Advice for a career in fashion?

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It has always been a dream of mine to have a career in the fashion industry, and now that I am going to be a junior in high school, it's time to start thinking about college. I'd like to go into fashion and have a career somewhat like Rachel Zoe's. I don't want a career in fashion because I think it's going to be all fun and glamorous all the time, but because I am genuinely interested in fashion. My plan is basically to get my associates from FIDM in LA in visual communications and then get a bachelors in journalism. I would like to have my own business by the time I'm in my thirties. I know it's not easy, but I am determined and it's something that I really would like to do. I'm not sure if going to FIDM for VC and then getting a bachelors in journalism is the right track which is why I need advice. My ideal "plan" after college would go SOMETHING like this:
- get a job at a magazine (obviously I'm not going to be an editor or anything right after college, something small just to get my foot in the door is fine)
- work as a stylist on the side, so I can start getting my name out there
- after a few years writing and as a stylist, I would most likely become a full-time stylist once I've built up my clientele, and then possibly freelance for different magazines/columns/blogs
- after a few more years, I'd like to start my own business (maybe a boutique where I not only sell clothes, but also offer different services such as wardrobe consulting and things like that)

If you have any POSITIVE advice, please leave a comment. I know a lot of people are very stereotypical about the fashion industry, and that's fine but please keep negative comments to yourself

Thank you!