I didn’t mean to suggest that being in the fashion industry implies that someone is unintelligent. I’ve known plenty of smart people in industries that are not traditionally thought of as being full of smart people. For this reason, I usually approach a conversation assuming that someone is good at something they do, has thought about it deeply, and has something interesting to say about it. It’s usually much easier for me to tease this out with smarter people.
I didn’t mean to suggest that being in the fashion industry implies that someone is unintelligent. I’ve known plenty of smart people in industries that are not traditionally thought of as being full of smart people. For this reason, I usually approach a conversation assuming that someone is good at something they do, has thought about it deeply, and has something interesting to say about it. It’s usually much easier for me to tease this out with smarter people.