Plenty of recent college graduates aren’t ready to launch their careers, much less their own fashion lines. Hadley Britt ’s already done both.

As part of her major at the University of South Carolina, she attended the Paris Fashion Institute. She came home with an idea for a line of dresses and accessories, which she sews, then sells at M on Devine Street.

Now, she’s headed to New York to pursue her dream job, editor in chief of Vogue. She’ll be interning there starting this month. Will she dare to share the elevator with the Prada-wearing Anna Wintour?

“She’s pretty intimidating, so I think I might steer clear,” Hadley says. Hadley’s attitude about the fashion industry is healthy: “While the success rate for aspiring designers, models and even editors is very low, that’s just the tip of the iceberg as far as job opportunities go. I hope to find my niche.”

Her style sense is levelheaded too: “It bugs me when people adopt a look just because it’s the current trend, ignoring their body type in the process.

Reprinted with permisson of Skirt Magazine. Photo by Kasi Koshollek