SALLYANN HOUGHTON: If you want to break into any industry,
you have to show people that you are passionate about the space.
And that is very individual to you.
If you have a passion for garments, then show that passion.
Show what you want to do to the future of design.
If you're interested in immersive experiences,
then throw yourself into learning about immersive experiences.
Anyone in any industry will be captivated by someone
that's passionate about the space.
LUCY GOODYEAR: So my advice to anyone wanting to get into fashion
is there are so many different roles in the fashion industry.
I think people traditionally just believe it's design, and that's it.
But there are so many different areas that you can get into.
So it's a lot more accessible than you might think.
SALLYANN HOUGHTON: If I could give my younger self some advice,
I would say to get as much experience as you can,
no matter how big or small it is.
I think things like internships, shadowing people, starting up
your blog--
I think if you limit yourself into not opening yourself
to new opportunities or new ways of workings or even
just a different perspective, you will definitely hinder your growth.
COSTAS KAZANTZIS: I think that the most important advice to students
and young people who want to come into the fashion landscape
is to basically constantly be curious because that is the only way
to grow and learn new things and flourish
within an industry that is shifting.
MATTHEW DRINKWATER: I think fashion was always seen
as a really difficult industry to break into.
But what's happened over the last couple of years
has really shifted that.
There is so much more scope for individual creators,
for those who are building a reputation for themselves
using digital technologies.
And so my biggest suggestion would have faith in your abilities
and use all of the tools available to you to reach an audience
which is right at your fingertips.
KERRY MURPHY: If I could give any advice to my younger self,
it would be to learn storytelling because that's
the key to every single aspect of my work.
And the better you're capable of telling stories,
the more it resonates with people.
3D software is just a tool to tell you stories.
Film cameras are just a tool to tell you stories.
So if you're an extremely good storyteller,
then these tools will be just a very easy way
to show what your story is all about.
LUCY GOODYEAR: I would also say the most important thing for me
when I work with people or when we have new people join the team is not
just the skill set that you have, but a desire to always enhance
your learning, to ask questions.
Never be afraid to ask questions, I think,
because there's no such thing as a silly question.
Every question answered is a bit more of knowledge gained.
And I think the more knowledge, the more experience you have,
the more confident you feel to get into these areas.
SALLYANN HOUGHTON: I think something that's definitely
helped me is the willingness to collaborate with different people
and being open to their feedback and listening to new ways of working.
Even when you do receive negative feedback on
if you've made a mistake, it's good not
to see it in a way of failure or fear, but, in a sense,
seeing as a challenge to grow from and applying that moving forward
because those are the kind of things that are going to help
you grow as a person.
MATTHEW DRINKWATER: Probably the biggest
attribute that's played a part in my roles over the years
is just tenacity.
It's just believing in what you want to do and never giving up.
KERRY MURPHY: And when people say, no, sorry,
that's just the way we do things, no, we can't do things that way,
don't let that hold you back.
Just keep going.
Keep trying.
And just do it in your own way.
And if it doesn't work there, find the people
that truly believe in you.
You want to find the people who have a need
to work outside of the status quo.
Those are the people who change the world.