Fashion editors are hardly the most unheard of or enigmatic figures in fashion; names like Anna Wintour, Suzy Menkes or Carine Roitfeld surely ring a bell. Their roles have been glamorised countlessly on television and through literature. Although The Devil Wears Prada, supposedly a satire of Mrs. Wintour, gives fun beginner’s insight on this career, it isn’t a rigorously accurate depiction. So what exactly is a fashion editor and what comprises the scope of their responsibilities? Fashion editors are the people who oversee the process of imagining and producing content for fashion-specific outlets, traditionally magazines. Editors report to the editor-in-chief; the highest-placed and most powerful editor of a publication. Their…

At the core of each business there exists the basic question of how to finance your next steps. Fashion is no different. In fact, finance is one of the incremental, yet not really talked about, elements allowing for the world of fashion to function the way we know it today.

We have all heard about the infamous HR departments, but do we actually know their role and importance within fashion companies?  Let’s face it: Human Resources is one of those areas of business that is often outshined by the glamorous money-making machines of finance or technology. In fact, however, it is all of those Human Resources departments that are responsible for selecting, recruiting, and developing this promising talent, as well as maintaining relationships within the firm. This is no different for the fashion industry.  In fact, it might be even more important for Fashion and Luxury over any other industry, simply because the growth within the sector is almost fully…

Fashion out of all luxury sectors seems to be the most underestimated business by the general public. Both in terms of its complexity, as well as the importance of the processes occurring in the businesses for the market. The origins of this assumption are plenty. However, one and most probable one, is the fact that the world of fashion has seen a rapid evolution. A change that transformed it from a world of necessary addition and symbol of social status to a multibillion dollar business. This transformation that has been steadily occurring over the last hundred years, has also carried with itself the evolution of the job market and the…

Many times when we think of fashion, we do not immediately associate legal studies with it. Fashion Law, however, has been emerging as a branch of its own over the last decade. Although still a novelty, Fashion Law deals with complex issues that do not only touch upon Intellectual Property Law. In fact, the main requirement is versatility, which implies a background in licensing, entrepreneurship, sustainability, distribution, labor regulation, employment, corporate, contract, international or even real estate law, just to name a few.  A legal background, which includes a mandatory law degree, is however, not the only requirement. In fact, it is the interest in the industry that distinguishes a…