The Teen Vogue Handbook: An Insider's Guide to Careers in Fashion

This is honestly way better than I expected. There are quotes and interviews with people from literally every part of the fashion industry from makeup artists, to models, to editors. I have never gotten this much honest information anywhere else about 'the real world'. Most of the advice is the same; put your resume out there and intern as much as possible. But learning what famous people like Marc Jacobs did to get started is truly inspirational. I especially loved the fact that the majority of the people in the book had majored something else, then just sort of fell into fashion. It's nice to know that there isn't one set way. Parsons is NOT the only way to get your name out there in the fashion world. I would recommend this book to anyone who has even thought about a career in beauty or fashion.

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I'm so in love with the Teen Vogue Handbook that it is hard for me to put it down. Not only is this book filled with beautiful illustrations and photography, but it gives an insightful look on the careers in the fashion and magazine industry. In addition, it is full of inspiring stories, and informative interviews and useful tips.I totally recommend this book for any fashionista looking to work in fashion designing, fashion media, photography, styling, modeling, or beauty.

I bought this for my 12 year old who has wanted to be a fashion designer for years. I just opened it up and she hasn't seen it yet, but it looks to be a quality book with an informative introduction to the people in the world of Fashion Design. The print is small. She is below-level in reading and dyslexic, so I'm sure I'll be reading this to her, but she's going to love the pictures and "career" information. It's filled with stories from people in the business (one of the best ways to learn), and has lots of pictures. This is a good book for a preteen or teen who is seriously interested in becoming more familiar with the world of fashion design. The print is small though, and the fonts "difficult" for struggling readers. I am pleased with the quality of this book, and would recommend it.

Giving my granddaughter plenty of ideas .

This book is absolutely great. The inside and background of designers and stylists it gives is lovely and really interesting to read. It's always nice to see or hear how success became success. How passion and drive is the only option. I love reading it and taking notes. The background of designers is something that should be looked into. However, it's not so much of a handbook as it is just a basic background extended version of a Teen Vogue magazine. Don't get me wrong, definitely worth the purchase! But it has its limits...

I totally love this book. I haven't read it in its entirety, but I must say that I'm going to reread it. This book gives profound information and advice from the supreme people in Fashion, down to those who run errands and go get starbucks. This book has inspired me and so many ways, and I wanna thank everyone who has helped put this book together, because you have given me greater insight into my career/future.. :)

This book is a fun read for a long plane flight or a long road trip. But almost all of the suggestions are just a brush on the surface. Read it to get an idea or to get you excited about a career choice, but it doesn't give you much to work with to get you in the right direction. The examples stories and interviews in the book are fun to read. And the pictures are very eye candy (just like Teen Vogue Magazine). For example one of the designers in the book said that you should try to get an internship to get a good idea of the fashion business....well, duhhh...everyone knows that. Plus, he doesn't tell you how to find the internship, how to get an interview for the internship, what you should do on the interview (how to answer the interview questions, what to wear, what designers are looking for in an intern, etc... so there are a lot of unanswered questions that the book left out. After reading this book, I felt that I was still lost and I had to dig into other sources (very hard to find) to uncover more tips and secrets of the trade.This book is still a fun read. And for a teen or young adult is a great book to own. The background information that they give you on the established designers are good to know. It gives one hope knowing that most of these designers started out doing something else and majored in something else in college. It just tells you that passion drives everything.So this is still a great book to own. And if you are thinking about a career in fashion, an extremely cut throat and competitive industry, you need to read everything that you can get your hands on. Lots of great pictures to look at. Very eye candy.My only complaint on this book is that they should not label this book as a "handbook" because it is more of a light guide/background. This book only makes you crave for more information. And it leaves a lot left to be desired for.A handbook should be able to guide you in the right direction, which this book does not do. I just wished that this book had more of the important and deeper information that will get you the job that you want in the fashion business/industry.