Surviving Year One as a Styling Assistant

Late-night tears, part-time jobs, and learning to back yourself—Jemima Plume shares the unfiltered reality of freelance fashion life, one year in.

In conversation with Jemima Plume ( @jemimaplume ), London-based styling assistant. One year in, still standing—and still saying yes to herself.

Here’s something no one really tells you: styling doesn’t always start with a studio and a credit in Vogue. Sometimes it starts with a 6am retail shift. Sometimes it starts with a desperate DM. Sometimes it star…