How to write a fashion cover letter

Hints and tips that you need to know

If you are applying by email unless the recruiter specifically asks for a cover letter attachment for your fashion cover letter, do not send an attachment. In other words, your cover letter should be in the main body of the email. The reason for this is that the chances of your attachment getting opened are unlikely.

Try to send your email in before 8 a.m. in the morning. The reason for this is that if the recruiter goes through their emails first thing, yours will likely stand out and not get lost once the day gets going.

Know to whom you are writing and also what department they are in. Egos ride high in the fashion industry and recruiters like to be addressed by their name. If emails are sent to wrong departments or people, they will simply get deleted because the person getting it will know that you haven’t done your homework correctly. They won’t wish to employ someone that makes mistakes when applying for the job.

Spend a decent amount of time creating a compelling subject line so that your email will get opened in the first place. Don’t simply put ‘internship’ or’ job application’. If you were applying for an office job, you might get lucky having your email opened but not in the fashion industry. You have to indicate personality and catch the recruiter’s eye. They are looking for somebody that is original and talented so to get a chance of being picked you have to cultivate a dazzling persona for yourself right from the start.

It is not enough to demonstrate that you have a dazzling persona just in your subject line, you have to show that you have a creative personality within your cover letter too. Keep writing it and rewriting until it is pithy and original.

Keep it short. Don’t tell them everything that is in your cv. The cover letter is meant to interest them enough to want to know more about you.

Proof read it. Sending a cover letter in that is full of spelling mistakes or grammatical errors is a sure way of getting your application deleted. The reason for this is that recruiters believe that if you can’t be bothered to check your cover letter, you will be the same with your work.

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How to sell yourself

In your cover letter, you probably have one paragraph to sell yourself, two at the very most. Therefore, it is imperative that every word counts. This means that you have to go through the job or intern requirements and find the most important ones. You then need to demonstrate how your skills match up with their requirements. For instance, let’s imagine that to be placed as an intern with Zappy Fashions, you need to be able to show leadership practise, design qualifications and a portfolio.

Leadership practise. As a student at First Degree University, I worked as editor for the college fashion magazine in my final year producing a monthly magazine which sold 200 copies per month. I also successfully organized four fashion shows during my time at university.
Design qualifications. I will shortly have a degree in Fashion which includes fashion technology and sketching. I have also completed two modules on fashion history.
Creative fashion portfolio. I have a portfolio that includes sketches of designs that I have created myself. These can be viewed in Adobe Illustrator if so required.

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