Apprenticeship Opportunities

Why leave Chicago to gain valuable industry experience? Personally, I prefer to use the term apprenticeships rather than internships. Because an apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of practitioners a skill – and fashion design relies heavily on developing one’s skills. When I began taking on prentices, I made it a priority to do everything to make the experience as valuable as possible. I had the opportunity to work in New York twice, however a lot of people have barriers to making that commitment. I want the fashion community to know that you don’t need to go to New York or LA to later become employed in either city. In the past year I have had 2 interns go on to jobs in NYC, and I have been known to hire from my own intern pool.

I offer apprenticeships to both students for school credit as well as individuals simply looking to gain industry experience. There are two different areas one can gain experience, either in fashion design or fashion marketing/merchandising. For more information about each opportunity, I suggest you download my Apprenticeship Opportunities PDF.

When you're ready to begin the interview process please email apprentice@anastasiachatzka.com and I will reply to you within 1-2 business days. Thank you for your interest in Anastasia Chatzka, I hope to speak more with you soon!