Tune In!

More perks of the internship:

Tune in next Tuesday as I will be on a popular morning TV show!

Additionally, we had another accessories give away day today! I will never need to buy another piece of jewelry for as long as I live!

Summer Internship

My current internship is coming to an end (as of the last of May). So I am currently looking for my summer internship. I am interested in something in public relations and also something in fashion styling--two ends of the spectrum...

Any suggestions??

Added Responsibility

So Monday afternoon my boss took off for Paris! For the rest of the day I sat in for her, trying to get acquainted with her position and daily tasks. Before she left, she briefed me as to my responsibilities and such, telling me that no one thing about her job is particularly difficult, rather it is doing them all at once and learning how to prioritize! I sat at her desk reading emails and putting in the pick ups for looks that we need to get in by Wednesday, we have three shoots this weekend! It seems sort of hectic already, but I'm getting the hang of it. Once I have any down time, I have to put on hold my job as my boss and go back to being me, for the next two weeks I am my own intern as well. It is kind of interesting however, because I get to follow and initiate the whole process from start to finish. This includes: communicating with the PR contact of whichever designer, calling in the look, putting in the pick up information, making sure it gets in on time, checking it in and then placing it on the correct rack based on the story it was pulled for. I am completely responsible for this process!

Look at this item we got in yesterday:

Maison Martin Margiela--those patches are actually sewed on pieces of paper, and yes, that is a bodysuit.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention the mouse on the loose in the office!! YUCK!

In other news, today has been quite crazy! For one reason or another we keep getting in the wrong looks, for instance, we call in look 12 but get in look 22, somehow the message gets lost in translation. So it has been my responsibility to correct the mistake--send the look back and request the other. Other than that, however, things are going great! When I thought that the day was starting to come to an end though...boy was I wrong! I relieved myself of my assistant duties and went off to help the other interns until 8:15pm--all in heels!

Long day but great experience!!!

Image courtesy of www.style.com

In a Nutshell

So, in a nutshell, the past couple of days at the internship have been full of returns, style.com, recipe and credit binders, oh and snow! While this week has been relatively uneventful, next week (and the week after that) I will be sitting in for my boss while she attends the fashion shows in Paris!! Actually, I will not only just be sitting in for her, I will be her. She expects that it will be busy too, as there will be quite a few upcoming shoots to prepare for. I will be sitting at her desk, answering her phone and emails, making sure that we get in the clothes on time for the various editors. Hopefully everything goes smoothly! Paris is 6 hours ahead of New York. Wish I could have gone with her, but have a safe (and fun) trip!!

Hung out with the interns last night though! Shopping and Cafeteria for dinner--chicken and waffles...yum!!!

Today Show Tomorrow

Ugh, it was so hard waking up at 7:15am for work this morning, even after nine hours of sleep. My Monday, which started out like most Mondays at the internship (see previous entry) ended up taking some exciting and unexpected turns! Today I was informed that I will be assisting on another photo shoot tomorrow! Tomorrow is the big swim shoot and there will be 15 or so subjects modeling! It is going to be a long day (especially with a 7:00am call time) but I’m excited to gain the experience! So the schedule looks like this:

7:00am Fashion

8:00am Photo Crew

9:00am Hair, Makeup and Subjects

(Fabiane’s Catering)!

The day will begin by unpacking the trunks of clothes (swimsuits) and getting everything organized (jewelry, purses, hats, towels etc.). Then, as the models finished shooting their looks (they will change multiple times) we will have to take pictures of the looks for the credits. At the end of the day we will pack everything back up! Tomorrow I will specify exactly what I did. What makes this shoot different, however, is the fact that the Today Show will be filming, so we have been told to dress cute (not that we don’t already)!! I know that tomorrow will involve a lot of running around so I’m not going to wear heels…It’s going to be hectic and exciting!

In other news, as I was getting on the elevator today, I ran into Grace Coddington (the creative director of Vogue magazine)! Prior to watching The September Issue (a documentary about Anna Wintour and the makings of a September issue) I would not have been fazed, but I now realize that she is a very powerful and influential voice at Vogue (often overshadowed by Mrs. Wintour). I did see the Editor-In-Chief herself getting onto an elevator about a month ago, but it was only from afar (you can recognize that woman from a mile away). While Grace Coddington merely glanced in my direction, it is still very thrilling to see the people that make the fashion world spin and what I hope to aspire to one day!

Just to prove that the world is totally unfair, I thought I would share with you what I saw and overheard today. During a model casting, a beautiful, tall and oh so thin model came in who just did a shoot for sports illustrated. The best part is that she is in school, pursuing a degree at—guess where?? HARVARD! Beauty and brains, what a combo! Good for her, why not? So don’t assume that all models are brainless for she completely discredits this statement!

Well, 7:00am call time, got to get some sleep!

An Introduction...

So after about a month and a half of living in the big apple, I feel as though I’m getting the hang of this city pretty well. My parents were just in town visiting me and for once I was able to play tour guide (for those of you who know me, I’m quite directionally challenged back home—even after 20 years)! We had a great time and were able to explore the city more extensively, discovering the most amazing places to eat, grab a cup of coffee (chai in my case) and shop (I will post pictures of our fabulous finds later).

During my parents’ stay, my employer at the magazine offered me the week off, I gladly accepted, however came in on Thursday after hearing that MTV’s “The City” was going to be filming in our office! Unfortunately, the filming was not as glamourous as I had initially expected. Besides receiving a friendly smile from the gorgeous Whitney Port (she is so tall and thin—definitely model material), we were not included in the filming (previously we had been informed that we might be, “dress in heels!” they said) nor were we even able to complete our daily tasks due to the camera crews’ presence. I can’t say I wasn’t also hoping to be the newest character on the show as well—which, needless to say, didn’t happen. But nevertheless, it was still very entertaining and more exciting than anything you would see in Seattle in regards to celebrity sightings and the like.

After interning over the summer for the amazing Lily Raskind, the designer of Sunshine And Shadow, I applied for this fashion magazine internship (among others) and am scheduled to work there full time (5 days a week) until sometime in May. For those of you who are curious, I will at a later date, write about how I received these opportunities and lead you to resources that have helped me. I really believe in internships (especially in this highly competitive industry) and would love to offer advice to anyone who is interested. Here is a typical day at the internship:

Arrive between 8:45 and 9:00am

Take out the racks of clothing out of the closet and set them up

Deliver the mail

Check in the designer clothing (I’m a part of the French market)

Return the unwanted or already used designer clothing

Print out looks on www.style.com

Label and cut out

Make photocopies of looks

Go on runs to pick up or drop off clothing/accessories

The occasional coffee run

Help with the accessories when I’ve finished my tasks in fashion

Put away the racks of clothing back into the closet

Leave between 6:00 and 7:00pm

Days certainly vary though! I’ve been able to assist on a photo shoot (no one famous yet though) and sit in for my boss (which I will be doing for two weeks in March), among other things (fashion week is quickly approaching *fingers crossed*). So far it has been an amazing opportunity—you have to start somewhere!

New York, New York

Hello all! I am writing from New York. That’s right! After completely uprooting my life in Seattle to pursue a (top) magazine fashion internship, I am finally settled and ready to start documenting my time here. This blog will be a compilation of my experiences, purchases, pictures and everything fashion related!

Hope you enjoy!