If the cap on your bottle is made of stainless steel, switching to a BPA-free plastic sports cap may help to reduce the perceived metallic taste and odor. Note that the taste and smell of water in a stainless steel bottle is quite different from that of plastic bottle. Plastic is used so extensively in our lives that most of us have adapted to it over time.
The job site Indeed combines both fashion magazine columnists and journalists data in their salary listings. Indeed reported an average annual salary of $53,000 for fashion magazine columnists as of 2013.
2016 Salary Information for Fashion Designers. Fashion designers earned a median annual salary of $65,170 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On the low end, fashion designers earned a 25th percentile salary of $46,020, meaning 75 percent earned more than this amount. The 75th percentile salary is $92,550, meaning 25 percent earn more. In 2016, 23,800 people were employed in the U.S. as fashion designers.