You know you're destined to be a fashion designer if you (1) spent most of your childhood making clothes for your Barbie dolls instead of playing with your friends, (2) read fashion magazines instead of your school books, (3) ran a boutique out of your basement at age 10.

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Live and breathe fashion? Looking to join the sorority of stylists and fashion editors? Pat Steele gives you an insider's view of what to expect.

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