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How to start a fashion business #2 – Work to learn (Vera Wang)


hello and welcome to episode two and how

hello and welcome to episode two and how to start a fashion business series

to start a fashion business series

to start a fashion business series episode one was featuring Calvin Klein

episode one was featuring Calvin Klein

episode one was featuring Calvin Klein and it was on how to find your passion

and it was on how to find your passion

and it was on how to find your passion if you missed it you could check it out

if you missed it you could check it out

if you missed it you could check it out here today’s lesson features Vera Wang

here today’s lesson features Vera Wang

here today’s lesson features Vera Wang and it’s work to learn if you don’t have

and it’s work to learn if you don’t have

and it’s work to learn if you don’t have a lot of experience in the fashion

a lot of experience in the fashion

a lot of experience in the fashion industry yet

industry yet

industry yet your best bet isn’t to jump in and start

your best bet isn’t to jump in and start

your best bet isn’t to jump in and start your own business it’s the go work for

your own business it’s the go work for

your own business it’s the go work for somebody who’s currently doing what

somebody who’s currently doing what

somebody who’s currently doing what you’re trying to do that way you can

you’re trying to do that way you can

you’re trying to do that way you can make your mistakes and get paid to do it

make your mistakes and get paid to do it

make your mistakes and get paid to do it while learning about your industry when

while learning about your industry when

while learning about your industry when Vera Wang was 21 years old she wanted to

Vera Wang was 21 years old she wanted to

Vera Wang was 21 years old she wanted to get in the fashion business but she had

get in the fashion business but she had

get in the fashion business but she had zero experience so she went to go work

zero experience so she went to go work

zero experience so she went to go work for Vogue magazine working as an

for Vogue magazine working as an

for Vogue magazine working as an assistant to paly mellon who was the

assistant to paly mellon who was the

assistant to paly mellon who was the fashion director she worked hard learned

fashion director she worked hard learned

fashion director she worked hard learned the ropes and within two years became

the ropes and within two years became

the ropes and within two years became the magazine’s fashion editor she was 23

the magazine’s fashion editor she was 23

the magazine’s fashion editor she was 23 years old

years old

years old she was in a demanding position working

she was in a demanding position working

she was in a demanding position working every weekend in every evening but she

every weekend in every evening but she

every weekend in every evening but she knew that the experience would be worth

knew that the experience would be worth

knew that the experience would be worth it now she stayed with Vogue magazine

it now she stayed with Vogue magazine

it now she stayed with Vogue magazine for 15 years but then she started to get

for 15 years but then she started to get

for 15 years but then she started to get restless I wanted to get into the design

restless I wanted to get into the design

restless I wanted to get into the design of fashion but before starting her own

of fashion but before starting her own

of fashion but before starting her own business she wanted to work for someone

business she wanted to work for someone

business she wanted to work for someone who had a lot of experience in that

who had a lot of experience in that

who had a lot of experience in that field and that was Ralph Lauren so she

field and that was Ralph Lauren so she

field and that was Ralph Lauren so she left vogue to become the design director

left vogue to become the design director

left vogue to become the design director for accessories for Ralph Lauren where

for accessories for Ralph Lauren where

for accessories for Ralph Lauren where she stayed there for two years she

she stayed there for two years she

she stayed there for two years she learned everything she needed to learn

learned everything she needed to learn

learned everything she needed to learn about designing then was ready to launch

about designing then was ready to launch

about designing then was ready to launch her own business creating wedding gowns

her own business creating wedding gowns

her own business creating wedding gowns fast forward to today and she’s a brand

fast forward to today and she’s a brand

fast forward to today and she’s a brand name designer creating collections for

name designer creating collections for

name designer creating collections for some of the richest and most famous

some of the richest and most famous

some of the richest and most famous people in the world her advice for

people in the world her advice for

people in the world her advice for people who are just starting up is go

people who are just starting up is go

people who are just starting up is go work for somebody and get paid to learn

work for somebody and get paid to learn

work for somebody and get paid to learn it’s tempting to think you can go off

it’s tempting to think you can go off

it’s tempting to think you can go off and do your own thing but there is so

and do your own thing but there is so

and do your own thing but there is so much to learn in ways you’d never know

much to learn in ways you’d never know

much to learn in ways you’d never know now you don’t need to go and spend 17

now you don’t need to go and spend 17

now you don’t need to go and spend 17 years working for somebody else before

years working for somebody else before

years working for somebody else before you can launch your business but it also

you can launch your business but it also

you can launch your business but it also might be foolish to think you can just

might be foolish to think you can just

might be foolish to think you can just jump in and have success right away find

jump in and have success right away find

jump in and have success right away find a company that you look up to find a

a company that you look up to find a

a company that you look up to find a company that you want to be like in a

company that you want to be like in a

company that you want to be like in a couple years go work for them and get us

couple years go work for them and get us

couple years go work for them and get us close to the entrepreneur founder as

close to the entrepreneur founder as

close to the entrepreneur founder as possible taking on as many

possible taking on as many

possible taking on as many responsibilities as you can because

responsibilities as you can because

responsibilities as you can because you’re they’re not too

you’re they’re not too

you’re they’re not too money but to learn about the business

money but to learn about the business

money but to learn about the business you’re getting paid to make mistakes

you’re getting paid to make mistakes

you’re getting paid to make mistakes you’re getting paid to make connections

you’re getting paid to make connections

you’re getting paid to make connections you’re getting paid to understand how

you’re getting paid to understand how

you’re getting paid to understand how the industry works you might be there

the industry works you might be there

the industry works you might be there for six months a year two years three

for six months a year two years three

for six months a year two years three years but when you feel like you’ve

years but when you feel like you’ve

years but when you feel like you’ve learned everything you need to learn and

learned everything you need to learn and

learned everything you need to learn and you’re ready to go start your business

you’re ready to go start your business

you’re ready to go start your business you’ll have a much higher degree of

you’ll have a much higher degree of

you’ll have a much higher degree of becoming successful now you might be

becoming successful now you might be

becoming successful now you might be frustrated you might be anxious you

frustrated you might be anxious you

frustrated you might be anxious you might be ready to start your business

might be ready to start your business

might be ready to start your business right now and say how do I want to start

right now and say how do I want to start

right now and say how do I want to start it right now how do I start going right

it right now how do I start going right

it right now how do I start going right now but for a lot of you if you don’t

now but for a lot of you if you don’t

now but for a lot of you if you don’t have the experience your best next step

have the experience your best next step

have the experience your best next step is to go work for somebody else instead

is to go work for somebody else instead

is to go work for somebody else instead of starting your company right now go

of starting your company right now go

of starting your company right now go learn from them and dramatically

learn from them and dramatically

learn from them and dramatically increase the chance of you becoming

increase the chance of you becoming

increase the chance of you becoming successful in the fashion business

successful in the fashion business

successful in the fashion business believe for those of you watching you

believe for those of you watching you

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