My third week of work provided many
more opportunities that were much different from the weeks before. While some
responsibilities remained the same such as answering the phones and sending out
garments for the PR department, the jobs I experienced in between these mundane
jobs have become more exciting.
Perhaps my favorite of all jobs was
when I was sent out to color match swatches of fabric for the fall 2015
collection. (I always knew companies starting designing and planning far in
advance I had no idea it was this early!) I was given six or seven colors and I
had to go to stores such as Mood Fabrics, which is featured on Project Runway,
and find fabrics that were the exact color. As I was leaving the office, two of
the other interns I work with said that they had both been given the same task
the day before and had returned with many samples, none of which the design
team had deemed appropriate. By the time I got back to the office almost three
hours later I had seen everything from the lightest chiffons to the heaviest
wools and understood why they had so much trouble. I went to all three stores
recommended by the design team and had approximately 30 samples to show them.
However once back in the office I saw that the lighting in the office was much
better then those in the stores and saw the error in so many colors that I had
picked out. I ended up only showing the design about 20 of the samples I picked
out and out of them they only picked 5 to be sample colors. Taking all morning
to choose colors for the new line was exhausting but it showed me just a small
part of the design process and everything it took to get the proper colors for
the line.
While it was a great week at work and I am
beginning to get to do more interesting tasks, the whole time I was looking
forward to the weekend and getting to go back to Philly. It was the first time
I got to see my friends since I had started working and while it was great to
see everyone it made me realize how much I miss Drexel and everyone there. I
can’t wait to go back but I’m glad that working at Shoshanna makes being away
from everyone worthwhile.
Entrance to Mood Fabrics- So fun!
I completely know what you mean about looking forward to going back to Philly! After spending all summer ready to get out of there it's funny how we miss it now isn't it? Mood fabrics is awesome, but I'm sure it was very overwhelming trying to find such specific colors. That's smart that you got so many samples because it can be intimidating having to pick something out yourself for your employer's approval. It's definitely cool seeing how the design process comes together though, thankfully for shoes I am limited to a narrower margin of fabrics.
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