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The fact that a no-fuss, idealistic and former student paper editor-in-chief (in the “Devil Wears Prada”) still gets seduced by the glitz and glamor of the fashion world should be enough of an answer . Yet it still leaves me befuddled – the sense of priority most people give to fashion and clothes and looking good.

Don’t get me wrong. I do appreciate good clothes. And no matter what they say about individuality, I would rather have you looking like 90 percent of the population (read: neat and presentable) rather than see you in cut-off jeans and a bizarre top. But to spend one grand on a trench coat, which an editor says is a classic, that’s entirely so much.

It cannot be denied, however, that fashion design school is a magnet not only for people who have made dressing up a lifelong vocation, but also for students who are dazzled by the beautiful clothes. Countless of high school fashion graduates line up in colleges offering fashion design and merchandising to get a shot at entering this charmed world. It also doesn’t hurt that world-renowned designers live in the most exclusive addresses, hobnob with celebrities, not to mention earn tons and tons of money doing the thing they love the most.

When I asked my teenage daughter what field she wanted to pursue, she started rambling on about fashion design and merchandising. Hmm, big surprise! What teenage girl isn’t interested in the fashion world? As far as I can tell, they all go gaga over clothing, shoes, and accessories. Anyway, she began taking a high school course in fashion design and merchandising her senior year. Unfortunately she hated it. Now she is a bit torn regarding her future plans. She still dreams of a job in the fashion industry, but is naturally worried about whether or not she’ll like it. I told her to give fashion design and merchandising another shot when she heads off to college next year. And no one said she had to delve into this particular aspect of the fashion world. There are a few choices out there.

[spin]As what these shows portray, remaining in this industry is tough. You need to work hard and compete with a lot of people, but if you are willing to sweat it out then there’s a good chance of you making it. A good education is also a very big plus.|It’s definitely not all glitz and glam in the beginning, but I’m sure any successful fashion designer can tell you that. You have to be willing to work hard and vie with the many. The best place to start is a highly recommended fashion design school.[/spin}

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