YAY! So you know how after you get home from working all day and you are too tired to do anything? Well... this was me on Thursday, but I did not feel like sitting home alone so I went to dinner with my Paris roommate,Savannah, and her friends from the South. And oh how glad I am that I went!
We went to Paradou's over in the Meatpacking district and I met some guys who work on Wall Street. (all those guys who work in finance get amazing tickets to stuff!) One guy happened to have an extra ticket to the Peabody's.... and I finangled my way into receiving that ticket! Ahhh I am so excited.
Skipping work is not acceptable, even to go to the Peabody's, so I am going to skip my lunch break and come in an hour early in order to go.
NBC's Nightly News anchor Brian Williams is the emcee of the 67th Annual Peabody Luncheon luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Even though I am only going for an hour of it, it should be pretty exciting! I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow.
Oh and the point of the story? Make the most of your summer and be social! Go out (I don't mean get drunk and make a fool of yourself) and have fun! In New York City, you are surrounded by the most interesting mix of people in the world; you never know where you will catch your big break!
Showing posts with label fashion interns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fashion interns. Show all posts
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Style.com's Intern How-To
Style.com collaborated with editors, designers, and PR firms to bring this summer's interns a list of what to and what not to do. This slideshow gives tips on what to wear, when to give your opinion, and what they don't want to see you doing in the office (is that your phone I hear ringing?).
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
What to Expect at Your Summer Fashion Internship
Finals are over and many students are looking forward to the next challenge: a summer internship. Internships are a great way for students to learn if a job or professional field is right for them. A job in the tough and competitive fashion world is no different: Some students realize they are on the right track. Others learn that this isn't the industry for them.
Hilary McCanse, a senior journalism major at the University of Wisconsin, realized she was going in the right direction after her internships. McCanse spent her 2007 summer as an accessories intern at Glamour magazine. It was her second internship in the fashion industry. She worked at Chanel in London in 2006.
McCanse’s job as an accessories intern involved returning purses, shoes, and jewelry to the designer after the magazine had used them. She also organized the fashion closet, a room where the magazine holds all their samples, delivered accessories to photo shoots, and did many Starbucks’ runs.
McCanse got the Glamour internship by asking a friend of her dad’s for an editor’s contact information. Several e-mails and one phone interview later, McCanse got the job. She didn’t even have to interview.
“Honestly I think I slipped through the cracks,” she said.
The application process starts early for students who don’t have connections to help secure an internship. Some students start applying for summer internships in the fashion magazine industry in December. Conde Nast has a January 31st deadline for its summer intern program. Others are able to find internships at the online site EdBoard2010.com a month before it starts.
Some professionals warn that students who really want the job need to step up to the plate, get their paperwork in, and be persistent.
Nick Axelrod, a fashion assistant for Women’s Wear Daily, is surprised by how many students don’t follow through with the application process.
“I only ever actually got responses from people after following up at least two or three times,” Axelrod said.
Axelrod recommends that intern applicants follow up at least once a week with the editor responsible for the hiring. This shows the editor how much you are interested in the internship.
Don’t worry if your boss has not told you the details about your job in the days leading up to your internship. Editors have busy work schedules and sometimes don’t have time to answer e-mails. They are used to receiving new interns and will answer your questions, but it is better to wait until the first day of work.
People in the fashion industry dress stylishly, but appropriately, while on the job. Interns wear summer dresses or jeans with a cute top and flats or comfortable heels. Male interns should pair a nice shirt with jeans and either open or closed-toe shoes. You will spend the most of the day on your feet, running errands and making copies, so be comfortable. Many New Yorkers wear flip-flops on the metro and when they are a block from work, change into their dress shoes.
If you are wearing a dress, make sure it is long enough because you may find yourself working on the floor creating storyboards. Storyboards are made up of the looks editors want their assistants to get samples of to use for a photo shoot. When you are working on storyboards, the last thing editors want to see is your underwear.
McCanse said she wore a skirt or dress to work almost every day.
“You are in the fashion industry…get creative with what you wear. I love thrift stores and wore many vintage outfits. What ever you wear, don't look sloppy,” she said.
Holly Bauman, a senior at the University of Texas, also spent last summer working at Glamour. After her experience at Glamour, she decided to spend her following spring semester working at D Magazine in Dallas. She was surprised by the casual, laid-back atmosphere.
“At Glamour, we barely had a moment to eat lunch. At D they give us an hour break and let us work from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,” Bauman said.
The New York City market is more fast-paced than other cities’ work environments. If you have a job in New York, be prepared to work non-stop. But just because you work hard doesn’t mean you don’t have fun.
Bauman said her most memorable experience was the friendships she made with the other interns.
“We all became so close because we were working on top of each other all day. There is no way we could all have gotten our work done without the help of other interns,” she said.
Whether it is an internship in the Big Apple, or in the Big D, make sure to enjoy your experience for what it’s worth. Before you know it, the summer will be over and you'll be back hitting the books.
Hilary McCanse, a senior journalism major at the University of Wisconsin, realized she was going in the right direction after her internships. McCanse spent her 2007 summer as an accessories intern at Glamour magazine. It was her second internship in the fashion industry. She worked at Chanel in London in 2006.
McCanse’s job as an accessories intern involved returning purses, shoes, and jewelry to the designer after the magazine had used them. She also organized the fashion closet, a room where the magazine holds all their samples, delivered accessories to photo shoots, and did many Starbucks’ runs.
McCanse got the Glamour internship by asking a friend of her dad’s for an editor’s contact information. Several e-mails and one phone interview later, McCanse got the job. She didn’t even have to interview.
“Honestly I think I slipped through the cracks,” she said.
The application process starts early for students who don’t have connections to help secure an internship. Some students start applying for summer internships in the fashion magazine industry in December. Conde Nast has a January 31st deadline for its summer intern program. Others are able to find internships at the online site EdBoard2010.com a month before it starts.
Some professionals warn that students who really want the job need to step up to the plate, get their paperwork in, and be persistent.
Nick Axelrod, a fashion assistant for Women’s Wear Daily, is surprised by how many students don’t follow through with the application process.
“I only ever actually got responses from people after following up at least two or three times,” Axelrod said.
Axelrod recommends that intern applicants follow up at least once a week with the editor responsible for the hiring. This shows the editor how much you are interested in the internship.
Don’t worry if your boss has not told you the details about your job in the days leading up to your internship. Editors have busy work schedules and sometimes don’t have time to answer e-mails. They are used to receiving new interns and will answer your questions, but it is better to wait until the first day of work.
People in the fashion industry dress stylishly, but appropriately, while on the job. Interns wear summer dresses or jeans with a cute top and flats or comfortable heels. Male interns should pair a nice shirt with jeans and either open or closed-toe shoes. You will spend the most of the day on your feet, running errands and making copies, so be comfortable. Many New Yorkers wear flip-flops on the metro and when they are a block from work, change into their dress shoes.
If you are wearing a dress, make sure it is long enough because you may find yourself working on the floor creating storyboards. Storyboards are made up of the looks editors want their assistants to get samples of to use for a photo shoot. When you are working on storyboards, the last thing editors want to see is your underwear.
McCanse said she wore a skirt or dress to work almost every day.
“You are in the fashion industry…get creative with what you wear. I love thrift stores and wore many vintage outfits. What ever you wear, don't look sloppy,” she said.
Holly Bauman, a senior at the University of Texas, also spent last summer working at Glamour. After her experience at Glamour, she decided to spend her following spring semester working at D Magazine in Dallas. She was surprised by the casual, laid-back atmosphere.
“At Glamour, we barely had a moment to eat lunch. At D they give us an hour break and let us work from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,” Bauman said.
The New York City market is more fast-paced than other cities’ work environments. If you have a job in New York, be prepared to work non-stop. But just because you work hard doesn’t mean you don’t have fun.
Bauman said her most memorable experience was the friendships she made with the other interns.
“We all became so close because we were working on top of each other all day. There is no way we could all have gotten our work done without the help of other interns,” she said.
Whether it is an internship in the Big Apple, or in the Big D, make sure to enjoy your experience for what it’s worth. Before you know it, the summer will be over and you'll be back hitting the books.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Students Experience the Shows Too!
A few SMU students studying abroad in Paris watched models strut down the runways of Paris Fashion Week, which started Feb. 23.
Paris was the last stop of a month-long preview of designers’ Autumn/Winter 2008-2009 collections. While there is no cost to attend the Paris shows, every person must have a ticket to enter. Students and journalists without tickets arrived an hour beforehand to wait outside the shows and try to sweet-talk the security guards or event coordinator to let them enter.
Brittany Connors, an SMU student studying in Paris, waited outside the Christian Lacroix show for a ticket.
If a designer’s show isn’t completely packed, students and journalists are allowed to stand behind the seats to give the appearance of a full house. Crowds of students and journalists waited hours for the slim chance of entering one of the more prestigious shows, like Louis Vuitton or Giambattista Valli.
“Even though I didn't end up getting tickets to the bigger name shows it didn't really matter because to me just experiencing the ambiance of fashion week is rewarding enough,” said Connors, a junior English major.
Connors was able to catch smaller, but equally famous, shows like Emanuel Ungaro and Costume Nationale at the Carrousel du Louvre. The Carrousel is located in the underground floor of the Louvre museum. Students can stand outside the entrance for twenty minutes and gain access to any one of the shows being featured in the Carrousel’s rooms.
During the month long fashion events, different designers showcased their collections in one of four cities: New York, London, Milan or Paris. Each city attracts a certain type of designer. New York is known for heralding American Chic, London for its edgy designs, Milan for its detail-focused creations, and Paris as the hometown of haute couture.
Savannah Engel, another SMU student studying in Paris, attended two shows with Connors.
“Waiting outside is not so fabulous. You are very vulnerable…but the people are amazing, watching them come in and organize everything,” said Engel, a 21-year-old Art History and Business major.
Engel said that standing outside was worth the wait after she got into Barbara Bui, her first ever fashion show.
“It was amazing, much shorter than one would imagine. I always thought the shows would last longer or go by a lot slower...but Barbara Bui lasted for only ten minutes!” she said.
One of the season’s new designers, Requiem, showed in the salle soufflot in the Carrousel du Louvre. Requiem’s designers Raffaele Borriello and Julien Desselle created high waisted pencil skirts and flowing sheer tops in a color palette of black, royal purple and mustard yellow.
Editors of Vogue’s website, www.style.com, said Requiem’s first Paris runway collection landed Borriello and Desselle a spot on the list of the top 10 up and coming designers.
Connors attended the Requiem show and was surprised they received the attention.
“I liked the ruffles and high-waisted ensembles… but I wasn't moved by it, nothing really seemed very innovative,” she said.
Paris was the last stop of a month-long preview of designers’ Autumn/Winter 2008-2009 collections. While there is no cost to attend the Paris shows, every person must have a ticket to enter. Students and journalists without tickets arrived an hour beforehand to wait outside the shows and try to sweet-talk the security guards or event coordinator to let them enter.
Brittany Connors, an SMU student studying in Paris, waited outside the Christian Lacroix show for a ticket.
If a designer’s show isn’t completely packed, students and journalists are allowed to stand behind the seats to give the appearance of a full house. Crowds of students and journalists waited hours for the slim chance of entering one of the more prestigious shows, like Louis Vuitton or Giambattista Valli.
“Even though I didn't end up getting tickets to the bigger name shows it didn't really matter because to me just experiencing the ambiance of fashion week is rewarding enough,” said Connors, a junior English major.
Connors was able to catch smaller, but equally famous, shows like Emanuel Ungaro and Costume Nationale at the Carrousel du Louvre. The Carrousel is located in the underground floor of the Louvre museum. Students can stand outside the entrance for twenty minutes and gain access to any one of the shows being featured in the Carrousel’s rooms.
During the month long fashion events, different designers showcased their collections in one of four cities: New York, London, Milan or Paris. Each city attracts a certain type of designer. New York is known for heralding American Chic, London for its edgy designs, Milan for its detail-focused creations, and Paris as the hometown of haute couture.
Savannah Engel, another SMU student studying in Paris, attended two shows with Connors.
“Waiting outside is not so fabulous. You are very vulnerable…but the people are amazing, watching them come in and organize everything,” said Engel, a 21-year-old Art History and Business major.
Engel said that standing outside was worth the wait after she got into Barbara Bui, her first ever fashion show.
“It was amazing, much shorter than one would imagine. I always thought the shows would last longer or go by a lot slower...but Barbara Bui lasted for only ten minutes!” she said.
One of the season’s new designers, Requiem, showed in the salle soufflot in the Carrousel du Louvre. Requiem’s designers Raffaele Borriello and Julien Desselle created high waisted pencil skirts and flowing sheer tops in a color palette of black, royal purple and mustard yellow.
Editors of Vogue’s website, www.style.com, said Requiem’s first Paris runway collection landed Borriello and Desselle a spot on the list of the top 10 up and coming designers.
Connors attended the Requiem show and was surprised they received the attention.
“I liked the ruffles and high-waisted ensembles… but I wasn't moved by it, nothing really seemed very innovative,” she said.
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