Tag: fashion job
Freelance Fashion Designer Rates: Project Rates vs Hourly
June 20, 2018
As a freelance fashion designer, it’s easy to totally eff up your pricing…and only once it’s too late, you realize YOU’RE NOT MAKINE ENOUGH MONEY! So you’re wondering…how do you set your rates as a freelance fashion designer? Should you do a flat rate and price by project, or should you charge an hourly rate? Now, before we get […]
Fashion portfolio mistakes that most freelance designers make
June 19, 2018
How can two fashion designers with similar portfolios have drastically different success with freelancing? After 6-months, one is desperate for any work, while the other has 3 steady clients and is on track to quit her full time job. What fashion portfolio mistakes is one of them making that’s leading to failure? I’ve been talking […]
SFD056: Mailbag! Your Fashion Industry Q’s Answered
June 18, 2018
Many of you have loads of Q’s about working in fashion…and I know it can be hard to find answers. Maybe you don’t know any industry experts to ask. Maybe your coworkers are tight lipped and not willing to share their secrets. Maybe you just don’t even know where to go. Which is why I started the monthly mailbag episode to […]
SFD054: Mini Episode, The Priceless Advice of “Know Thy Customer”
June 04, 2018
You’ve probably heard about the value of getting to know your customer. It helps you understand what they need and learn how you can solve their problems. And whether you’re an up and coming brand, a freelance fashion designer, or looking for a job in the fashion industry, you have a customer. It’s whoever is paying you […]
SFD053: 4 Best Practices for Fashion Job Search Success, with Recruiter Shellie Simpson
May 28, 2018
The fashion job search process is not one to be taken lightly. Thankfully, my guest for this episode of The Successful Fashion Designer is Shellie Simpson, the Fashion Division Talent Director at Atrium Staffing. Shellie and her team at Atrium are creating a more personable relationship between top talent candidates and recruiters. She shares her […]
SFD052: Mailbag! Your Fashion Industry Q’s Answered
May 21, 2018
Many of you have loads of Q’s about working in fashion…and I know it can be hard to find answers. Maybe you don’t know any industry experts to ask. Maybe your coworkers are tight lipped and not willing to share their secrets. Maybe you just don’t even know where to go. Which is why I’m adding a […]
SFD050: Special 50th Episode, Heidi Gets Interviewed
May 07, 2018
Successful Fashion Designer podcast celebrates ONE YEAR 🎉🎉🎉! It seems like just yesterday that having a podcast was something we just “talked” about…but here we are, 49 episodes and a year later, and we have a podcast. The feedback has been through the roof, and starting this show has been one of the best things I’ve ever […]
How FIT is cheating you out of your dream fashion design job
April 26, 2018
Back in 2015, I was a guest lecturer at FIT (ranked 2nd for fashion in the US and 7th in the world). I was pretty nervous about teaching at such a prestigious school and practiced my Illustrator lecture way too many times the night before. But despite my anxieties, it went great. In fact, it went AWESOME. […]
