so the first eventful "desk day" came to a [unexpectedly early] close tonight around 6:30. from start to finish, it was just about the best day i've had (except that day my closet go-to-gay bff brenden & i put out 6 return racks) so far at my internship. SO: whats the deal? my supervisor (fashion assistant to the market editor) left on her vacay this morning and will be out of the office for just over 2 weeks - she's in the Philippines (jealous) and while she's out I will have the lovely task of filling in for her :) 3 days/week i'll be Blake & better yet, i get the hands on experience for the position i'll be applying for in aaaaaabout 8 weeks (eeek!)... in essence, today was my first taste of life after college. the verdict? love it. interning in the closet is a different kind of stress - one that luckily i didnt experience outside the closet. the stresses out of the closet are on a grander scale - i felt like i was actually overseeing the bigger picture. whereas in the closet, i see about 5% of what's happening. i'm handling clothes, but don't know what stories they're being used in. today's liberation of the closet walls provided a clear picture of just why we wanted the gorgeous Reem Acra look #40 for fall 09...for the celeb cover of our June issue. are we getting this? i was overseeing the completion of story boards - contacting the PR companies and designer showrooms with fashion assistant emails like "we'd really love to get look 1 & 5 also because our r/t is on thurs so can we send p/u for monday?" r/t = run through. p/u = pick up. little tid bits ya learn early on ;) Overall, manageable tasks, entirely manageable for a person like me. i set my bar so high, i can truly say a lot of times i outdo myself! i exceed my own expectations and more often than not realize there was nothing to be nervous about! i got this? yes. i got this. the voice gets stronger every day and no matter what challenges threaten to knock me down, somehow i bounce right back up and get the job done :) happy with my hard work today. despite forgetting to eat lunch (i ate at 5), and the stress of having several stories/shoots working at once (senior fashion editor packing trunks for LA shoots this weekend = BANANA NUTS)....i can say i love it. all of it.
Friday, March 6, 2009
fashion assisting 101
so the first eventful "desk day" came to a [unexpectedly early] close tonight around 6:30. from start to finish, it was just about the best day i've had (except that day my closet go-to-gay bff brenden & i put out 6 return racks) so far at my internship. SO: whats the deal? my supervisor (fashion assistant to the market editor) left on her vacay this morning and will be out of the office for just over 2 weeks - she's in the Philippines (jealous) and while she's out I will have the lovely task of filling in for her :) 3 days/week i'll be Blake & better yet, i get the hands on experience for the position i'll be applying for in aaaaaabout 8 weeks (eeek!)... in essence, today was my first taste of life after college. the verdict? love it. interning in the closet is a different kind of stress - one that luckily i didnt experience outside the closet. the stresses out of the closet are on a grander scale - i felt like i was actually overseeing the bigger picture. whereas in the closet, i see about 5% of what's happening. i'm handling clothes, but don't know what stories they're being used in. today's liberation of the closet walls provided a clear picture of just why we wanted the gorgeous Reem Acra look #40 for fall 09...for the celeb cover of our June issue. are we getting this? i was overseeing the completion of story boards - contacting the PR companies and designer showrooms with fashion assistant emails like "we'd really love to get look 1 & 5 also because our r/t is on thurs so can we send p/u for monday?" r/t = run through. p/u = pick up. little tid bits ya learn early on ;) Overall, manageable tasks, entirely manageable for a person like me. i set my bar so high, i can truly say a lot of times i outdo myself! i exceed my own expectations and more often than not realize there was nothing to be nervous about! i got this? yes. i got this. the voice gets stronger every day and no matter what challenges threaten to knock me down, somehow i bounce right back up and get the job done :) happy with my hard work today. despite forgetting to eat lunch (i ate at 5), and the stress of having several stories/shoots working at once (senior fashion editor packing trunks for LA shoots this weekend = BANANA NUTS)....i can say i love it. all of it.
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