Financial Planning for Fashion Students
Talking about money is taboo at art college, a world where the glitz and the glamour are supposed to be self-sustaining.
When applying to fashion school all attention is directed at getting in. Everything else comes after, but the price of staying at these schools is often the hardest struggle. The Mercer Standard of living index puts the cost of living in London, New York or Paris – where many of the most prestigious colleges globally preside – at 8, 7 and 29 respectively. For design students, these living costs are intensified by the necessity to fund your own projects. So how can fashion students better prepare to feel on top of their finances?