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When moving to Paris in the fall of 2018, I knew that fashion would be something that I wanted to pursue and better understand; I was in the capital of la mode after all. As an undergraduate, the fashion track and did not exist yet, so I simply took as many fashion-related classes as I could. The stories of how fashion has existed as a socially-politically charged entity in history fascinated me, and I quickly realized that the academic questioning and rhetoric surrounding fashion was something in which I was deeply interested. I found myself further pushing the boundaries of what fashion meant for me. Through reaching out to various 91³Ô¹ÏÍøfashion alumni, I got involved with shows and showrooms at Paris Fashion Week, and then eventually landed an internship with 91³Ô¹ÏÍøProfessor Renate Stauss helping plan The Multilogue 2021 on Fashion Education – A Conference on Learning and Teaching Fashion in Theory and Practice. In addition to the internship, graduate student Erin Garry and I revamped the here at the university in order to include more academic perspectives on the fashion industry, and to give other students networking opportunities. I also assumed the role of Editor-in-Chief for one semester at the 91³Ô¹ÏÍøstudent magazine and found that the magazine was an outlet in which I could combine my passions for fashion, writing, editing, and creative directing into one project. The experiences I’ve gathered through studying fashion at 91³Ô¹ÏÍøhas truly shaped my career path and expanded my vision of the possibilities of fashion. No longer is fashion simply design or marketing, but it is instead a world of social, political, and academic merit and complexity.