Joel Anokye has become the first full-time internship recipient of Kurt Geiger’s Business by Design Academy, an initiative the footwear and accessory brand set up last year in order to support young, underrepresented talent in entering the fashion industry. Anokye was one of 20 to take part in the first edition of the educational business...
Oct 10, 2024
An internship is the first step on a career path, and it is crucial for students and recent graduates to enter the working environment on the right foot. For VF Corporation, it is particularly important that their interns have the best experience possible. Through this interview series, different aspects of the company will be showcased, with...
Jul 25, 2024
Are you ready to dive into the vibrant world of fashion? Whether you're looking to gain experience locally or globally, FashionUnited is your go-to platform for finding the perfect internship to kickstart your fashion career. FashionUnited offers thousands of internship opportunities with top fashion companies and designers across the globe....
Jun 19, 2024
In a bid to dismantle workforce barriers for students, New York’s LIM College has introduced a new policy that would require compensation for internships and co-operative work experiences at minimum wage or above. The rule applies to companies offering in-person, remote and hybrid internships and experiences, with the policy to be phased in over...
Jun 18, 2024
Fashion is a trillion-dollar industry and continues to grow around 5.5 percent annually according to reports conducted by McKinsey and Deloitte. Fundamentally a creative industry, working in fashion is never boring and there is also a wide range of career options available. From the more traditional roles such as fashion designer and editor to...
Jan 1, 2023
The Spanish fashion industry is made up of around 19,000 companies. Ranking fifth in Europe, following Italy, Germany, the UK and France, and accounting for 2.9 percent of the national GDP and 4.3 percent of all employment in Spain. This means that those who decide to work in the fashion sector, have a wide variety of options both in Spain, not...
Aug 18, 2022
The bachelor students of the Fashion Contour programme at London College of Fashion (LCF) were assigned an SS23 fashion design project, and student Lucy Yardley was named the winner of the Ann Summers internship. Students had to design a contemporary contour collection aimed at the Genz Z consumer for UK lingerie brand Ann Summers KBX Planet, a...
Jul 18, 2022
Due to the specialised nature of retail and fashion, "on the job" training has always been an integral part of the industry. In some cases, apprenticeships are informal, especially in family businesses, but there are still formal internships in the fashion industry. These internships also turned into internal certification programs, especially...
Jun 2, 2022
Fashion Minority Alliance (FMA), the London-based non-profit organisation, has launched an internship agency to go alongside its talent directory platform. The internship agency and the talent directory platform both were created with the aim of making equal opportunities in creative industries for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC)...
Mar 3, 2022
Finding an internship that fits one’s educational background and professional ambitions is key when aspiring for a career in fashion. In this series, FashionUnited presents internship opportunities per sector of the industry, suitable for fashion students from a variety of specialisations. First up, fashion internships in the luxury industry....
Feb 3, 2022
Contrary to popular belief, getting an internship in a fashion company is no more difficult than in other sectors. FashionUnited gives you ten tactics and tips gleaned from fashion professionals. 1. Meet as many people as possible in a non-recruiting context "It's a piece of advice given to me before I even started my podcasts," Adrien Garcia...
Dec 29, 2021
Many of those looking to work in the fashion industry consider interning to be a must, but how many could intern and study at the same time? Gaining experience through interning will no doubt be impressive on a CV and will also enhance your workplace skills but if you are unable to take time off to intern, why not try completing some essential...
Jun 26, 2019