5 DIY Fashion Projects to Build Your Skills - Style Nine to Five

5 DIY Fashion Projects to Build Your Skills

If fashion jobs feel hard to come by and studying fashion in school isn’t an option, why not get started on your dreams at home? There are plenty of projects you can take on to better your fashion skills, grow your portfolio and maybe even land you that job you’ve been hoping for! 1. Create […]

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What to Expect From Fashion School - Style Nine to Five

What to Expect From Fashion School

If you’re considering fashion school, you’ll want to read this Q&A with Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Program Chair of Fashion & Technology, Heather Clark. This program is run under their Wilson School of Design. Over the years, she’s gained experience in everything from swimwear design in Toronto to teaching Home Ec in Vancouver. She spoke with […]

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Fashion Jobs – 4 Things I Learned in Fashion School

So you know you love fashion. You can put together a killer outfit with your eyes closed. Now it’s time to make it a career. (Find fashion jobs in Toronto and Canada on Style Nine to Five) But where to begin? Is fashion school a cop out? What would my parents think? I’m here to […]

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Fashion Jobs – What to do When you Graduate Fashion School

Find fashion career advice, internship opportunities, fashion job listings, style careers, retail jobs, job advice, fashion design jobs, social media and pr internships, stylist and buying jobs and more on Style Nine to Five! Graduation season (a.k.a. the most wonderful time of the year) is quickly approaching! You can say farewell to those endless nights of […]

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Fashion Jobs – Post-Secondary Degrees That Will Help you Succeed in Fashion

You can get far in the retail world without a post-secondary degree but once you’re ready to move further, or more into the corporate sector, a degree and an education go a long way. It’s true, university and college aren’t typically for everyone, especially when you can learn a lot in real-world situations. However, many employers […]

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Fashion Career Advice with Christie Lohr

  Listen to Christie Lohr’s fashion career journey in this podcast she did with Glam Observer. She gives resume and cover letter tips, how to break into the fashion industry, what fashion employers look for in a job candidate, should you go to fashion school or is getting the fashion experience enough? Listen HERE. Are you […]

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Fashion Jobs – Why I Decided to go Back to School to Study Fashion

  When I was a student in high school deciding what field to pursue in post-secondary, I was faced with the tough decision of following my head or my heart. I was a strong student who was interested in science, but also a creative person and an avid reader of fashion magazines, so I was […]

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