In 2018, Ella Ramirez, then a high school student and aspiring fashion designer, was thrilled to have landed a “stylist” gig at a clothing store near her home in Princeton, New Jersey.
Based on the job description, Ramirez imagined she’d be conceptualising the looks for mannequins in the shop window and giving style advice to shoppers perusing the women’s clothing chain, which has nearly 500 US stores and touts a unique assortment at…