New graduate considering a career in fashion

[coolron]

Hello,

I just graduated in May with a degree in Economics from a large public university (hint: we just became the NCAA champions)

I'm hoping to be a buyer in menswear and was wondering if people had any thoughts, advice or tips for someone pursuing a career in this industry. How do you make yourself stand out from others while applying for a job? I was a pretty average student mostly due to a lack of motivation through college and I was not a part of any college clubs or extracurricular activities. However I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about trends and am passionate about working in fashion and helping to shape trends and generally just working with people that share my passion.

One of things I was looking at doing help get a feel for the industry was attending trade shows such as Project, Market and Capsule in New York in July but trying to registration for all of them seems to require you to be already in the industry.

Is it hard to get a foot in? Is this a terrible idea? Should I pursue a different course? I'd appreciate any and all advice, thank you.

 

[lbdash]

very very difficult, goodluck to you.