{"id":321,"date":"2014-09-23T01:18:27","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T01:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wyhs.net\/stormstyle\/?p=321"},"modified":"2015-12-25T02:21:39","modified_gmt":"2015-12-25T02:21:39","slug":"fashion-internship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wyhs.net\/stormstyle\/fashion-internship\/","title":{"rendered":"Adventures of a Fashion Intern"},"content":{"rendered":"

Storm Style:<\/strong> Where and when did you intern?<\/p>\n

Emily Firestone:<\/strong> This summer I interned at Latitude Showroom NY which is a fashion showroom located in the fashion district of Manhattan. For the first four weeks, I was interning while also taking Business of Fashion courses at LIM College. For my last two weeks I interned full days.<\/p>\n

SS:<\/strong> What exactly happens at a fashion showroom?<\/p>\n

EF:<\/strong> A fashion showroom is pretty much a large room filled with organized racks of merchandise. The showroom represents different brands and clothing lines and the people who work in the showroom (called Account Executives) act as intermediaries between the designer and the buyers. Buyers make appointments to come to the showroom and the account executives present the buyers with different collections.<\/p>\n

SS:<\/strong> What did you do on a day-to-day basis?<\/p>\n

EF:<\/strong> Every day I did something different. Many days I was calling buyers of different retailers. I was often tasked with merchandising the different racks in the showroom to prepare for an appointment of buyers coming to make large orders. Throughout my time at the showroom, I was working on an individual project where I was researching different fashion bloggers based in New York City to try to promote the brands that the showroom represents. But each\u00a0day included different adventures — some days I got to sit in on appointments and some days I got to dress the mannequins (which I always found to be so much fun!).<\/p>\n

SS:<\/strong> What was it like living in NYC as a fashion intern?<\/p>\n

EF:<\/strong> Interning in the fashion industry was pretty cool. Definitely a dream come true. I loved dressing up every day, dressing really fashion-forward. Seeing every step of the process, from when a garment is produced\u00a0to when it hits the racks was astonishing. The intern life wasn\u2019t as harsh as The Devil Wears Prada<\/em> but it\u2019s certainly not always glamorous.<\/p>\n

SS:<\/strong> What did you learn from your experience interning at this showroom?<\/p>\n

EF:<\/strong> I learned so much this summer! Being around people who work in the industry all the time, I picked up on different phrases and terms that the insiders use. I learned the right balance of professionalism and personality by observing the people around me! It was also really interesting to hear the stories of the different people I encountered and find out how they’ve gotten to where they are.<\/p>\n

SS:<\/strong> In what ways did this inspire you in your pursuit of a career in fashion?<\/p>\n

EF:<\/strong> Seeing the different jobs there are in the industry helped push me to where I want to be headed in my career in fashion. I aspire to be a fashion forecaster — which is someone who analyzes the high fashion runway shows, street fashion, and fashion history to predict the upcoming trends. But in order to succeed in any part of the industry, it is very important to understand all the different aspects of it.<\/p>\n

SS:<\/strong> What would you suggest to other like-minded teenagers who want to start off in the fashion world?<\/p>\n

EF:<\/strong> Well in my opinion, you\u2019ve just got to start somewhere. If you can get to New York for an internship, begin your researching, emailing, and calling months in advance. You can try to get internships at major companies or publishers but also stay realistic and apply for smaller scale internships. At the showroom where I interned, the employees\u00a0were so grateful to have me. The fashion industry relies on interns as\u00a0extra sets of hands. Work hard and you will find an internship that\u2019s right for you. If you can\u2019t get to New York — or any other fashion capital filled with opportunities — get knowledgeable about the industry! Read articles, blogs, and magazines. That way, when the time comes for you to get a job in fashion, you will be well prepared. Like I said, you\u2019ve got to start somewhere.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"about_01\"<\/a> \"about_02\"<\/a> \"about_03\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Storm Style: Where and when did you intern? Emily Firestone: This summer I interned at Latitude Showroom NY which is a fashion showroom located in the fashion district of Manhattan. For the first four weeks, I was interning while also taking Business of Fashion courses at LIM College. For my last two weeks I interned […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fashion","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wyhs.net\/stormstyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wyhs.net\/stormstyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wyhs.net\/stormstyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wyhs.net\/stormstyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wyhs.net\/stormstyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/wyhs.net\/stormstyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":423,"href":"http:\/\/wyhs.net\/stormstyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321\/revisions\/423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wyhs.net\/stormstyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wyhs.net\/stormstyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wyhs.net\/stormstyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}