Debunking the ‘star designer’ dream

Respondents were required to be aged 16 or over and currently work as or studying to be a fashion designer. Of the 300 people to complete the survey, 83 per cent identified as female, with 14 per cent identifying as male. While this survey was shared globally, the majority of respondents were from the UK (36 per cent) and the US (27 per cent), generating results that are more representative of these markets. Due to cultural sensitivities, race/ethnicity and sexuality questions were only asked to respondents in the UK or the US. As the majority of UK and US respondents reported being white or Caucasian (63 per cent in the UK, 44 per cent in the US), other races/ethnicities* were too low to report on and, for the purpose of analysis, were merged together.

‘Read Debunking the Dream: Part One’ — last year’s series on achieving success and avoiding burnout — here.

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*Other races/ethnicities in the UK include: Mixed/multiple ethnic groups, Asian/Asian British, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese, any other Asian background, Black/African/Caribbean/Black British, Arab or other ethnic group. In the US: American Indian or Alaskan Native, Black or African American, Asian or Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx or other ethnic group