. Some are interesting, however many of the quotes seem to be standard work philosophies or mantras, not entirely particular to these successful women. I wish that the wise words, while general in order to hold meaning with a larger audience, were more specific to their experiences and expertise.
Yes, as Ariel said, these quotes are pretty standard, maybe to the point of being cliche, but at the same time, two of these quotes really stood out to me, and they might be standard, but they're things that I think people in our industry should realize. The first was the quote from Carolina Herrera, about the importance of leaving work at work, and not letting your work become your entire life. Especially in theatre, which is not a 9-5 job, it's easy to let the demands and the sometimes insane hours take over, but it's important to realize that yes, you should leave to go get something to eat, and yes, you should go and see those friends that aren't sure you still exist because you've been in tech or in the design studio for weeks on end.
The second quote I liked was Rachel Roy's about trusting the people you work with. I took that to mean more generally, be happy with who you work with, and if you're not happy, then you shouldn't be there, which I also think is an incredibly important lesson to learn.
One thing that comforts me in reading this, was the first quote. The one thing that makes me uncertain about what role in the theater industry is that as much as i love theater, but that doesn't mean i want it to be my life 24 hrs a day. To hear someone can still be successful despite not making their career their life is great.
This is the typical type of article that would be in a magazines like Good Housekeeping, People, Cosmopolitan, etc. It isn't meant to be ground breaking and provide some new insightful words. It is simply meant to make people read the article and hopefully gain one thing from it (maybe). Nevertheless I found something useful in it and its the quote, “There’s always a stigma attached to the word ‘ambition’ and women. I’ve embraced it. Ambition is not a four-letter word and women have to embrace that.” I personally have met a lot of resistance and doubt with my career path as a real job and it is always good to see anything highlighting successful women pursuing their dreams, regardless of if it is a vague, general article.
I agree with Devrie. The first quote was my absolute favorite, and I will take it to heart. Of course I don't think it is gender specific, but it should apply to everyone. I think I've been in the design studio every day this semester so far, and when I go home, I still think about design. So I will definitely consider this and try to expand my horizon. As for the other quotes, though, I felt a little distant. I do not have famous connections that would lead me to a successful career. It was hard to connect with women who were friends with Barbara Streisand and other celebrities and businesswomen. I think I connected more with Coco Chanel. She started out with no connections and built her career. I think if there were more rags to riches women, it could be more relatable. It would also be nice to have a little more information about or a guide as to how women can start their own businesses in the modern world.
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