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Redefining Fashion: Retail, Luxury, Sales, and Merchandising
I recently edited a special issue for the Journal of Fashion, Style, and Popular Culture. The subject of the issue was Redefining Fashion: Retail, Luxury, Sales, and Merchandising, and sought to explore different catalysts of change that are ...
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Tips to Transition to Grad School
Here are a few tips that may make the transition from grad school at LIM a little easier.
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Mission Possible: Focusing During the Summer Semester
Graduate school is a huge transition from undergrad, but the hardest has to be not having a summer vacation. It tends to get harder to focus once the weather warms up and all the fun things start to pop up around the city. Here are a few tips ...
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MPS Faculty Spotlight: Professor Patrick Tormey
MPS Fashion Marketing
Q. Tell me a little bit about your experience and interest in the fashion industry?
A. Well, I started as a dress buyer trainee for Sears back in 1971. Later on I was promoted to dress buyer and in 1980, I left Sears to ...
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How LIM Graduate Students Like to Unwind
You might think that the life of a graduate student is vastly different than that of an undergraduate, but let's be real: just because you're earning an advanced degree, doesn't mean you can't kick back, relax, and have fun from time to time. If ...
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Three Things to Look for in a Graduate Program When You Work Full-Time
In the business of fashion, or really any industry, a graduate degree can do wonders to enhance your existing skillset and support your career trajectory; the problem is, who has the time to go back to school? Actually, a lot of working ...
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Reflection of My Time at the LIM Center for Graduate Studies
I vividly remember my first day of orientation at LIM. I felt a little anxious, and I was full of expectations. I was also excited to meet new people and was feeling joyful that I was starting my second master's degree, the first in this country.
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What it’s Really Like to Intern at a Magazine (Spoiler Alert! It’s Not like "The Devil Wears Prada")
This semester I secured a beauty internship working with both Redbook and Woman’s Day Magazine, both of which are owned by the Hearst Corporation. When I walked into the building for my interview I was overwhelmed with how beautiful and hi-tech ...
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Perks of Being a Graduate Student at LIM
Higher Education, Higher Perks. Check out the exclusive perks of being a graduate student at LIM College.
Graduate Student Lounge
If you need a place to work on homework or unwind before class, head up to the eighth floor of Maxwell Hall to our ...