64: Leverage TikTok Trends with Frances Solá-Santiago (Refinery 29)

In this episode, dive into a story of a digital fashion journalist who moved forward with a piece, despite pushback from the subjects’ corporate communications department. From it, you’ll learn how smaller brands can step up to the plate and provide value to a digital journalist in the age of TikTok, competing with corporations for coverage in a top fashion outlet. In this episode, you'll learn… How the economy, pop culture, and social media all play roles in online fashion reporting  Why data may be just as powerful as a product sample for some fashion reporters  How brand previews and other aspects of the fashion reporting industry work Our guest is: Frances Solá-Santiago, a journalist from Puerto Rico, works as a fashion writer at Refinery29. She also writes for publications like The New York Times, The Cut, Rolling Stone, NPR, Numéro, Glamour, Remezcla, and Bustle, covering fashion, beauty, music, and culture.