Katya Styles·Oct 26How much do Fashion Creatives really earn? A realistic guide to freelance ratesFrom fashion styling and makeup to photography and personal styling, let’s talk about what people actually charge, what the numbers leave…
Katya Styles·Oct 13Dear fashion creative, passion doesn’t pay the bills. Your work should.Fashion has built an industry on creative labour. So why are so many creatives still expected to give theirs away?
Katya Styles·Oct 5IG bio, feed & grid: How to make your Instagram your fashion portfolioFor fashion creatives, Instagram has quietly become something between a portfolio, a business card, a moodboard and an unofficial CV. It is…
Katya Styles·Sep 28Reimagining the fashion industry starts with us!We talk about the fashion industry as though it is some distant, autonomous machine. It is exploitative. It is unsustainable. It is…
Katya Styles·Sep 21How to break into fashion in 2026 when nobody is offering you an internshipThe traditional route into fashion is getting harder. Perhaps that’s exactly why you should stop waiting for someone to let you in.
Katya Styles·Sep 14Stop waiting for the invitation: How to create your own opportunities as a (fashion) creativeThere is a particular kind of waiting that happens when you work in a creative industry. You finish the project. You polish the images. You…
Katya Styles·Jul 20How to find a Fashion Internship (even if you don’t know anyone)When people think about fashion internships, they usually picture Vogue, Chanel or Gucci. Then they spend weeks polishing one application…
Katya Styles·Jun 29The most important thing a fashion mentor can do isn’t to give career adviceWhen people think about mentoring, they usually imagine someone opening doors. Introducing you to the right people. Reviewing your…
Katya Styles·Jun 15PR exposure vs editorial credibility: What’s the difference (and why so many talented fashion…If you’re a talented fashion creative wondering why no one seems to notice your work, despite the late nights, unpaid shoots, endless…
Katya Styles·Jun 8How to stay soft in an industry that rewards armorVulnerability is not weakness: Why fashion needs more feeling
