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Design Note-the freelancer

Freelance has its virtues! As a designer working both full-time and freelancing, I have found that the freelance process creates a well-rounded focus on fashion concept ideas. In addition, there is a connection that every category has, research.

Fashion is best when looking back is just as crucial as trending forward.

As freelancers, we tend to overwhelm with newness when it may not be what's needed.

Sometimes it is structure. Looking at a brand's history to find what works and failed is essential when working in a freelance position. Don't be afraid to ask questions and set timelines, but be on time and never make a promise you can't keep.

I once ran a department where the owner loved freelance designers; they came and went like water flowing through the design room. "Be nice." He would always say to me, worried, the full-time design team would get caught up in the danger of another designer walking on their turf, but I understood because I was one of those freelance designers, but that's another story.

Fashion has a history.

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