Seeking Career Advice
Hello to anybody reading this, I want to start by thanking you for clicking on this. If you manage to finish and perhaps even reply to me, I really appreciate it. This is my first post, I apologize for any and every ignorance shown in this passage. If you would prefer, you may skip to the "ULTIMATELY" shown in capital letters later in the passage to skip all of the details. I am relatively unexperienced when it comes to this branch of fashion, I have only studied and been a window shopper for a little over two years, becoming more and more isolated into fewer brands as time has gone by. I have known for about five years that I wanted to work in fashion. I have always expressed myself with clothing or the like, because I have a hard time expressing myself in other ways. I am 20 years old, I have been chronically and severely depressed for 10 years, anxious for 6, and bipolar for 3. In my opinion, they have all been around for 10 years. Please, try and forgive this silly outburst of information, because I feel it is necessary for the ultimate question I am asking. I started in stupid fashion, hype stuff, when I was around 16. When I was 17 and a half, I discovered Rick, Raf, Helmut, Margiela, etc. I have since narrowed my tastes almost strictly down to the likes of Deepti, Carol Christian Poell, Leon Emanuel Blanck, Maurizio Amadei, A Dicianoveventitre, Boris Bidjan Sabieri, Julius etc. while still admiring the likes of Raf and Rick. I recently took half of a semester at an Italian fashion school, the major being "technological stylist." This was a mistake in itself, as I have studied the resell market for a few years, so marketing is most likely more for me. My professors and classmates seem materialistic, only there to impress others. They have no concern for niche brands, only the likes of Versace and Gucci. I did a detailed presentation on Carol and Maurizio's work for one of the most respected professors in the school and she had no idea about either of them. I will try to get to the point now. I am lost, utterly and completely lost. I feel like I like a branch of fashion that no professionals in schools understand. I simply view fashion and clothing as art. Yes, it is necessary but this type of clothing is simply extra. For me, I feel like nothing until I have an outfit I like to express myself. In this way, I am my own canvas and this is how I get joy. Brands like CCP, BBS, and Deepti almost bring tears to my eyes because they are so artistically pleasing to me. ULTIMATELY, I would like to get a job at a store like the Darklands, Samsa G. Tuchwaren, INK, PnP Firenze, Lazzari, etc. and am wondering how to get there. I only want to work at a place I take the utmost pride in. I have high standards when it comes to this because it is difficult for me to be happy. With my mental conditions, I just want to be happy long-term and I believe having a job where I can look at all of these stunning pieces daily will accomplish this. I have self-taught marketing knowledge, and am planning to take a marketing course here in Italy in the Fall of 2018. By then, I should be bilingual. Reader, if you made it this far, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. This isn't a cry for attention, I truly am looking for any advice from some of the knowledgeable patrons of this fine website. To sum it all up, I am a picky person, how do I go about getting a job at an ultra-niche store like the Darklands? Thank you, one and all.
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