Madi Kahn is from New York City. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2019. She has always been a creative person, and she loves expressing herself through different creative outlets. She recently started her fashion blog last year. Madi considers herself a content creator, and she focuses on fashion, beauty, and lifestyle.
Madi discusses how she started her fashion page. She started playing around with fashion blogging and taking pictures of different outfits before the quarantine started. She worked as an assistant buyer at Macy’s. Being at Macy’s and being around people who care about fashion every day inspired her to explore her own style.
She likes to create content in advance so she can absorb all the information and look at all the pictures and figure out how she can tell a story and create flow.
Many times, she draws inspiration from other people. She comes up with ideas for content based on looking at other bloggers and creative people on social media. Also, depending on where she is, the location has a huge influence on the colors and aesthetics that she goes for.
A simple background is what draws Madi. She likes very clean aesthetics and tries to highlight whatever piece that she is trying to imply, like her outfit, jewelry, or even the skincare product that she is using.
Fashion for her is stepping back from the actual outfits that she wears, which is a source of confidence. When she wears an outfit that she is proud of, it makes her a lot more confident. Fashion makes her confident and is herself.
When she was starting her Fashion Blog, she had around 4000 followers who didn’t have the same passion or were not interested as her. They didn’t have the mutual passion and understanding as to the community that she’s created.
What people don’t know about the fashion industry in terms of job requirements is that many people do content creation for fashion as a full-time job.
When starting a Fashion Page, you have to forget about what people are going to think about you and let go of that anxiety and fear of judgment by your peers and think about what is going to benefit you in the long run, how you can advance in your career, and what your goals are.
She was very anxious about asking for help from other people because she knows that they don’t have the same passion that she has and that makes her feel bad. After the pandemic, she’s looking forward to meeting up with other content creators and shooting with them because they have the same interests.
Madi has worked with multiple brands inside and outside of the fashion space. She has worked with skincare brands and clothing brands, but she hasn’t had any partnership with non-consumer products.
People want to see your genuine personality and self shine through more than they want to see these curated moments that are isolated in time. Madi was able to grow as a Fashion content creator using Reels and TikTok content.
If you are trying to grow, video content is the way to go for any industry. But in fashion, you could do unboxing videos, styling videos, make a video of different outfits, or videos about your favorite bathing suits for summer. You could make a Reel video about that.
It always feels like a risk to start something new in the beginning because you don’t know what it’s going to be like. There’s this whole learning process, and it can seem like a lot to invest. But creating a Reel each day and being so consistent with it will open so many doors for you.
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Website: https://www.madikahn.com/
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/madiizk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/madisonikahn
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madison-kahn-624333135/
Subscribe to her Podcast:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0WFdmWz7RDstnP8l4Lje5H?si=agn72neRSGWas9L9Qtl-sA
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/haute-takes/id1513401272
[0:20] Madi Kahn Introduction
[1:23] Getting Started on Fashion Blogging
[3:43] Creative Process and Planning Things in Advance
[5:42] Coming Up with Ideas and Inspiration
[7:46] Adapting to the Environment that you are in
[9:20] Highlighting Aesthetics
[9:53] The Meaning of Fashion
[12:51] The Aesthetic in New York
[13:36] The Similarities of Fashion and Social Media
[14:51] The Positive Side of Social Media
[16:12] The Impact of an Audience and Community
[18:05] Emerging Passions
[19:24] What most people don’t know about the Fashion Industry
[23:35] Challenges of Starting Fashion Page
[25:54] Asking people for help
[28:10] The Benefits of Personal Connection
[28:56] Working with Brand in the Fashion Industry
[29:38] Growing as a Fashion-based Content Creator
[31:20] How to Grow in Content Creation
[33:19] How to Make the Most out of Reels
[36:39] How to Connect With Madi
