Things you shouldn't say if you want to work at a magazine

Working at a fashion magazine, whether it's print or digital, remains the dream of many. I get it, it's a job you would almost pay to do. To increase your chances in this business, I'm going to tell you what you definitely shouldn't say.

A lot of people who want to do magazine-like things call the cover: suitcase. That might be a good statement, but magazine people say more: kuvver. Suitcase sounds a bit too pretentious, or something.

Oh guys, you really expose yourself when you say: I like reading LINDA. . Magazine makers say LINDA. and Elle and Marie Claire. Get rid of ‘the’, got it? Even when you're being photographed for a magazine, you say: I you will definitely be extremely happy with. was photographed for Grazia.

So many people have said to me: “You work for a women's magazine, right?” Uh no. I work for a fashion magazine; Marie Claire. A women's magazine is, indeed, for women. Margriet or Nouveau are women's magazines, not my Marie Claire. What do you think, ksjt, get lost.

We call a fashion report ‘a series’. And that ‘series’ you’re going to ‘shoot’ and not photograph. For TV you shoot, for magazines (you can also say ‘bladen’, but I always find magazines sound a bit nicer) you shoot.

The outfit that the stylist has put together for a series is called the look. So you don't say; ‘Wow, that model has nice clothes on.’ She has a cool look, or you name the items separately. What a good flared/sandals/crop top. We work with the most beautiful items, we just don’t do ‘clothes’.