Mark Holgate and Joseph Altuzarra

How does one become Joseph Altuzarra? In the latest episode of the Vogue podcast, the French-born designer tells Vogue Fashion News Director, Mark Holgate the formula was as simple as alphabetical order. “When I graduated, I sent my résumé to Marc Jacobs,” Altuzarra says of what would become his first big break in the fashion industry. “An intern, I guess, had been asked to alphabetize the résumés and so mine was on the top of the pile so I was the first one they called and I was available so they just stopped there.” While Altuzarra goes on to detail the great many design lessons he learned as an intern for Jacobs, the 2011 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winner also recalls a valuable piece of advice Holgate gave him early on in his career trajectory. “You said, ‘It’s good to make mistakes. You shouldn’t be afraid to do something,’ and, actually, Anna [Wintour] sort of reiterated that the last time I saw her: ‘It’s okay if it’s not always perfect and it’s okay if you have an idea that sort of falls flat. It’s...

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