Samata’s ELLE USA feature is live here. As the headline suggests readers should add the Fashion Designer’s Resource Book to their summer reading list…we are inclined to agree.

Looking to get ahead in the industry? Add the Fashion Designer’s Resource Book (Bloomsbury) to your summer reading list. The book breaks down the basics of the business and offers resources for just about everyone from emerging designers and fashion students to aspiring journalists, publicists, and buyers—not to mention all you fashion know-it-alls out there. We sat down with author Samata, the British fashion designer and global campaign director of Red Carpet Green Dress, to find out her tricks of the trade. [Source ELLE US]

Read the full interview here.