I honestly think this forum is the right place to ask, since we have a lot of insiders and people interested in fashion in general. I'm on my last year of high school and will be attending a fashion school in September, in Milan. The school is pretty known (Istituto Marangoni) and I really want to attend the fashion styling course, I don't see myself doing anything else, it's my biggest dream and it's been so since I started high school. I just have so many doubts: I see a lot of successful stylist that have degrees that have nothing to do with fashion, so is going to a fashion school a good idea?
I've also read that the best thing for a fashion student is to intern. Is it best to intern while you're still at school, maybe doing them in the summer or do they only take you after you have a degree? How realistic it is to be an assistant for a known fashion stylist if you don't have any connection?
I'm very ambitious, I dream big but I also want to keep myself grounded and work hard to get where I want to be. I will be attending the school open day next month so hopefully things will be more clear to me
I've also read that the best thing for a fashion student is to intern. Is it best to intern while you're still at school, maybe doing them in the summer or do they only take you after you have a degree? How realistic it is to be an assistant for a known fashion stylist if you don't have any connection?
I'm very ambitious, I dream big but I also want to keep myself grounded and work hard to get where I want to be. I will be attending the school open day next month so hopefully things will be more clear to me