October 23, 2015
The Devil Doesn't Always Wear Prada
If you think of a specific time period, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Usually it is images of peoples dress wear such a women in the 20’s spending their time flapping their dresses away, or in the 70’s being remembered full of bell-bottoms with flowers in their hairs, or in the 90’s was full of grunge and dark makeup. Fashion is and has always been an identifier of time periods. It mirrors several aspects of cultures, traditions and social movements, which have displayed personality and personal identities. This summer at Elle Magazine I was a fashion closet intern in mecca of style known as New York City. I assisted in various stages of photo-shoots from setting up at numerous shoots, created editorial boards for reference at the shoots and managed designer looks and merchandised them. Prior to the shoots I managed designer looks by arranging pickups and returns of designer samples for their respective showrooms and helped research looks. Working for a fashion magazine opened my eyes to the hard work and effort that goes into creating hundreds of pages worth of fashion per month and the army it takes to make it all possible. My life is not a fictitious or fantastic world of walking around in 24/7 in Christian Louboutin shoes and Hermes scarfs like in the Devil Wears Prada, but the effort of creating of moving art in a industry that influences society makes it all worth it. I was able to participate in creating a record of history and will continue to be a part of it. Come take the journey with me to in creating the future of fashion.
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