Student and aspiring designer, Kristina Ang, walks you through the realities of her journey as a fashion student and what it's really like to work in the industry. In her episodes, she talks openly about internship resources, career advice, and networking tips. This podcast is for anyone who wants to hear open and motivating conversations on how to pursue the things they’re most passionate about. Follow this podcast on Instagram @lifeofafashionstudentpodcast or my personal account @kristinam ...
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I'm back...and I have a new job (again)! From moving out on my own to quitting my job and starting a new one, I'm getting into all of the major life updates throughout the past couple of months I've been away. As we approach the new year, tune in to also hear me talk about some of my new year's goals for 2024. As always, don't forget to rate, revie…
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86. Answering Your Questions About Entering the Fashion Job Market
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I asked you all to share your burning questions about entering the fashion job market and as always, you guys did not disappoint! Tune into this week's episode where I share my hot takes on everything related to the topic of jobs in the fashion industry. We discuss everything from understanding the right path to take to how people dress at work. As…
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After a three-month-long break, I'm back and better than ever to share one of the hardest things I have ever had to do in my career: quitting my first full-time job. Throughout the past few weeks, I found myself lost and unable to find happiness in the work I was doing and that's when I ultimately decided to resign from my position. Join me in toda…
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84. Next in Fashion’s Eliana Batsakis on her Television Debut, Turning Doubt into Self-Confidence and Being Yourself in the Industry
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As an alumni of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and past recipient of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Design Scholar Suntchi Image-Maker Award, Eliana Batsakis is no stranger to success in the fashion world. Her work, which is characterized by the use of imaginative narratives, manipulated textures, bright color palett…
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83. Making Sacrifices For Your Career
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Recently, I've been thinking a lot about the sacrifices I've made throughout my life to find success in my career. I've gone through many years of working in fashion while having sacrificed everything from my sleep and social life to my salary and position. In today's episode of the pod, I'm breaking down all of the necessary sacrifices I've had to…
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82. Finding Direction and Setting a Foundation For Yourself Post Grad w/ Sharon Kim
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On her journey to finishing her undergrad at the Parsons School of Design, UX designer, Sharon Kim joins me today in a conversation about finding direction and setting a foundation for yourself post-grad. As a Tech Youtuber and Lifestyle Content Creator, Sharon has grown her platform across 20k subscribers over the past year with over 600k views co…
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81. Life Update: Going to Paris in March + Starting My Own LLC
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Going to Paris for the first time, getting invited to a Glossier opening event, and starting my own company: just a few of the many life updates I have for all of you in today's episode. Stay tuned to the end of the episode where I answer some of the most common questions I get about how and why I started my LLC. Don't forget to follow this podcast…
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80. Branding Yourself: Creating Your Personal + Professional Image
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The biggest lesson I've learned throughout my time in fashion is the importance of establishing one's individual brand voice and personal image. Especially in this industry, strengthening your own personal brand will serve you well when it comes to breaking into the mold of the fashion world. In the first podcast episode of the year, I'm breaking d…
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Ringing in the new year with a long overdue new episode: My 2022 End-of-Year Wrap Up. In this episode of the podcast, I'm walking you through some of my biggest career highlights of last year including attending my first Fendi NYFW show, graduating from the Parsons School of Design, getting into a mentorship program run by Dior, and so much more. T…
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78. These Fashion Students Are Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands
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In an effort to take matters into their own hands and offer something to their peers that they felt their institution wasn’t doing enough of, Zhexuan (Katherine) Hu, Grace Gordon, and Helen Sotropa of the Parsons School of Design came together to create DIALECTIVE, a fashion collective that celebrates the upcoming generation of radically distinct i…
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77. F*cking Up At Work: Making Mistakes + Moving On From Them
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Made a mistake at work? We've all been there, yet not many of us are willing to talk about our mistakes openly and learn from them. The thing about mistakes, however, is that we all make them. They're what make us human. On today's episode of the pod, I'm walking you through some of the biggest mistakes I've made throughout my career as well sharin…
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76. Building Up Your Reputation in Fashion: Getting Invited to Events + Establishing PR
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After taking yet another (long needed) break from podcasting, I'm finally back and here to update you all on how working full time in fashion has been, my September fashion week recap, and so much more. In this episode, I'm covering the highly requested topic of how to build up your reputation in fashion. Tune in to hear me talk about all of my sec…
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75. Advice I’d Give to My Younger Self
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In this episode of the podcast, I'm bringing you yet another episode filled with insights on lessons I've learned throughout my personal life and career. Tune in to hear all of the advice I'd give to younger Kristina including everything from defining your own success to creating and building up your own personal brand. Additionally, we now have a …
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74. How to Tell Your Parents You Want to Go to Fashion School: Navigating A Creative Career
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I think the question I get asked most often from listeners and friends alike is how to break it to their parents that they want to pursue a creative career. As someone who pursued science and mathematics all throughout high school only to pivot to a career in fashion, there were definitely some difficult conversations that I had with my parents. An…
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73. I Graduated! + What’s Next For Me
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After two months of grinding and a lot of hard work, I finally graduated from the Parsons School of Design! Many of you will know that this has been a long time coming and now that the day has finally come, it’s time for me to start my new adventure in the world of fashion. Tune into today’s episode to hear more about my post-graduation plans inclu…
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72. Justine Sweetman: Makeup Artist, Creative Producer and Founder of the Fashion Workers Initiative
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Starting out doing makeup for friend’s student films, the early days of Justine Sweetman’s makeup artist journey consisted of hustling in NYC and finding jobs through, of all places, Craigslist. Eventually, Justine got connected with the right people, which snowballed into being able to work freelance full time. The clients she has worked with incl…
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71. Giada Graziano: Founder and CEO of Glam Observer
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Born and raised in the South of Italy, long before Milan was officially named a fashion capital, Giada had very little means of breaking into the fashion industry. Despite getting her master's in Management Engineering at Università Della Calabria, Giada knew that she wanted to pursue a career in fashion, and with two parents as entrepreneurs, crea…
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70. Lauren Berger: Founder and CEO of Intern Queen, Career Queen, and the IQ Agency
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Frustrated by the lack of resources there were offered in college for young people that were looking for internships, Lauren Berger used this to fuel her inspiration to start her own company, the Intern Queen. Today, Lauren is one of the most highly regarded in-demand career and internship experts in the space and the founder and CEO of Intern Quee…
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69. Faidra Tzedakis: Production for R13 and Founder and CEO of DANAE
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As a kid of two immigrants and growing up in Rhodes, Greece, Faidra was sent to NYC for three months with the difficult task of finding an internship in the fast-paced world of fashion. This was no small demand, but after a few weeks, Faidra secured her first internship with Fleet Street ltd, an outerwear wholesale retail company with clients from …
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68. Why I Started Freelancing + Negotiating Rates as a Creative
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In today's episode of the podcast, I'm going to be talking about my experience in the world of freelancing. As a creative, opening myself to the idea of freelance work was an important way for me to expand my interests, try new passions, and make some additional finances on the side. Listen to this episode if you want to hear more about some of the…
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67. Exciting News, My NYFW Experience + Life Updates!
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February has been a crazy, but exciting month! Tune into this week's episode to hear more about what's been going on in my life lately including all that occurred during New York Fashion Week this season as well as exciting career news that I can't wait to share with y'all. As always, don't forget to rate, review, and follow the Life of a Fashion S…
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66. How to Find Your Fashion Niche
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Breaking into a fashion niche has long been a challenge for students and early fashion practitioners alike. In this podcast episode, I'm breaking down my journey to finding my own niche in fashion and all the steps I took to get me there. From design to product development and editorial to public relations to now working in education & sustainable …
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65. Do You Need to Go to Fashion School to “Make It”?
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In today's episode of the podcast, we're breaking down the age old question of whether or not a fashion education is actually necessary to "make it" in the fashion industry. Time after time, I get people asking me if fashion school is something that is worth considering if they want to create a successful career for themselves in fashion and I've n…
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64. How I Made 2021 One of the Best Years of My Life (Both Personally & Professionally)
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2021 was kind of a crazy year for me. There were a lot of ups and downs that came with the year of 2021, but overall, it was probably one of the best years of my life thus far. Tune into this week's episode as I discuss how I successfully made 2021 my year both in my personal and professional life. I'm so excited to see what next year has in store …
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63. Going to a Fashion Design School and Not Pursuing Fashion Design
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I'm finally back with another podcast episode after taking a long break for school and work related reasons. Tune into this week's podcast to hear about all of the cool fashion updates I've been taking a part of since I've been away and of course, don't forget to stay for the main event where I discuss my decision to pursue a thesis project in a pa…
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62. Being a Senior in Fashion School: Thesis Year + Job Hunting
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I remember starting this podcast in my second semester of sophomore year at Parsons and now, here we are, two years later as a senior in college. Tune into this week's episode as I discuss what the senior year structure is like at Parsons and what my schedule looks like as a Fashion Design major. Stay till the end of the episode to hear about how m…
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61. Your Guide to Hustling in the Fashion Industry (with Little to No Experience)
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I'm back with another episode on your guide to hustling in fashion, but this time, it's specifically geared towards those of you with little to no experience. Tune into this week's podcast episode to hear about some of my own personal trade secrets that I have discovered and have been using as of recently to get the upper hand in the industry! As a…
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60. My Abercrombie & Fitch Internship Experience
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Tune into this week's episode to hear me give you guys the full story behind my internship experience with Abercrombie & Fitch this summer. In this episode, I break down the entire application process, overview of the internship was organized, my roles and responsibilities, and some of my biggest takeaways from this overall experience. This is a gr…
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59. I'm Back! Where I've Been + What I've Been Up To
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The Life of A Fashion Student is back and better than ever! Tune into this week's episode to hear all about where I've been and what I've been up to during my two months away from podcasting. There is going to be lots of exciting things coming to this podcast and I can't wait to share them with you all. As always, don't forget to rate, review, and …
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58. What They Don't Tell You About Fashion School
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What goes on in fashion school is often considered quite ambiguous. There's a lot that people don't people don't tell you about fashion school and in this episode, I'm breaking down some of the top things that I didn't know until I actually started attending a fashion school myself. Tune into this week's episode to hear me talk about some of the bi…
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57. Moving to a New Place, Starting a New Job + Living On My Own
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This week's episode of the podcast is one big life update on my plans this summer with a new job and new living situation in the books. Tune in to hear me talk about my upcoming experiences moving out, living and working in an entirely new place. As always, don't forget to rate, review, and follow the Life of a Fashion Student Podcast. Additionally…
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In this week's episode, we're talking all about how to inspire people because when you inspire others, you motivate them to do their best, set higher goals, and achieve more. Tune into this week's episode to hear me describe all the ways that have personally worked for me when it comes to influencing and inspiring people in my everyday life. As alw…
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55. My Fear of Failure + Disappointing People
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In today's episode of the pod, I'm opening up about my fear of failure and of disappointing other people and myself. I'm sure most of us can relate to these feelings and have come across situations in which you've tried to avoid failure and disappointment. Tune into this episode to hear me speak from my own experience with these fears as well as so…
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54. Senior Year at Parsons, Post Graduation Plans + How I Plan for the Future
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With my junior year at the Parsons School of Design being officially over, I wanted to take the opportunity to share my upcoming senior year plans as well as my post-graduation plans with you guys. It's officially May and I'm excited for what's to come in the following months! Tune into this episode to catch up with what's been going on in my life …
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53. 11 Things I Wish I Knew Before Entering the Fashion Industry
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I am back! After a long (and much needed) podcast hiatus, I'm coming at you all with a coveted list of all of the things I wish I knew before entering the fashion industry. Tune into this week's episode to hear me talk about all of the missteps and mistakes I've experienced working in fashion, but also the triumphs and biggest takeaways I've learne…
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Today's podcast episode is surrounding a well-known feeling we've all come to experience: rejection. Whether that's getting rejected from a job, getting rejected from a college you applied to, or even getting rejected from your crush, it's safe to say that it's not a good feeling. Tune in to learn the ways I've dealt with major rejection experience…
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51. Pursuing a Non-Traditional Career Path
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With the emergence of unique non-traditional occupations over the past decade, more people are taking control of their careers and finding opportunities to follow their passion. The idea of pursuing one's dream, no matter how unconventional or non-traditional, is a concept that this podcast was built upon and I've made it my life's mission to inspi…
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50. Love and Work: Making Sacrifices, Maintaining Balance, and More
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I've been recently putting a lot of thought into the age old question of: how does one balance their love life and career? As important as my work life is to me, I do also hope to one day be in a successful relationship with someone whom I share similar interests with, but that begs the question as to how do I have both? Tune into this week's episo…
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49. Intellectual Property in the Fashion Industry
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Copy Culture, Copycat Economy, and Knockoffs. We cover all that and so much more on today's podcast episode about the importance of intellectual property in the fashion industry. Tune in to learn more about the methods of protection you can take to preserve your intellectual property and to join the discussion of the ongoing problem of copy culture…
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48. How to Bounce Back from Creative Burnout
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I'm sure we've all found ourselves in a situation where, no matter how hard we try, we find ourselves stuck in a place of creative exhaustion. And there's no drive, no motivation, and no passion to create anything new. I don't know about you guys, but as a fashion design student, I seem to go in and out of these phases every other week. Tune into t…
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47. Sustainability In Fashion: How I Started + Where I'm Going
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I can't believe it took me this long to put out an episode about sustainability in the fashion industry, but here it is! As you all know, sustainability has become such a big part of my life both in my design practice and in my personal life, but the truth is, I wasn't always as ecologically conscious as I am now. Tune in to hear more about how I s…
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46. Finding the Courage to Pursue the Things You Want In Life
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If you're looking for a push of inspiration and motivation in your life, this is definitely the episode for you. In today's podcast episode, I've delving deep into this conversation of how to find the courage to pursue your dreams in life. I'm doing something a little different in this episode where instead of talking about my own personal experien…
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45. Getting Your Foot In The Door of the Fashion Industry
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Have you found it extremely difficult to break through the fashion space? I know the fashion industry can be quite intimidating and exclusive, but I'm hoping this episode will make things a little easier for you! Tune into this week’s episode to learn from how I went from having no connections and no experience in the industry to amassing multiple …
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44. Imposter Syndrome: Thinking You're Not Good Enough + Building Self Confidence
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Feeling an overwhelming sensation of self-doubt despite evident success in what you're doing? You're probably experiencing imposter syndrome. In this week's podcast episode, I get real about my own personal struggles with imposter syndrome as well as the steps I've taken in my daily life to combat it. Tune in to learn more about the five types of i…
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43. Being Smart With Your Finances in the New Year
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To ring in the new year, I'm bringing you all my biggest and best advice on how to manage your money to set yourself up for success. Listen in to this week's episode to hear me talk about money-saving practices, student debt resources, and even investing tips and tricks! This week's episode is in partnership with Juno, a free online resource that u…
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42. 2020 Wrap Up + Why I'm Not Making Goals for the New Year
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Last episode of 2020- I can't even comprehend. Thank you all for sticking with me for an entire year of fashion and career podcast content. Excited for everything that's coming in the new year! Tune into this week's episode to hear me talk about my honest opinion of 2020 and the reason why I'm not making goals for the new year. As always, don't for…
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41. Side Hustles: How to Get Them + Manage Your Time
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As someone who takes on multiple side hustles at a time, it can be hard to manage everything all at once and still be successful. Tune into this week's episode as I walk you through all of the side hustles I've got going on as well as what responsibilities are involved in each and every one of them. I'll also be talking about some unique options to…
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40. Fashion Jobs You Never Knew Existed
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Runway Choreographer, Fabric Librarian, Runway Soundtrack Composer, and Fashion Psychologist are among some of the unique and crazy jobs that are offered in the fashion industry, which you probably never knew existed. In today's episode of the podcast, we get into all that and more about what the salary offerings and the day-to-day responsibilities…
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39. Building Professional Connections
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Curious about how to make meaningful connections and how to keep them? In today's podcast episode, I delve into my top tips and tricks towards building the courage to reach out to people, sustaining your professional connections, and networking during a global pandemic. Listen on to learn more about how you can enhance your networking skills. There…
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38. Talking about Gendered Language and Genderless Fashion
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This episode is an additional weekly episode and a very special one at that! Today we're talking about gendered language and how such language can contribute to the divide between genders in our society. But of course this episode wouldn't be relevant to my podcast if I didn't talk about fashion in some way, so stay tuned for the end where we discu…
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