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Though the fashion industry can be a bit of a cultural bubble sometimes, it is crucial to still stay tuned in to the world around you. Reading the New York Times before your internship in the morning is just as important as reading Women’s Wear Daily because the outside world does affect the fashion industry.

Keltner de Valle wishes that she would have studied abroad at a younger age. “I interned all the way through school and I was so worried about stepping outside of the industry for even a semester that I would lose ground or miss something,” she explained.