What It Takes To Work In Fashion, As Told By HuffPost Style Editors (PHOTOS)

As style editors, we often get asked, "What does it take to work in fashion?" This question has always been a tricky one to answer -- hey, half the time, we're not even sure how we made it through our first internship.

Is it good taste? Is it networking? Is it luck? To narrow it down a bit, we've rounded up some of the credentials we think every aspiring fashion editor should have:

1. The ability to not fall in heels (duh).

2. On-the-go makeup application skills (FYI, iPhone cameras and Mac's Photobooth both double as a mirrors).

3. Superhuman arm strength for carrying multiple garment bags.

4. The ability to get back to work after a night of drinking free champagne and eating truffled hors d'oeuvres at fashion parties.

5. An extensive mental library of cultural references to peg a trend to (Francis Bacon on a Baltic cruise, anyone?).

6. The ability to handle stressful situations.

7. Supreme air kissing skills -- it's a social jungle out there.

8. Devotion to the field.

9. And, of course, self-confidence.

In the words of Miranda Priestly:

Something to aspire to:

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