Ballpark Estimate: $5,000 to $32,000+ per year Imagine turning your passion for dressing well and following all of the latest style trends into a career with serious earning potential. With a degree in fashion design, you can get a great job designing, selecting or merchandising clothes and if you are one of the lucky few who make a name for themselves, your income can … [Read more...]

Ballpark Estimate: $500 to $2,000 (photo shoot and prints) So you want to be a model—or at least want to learn more about this fast-paced, glamorous career. While modeling can indeed be exciting, the truth is that making it in this field can be very challenging, too. It is important to understand that no matter how beautiful, or how handsome, you are, and no matter how hard … [Read more...]

Ballpark Estimate: $150 to $20,000 If you enjoy watching what the hottest celebrities wear on the red carpet, you probably know that many of them have one-of-a-kind designer gowns that have been custom-made just for them. While you may drool over the fine fabrics, stylized lines and elaborate details of these unique creations, chances are you don’t have your own personal … [Read more...]

Ballpark Estimate: $40 to $4,800 depending on the number of shows If you have exquisite taste in clothes and can afford to splurge on couture items with extravagant details and embellishments that are custom fitted to your shape, then consider attending some of the upcoming Couture Fashion Week events. These luxury fashion shows provide an outlet for the best international … [Read more...]

Ballpark Estimate: $25 to $175 per month Do you wish you could change your jewelry as easily as you change your outfit? Maybe a beautiful gold Chanel necklace would be the perfect accent with your black cocktail dress, while two-carat diamond earrings and a hefty tennis bracelet would be great complements for your long red dress. And a thick silver chain would set off your … [Read more...]

Ballpark Estimate: $400 to $10,000 It used to be that having a suit custom made was a privilege that was reserved for the rich and famous. Today, though, this is no longer the case. Custom made suits are now obtainable for men from all walks of life and they can be made to fit not only most body types but also most budgets. In fact, one national trade group of custom tailors … [Read more...]

Ballpark Estimate: $60,000 (Associate’s Degree); $120,000 (Bachelor’s Degree) Imagine taking photos of beautiful models in swimsuits and getting paid for it! That’s what top fashion photographers get to do on a regular basis. But while the job has its perks, it also requires a great eye for fashion and beauty, many long days of extremely hard work and a lot of luck, too, … [Read more...]

Ballpark Estimate: $555 to $14,000 for a pair Have you ever fallen madly in love with a pair of shoes? If not, perhaps you’ve never tried on a pair of Manolo Blahniks. These fabulous high-end designer shoes combine the art form of a sculpture with the beauty of a piece of sparkling jewelry. Although these shoes have long been a staple of the rich and the famous, it wasn’t … [Read more...]

Ballpark Estimate: $5,000 for a new ready-to-wear suit The life of legendary fashion designer Gabrielle Chanel – most commonly known as “Coco Chanel” -- has all of the intrigue and drama of a best-selling novel. There is poverty, risk, luck, love, success, disappointment and riches. And then there’s the classic Chanel suit she created back in the 1920s, which started as a … [Read more...]

Ballpark Estimate: No charge for invited guests If you’ve ever been to Milan, Italy, you probably know that the women there have an uncanny fashion sense. No matter where you go in the city, you will find the people to be impeccably dressed. That makes this the perfect place to host top representatives from the international fashion industry and press twice a year for Milan … [Read more...]

Ballpark Estimate: Free for fashion insiders guests; $650 to $775 per person for VIP packages Londoners are known not only for their good taste but also for starting many style trends. This fact draws many Americans to make the long trip to attend London Fashion Week, where they can see first-hand the newest and most creative ideas to hit the European catwalks and soak all … [Read more...]