So, you’ve made it. You’ve actually secured a position as an intern at a well-established fashion house! Life. Complete. Now, you don’t want to waste this opportunity and be tossed aside like last season’s kimono, so it’s essential that you make a long-lasting impression that guarantees you your perfect PAID position at the end (Woo!). After all, fashion is your God so be ready to worship His every single need. If not, there is always someone else willing to fill your heels…
4am: Wake up at ridiculous o’clock, it will
not matter that you’ve only had 3hours sleep (that’s what a good concealer –
and coffee - is for!). You will need to spend time planning your outfit. What
will it be?
8am: Arrive at the office. Expect them to
get your name wrong, and don’t get angry. Nobody likes a bitchy intern and Sophie’s
a nice name, isn’t it? So it doesn’t really matter that your parents call you Stephanie,
you now have an enigmatic alter-ego.
10am: Get acquainted with the photocopier,
and the barista at the local Starbuck’s (she will also need to know your order
off by heart). They are your new best friends, your ‘Superhero Powers’. It’s
never ‘just another coffee run’. Caffeine is a necessary life ingredient, so if
you quickly accomplish this invaluable life skill, you can’t lose.
12pm: You swiftly move on to Wardrobe.
Worry not! It may currently resemble Primark in the sales: an explosion bursting
with designer clothes, crystal-encrusted dresses, vintage handbags, delicate
clutch bags, clothes hangers, boxes and bubble wrap, but just wait until you
whip out that organisation wand. Alphabetical order by Designer, colour order, too
beautiful for words! Wait. What’s that? Someone has just brought back more
samples… Oh.
3pm: It’s time to do the returns. Chanel. Dior. Tom Ford. Hermès. Miu Miu. Obviously, you’ve brushed up on your pronunciation and get the names spot on (WINNING!) Unfortunately, your hair is now frizzy, your make-up a mess, frankly you look like you’ve been dragged through a bush backwards. And your feet are throbbing. But don’t think of it as pavement torture. Think of it as knowledge. You are becoming indispensible!
3pm: It’s time to do the returns. Chanel. Dior. Tom Ford. Hermès. Miu Miu. Obviously, you’ve brushed up on your pronunciation and get the names spot on (WINNING!) Unfortunately, your hair is now frizzy, your make-up a mess, frankly you look like you’ve been dragged through a bush backwards. And your feet are throbbing. But don’t think of it as pavement torture. Think of it as knowledge. You are becoming indispensible!
4pm: You hear the urgent click-clacking of
shoes through the office, a definite 9 on the heel-clacking scale. You’re asked
to call up PR companies and pull samples for tomorrow’s shoot. Time to shine! If
you do it right, they may even ask you to go on shoot one day….
6pm: You get given your first make-up freebie
and you feel like you’ve just given birth to your first child. Cherish this
moment. You are becoming accepted into the Fashion World. More importantly, you
are one step closer to ‘borrowing’ those Jimmy Choo’s for your birthday party.
It doesn’t matter that you never have a
good night’s sleep. It doesn’t matter that you have blisters and bunions and all
the gross things that come with wearing heels all day. It doesn’t matter that a
McDonald’s cashier is earning more than you. At least you have fashion, and
interning is a fashion rite of passage.
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