Day in the life of a Fashion Intern

So hear is the the big D-L on my internship at Boudoir PR.

New Girl

What a whirl wind! Starting off at any new internship is never easy; you don’t know who anyone is or where anything is. You are the NEW girl and yes its going to take a while for people to remember your name. Luckily I have come accustomed to this procedure from previous work experiences and learnt ways to get noticed and to move on up the ladder. By all means, I’m no genius but let me say it definitely pays to put yourself forward.

Most internships and this one consist of a lot of scanning, errands and tidying but if you pick up things fast, offer to go the extra mile you will be given more responsibility. I’m still shocked when I see girls hide away from jobs. Even if it’s boring, it’s just plain rude. I am one of those people that even if something isn’t that fun surely it would be better to be doing something that watching the clock tick slowly round. This attitude really does help; it gets you noticed and boosts you up the little ladder of internship success. My main duties were tidying the show room, checking and sending out samples to press, scanning coverage and managing folders to ensure efficiency in the office. I then got to pull samples to brief for shoots, call up press to invite them to press days, help with reports, create online look books and prep for upcoming press days. It was really exciting to see stylists come in and out of the office for the likes of Stooshe, Little Mix, Caroline Flack, Amelia Lilly and many more! This helps build up your confidence, see how PR works with press, understand branding and event organization.

Little Mix wearing some of Boudoir PR's clients in Fabulous Mag. 

Always time to spend.

Some of the brands I worked on I hadn’t heard of before but were so cool I brought into them. I am already a Missguided and Lipsy  so that was no issue but Galibardy, Dolly Bow Bow, Truffle Shuffle and Ciate are new found faves that I had never discovered. Galibardy sell statement jewellery that has been seen on the likes of Jessie Jay and Amelia Lilly. Dolly Bow is more vintage, hand crafted inspired pieces, my favourite being scrabble rings and jeweled collars. Truffle Shuffle sell vintage ts and accessories from Marvel comics to 80’s and 90’s TV retro for both men and women. Ciate is a beauty brand that sells gorgeous and funky nail varnishes from bold colours to nail cracking and bobbly paint. Other brands which were more luxury were Eric Bompard cashmere, Denise Manning bespoke jewellery, Fope, Goldsmiths, American Dream beauty and wow – so much more!  All the brands had such an identity and were gorgeous. Here are a couple of my buys from the brands I helped out on.

http://www.dollybowbow.co.uk/

http://www.dollybowbow.co.uk/

   
It seems the harder I work, the more luck I have.

I tend to have this tendency where when I get involved in a brand I get really obsessed. This paid to my advantage as when I spotted one of the brands (Galibardy ) in Amelia Lillys profile picture I grabbed some brownie points with the girls in the office. I also wowed a few others with my Photoshop skills editing an image for a press invite and my ability to work fast. People often say I am really confident but I get nervous and scared too. Ask me to make a phone call in front of everyone and I turn into a panic frenzy but I tend to push it aside and get on with it. I have learnt that people admire you more for mucking it up yet giving it a go rather than hiding out the back away from duties. Again, this helped and I was soon asked to do bigger tasks. My big finale was the AW Missguided press day which will follow in another post due to it being so lengthy J. I also made some cupcakes for the girls to say a big thank you for the welcoming hospitality during my stay. I branded the cupcakes with their company logo and they were so happy with them they  tweeted it about!

I am also pleased to announce I got offered a Beauty paid internship with the company which really shows hard work does paid off. Secretly, this is exactly what I set out to do so am thrilled the girls asked me to consider the position before alternative interviews took place. Sadly, the wage is not quite what I was expecting. I live rather far away so the cost to commute or to live in London is a bomb so I have a few options to look into before I make my decision.

I hope you enjoyed a brief insight into my internship at Boudoir. Even though lengthy I have only covered a thin layer of my time there. I could go on for hours on my day to day duties! In hindsight, I should have posted every day but I was just so exhausted so please accept my appologise. Has anyone else been doing any internships? I would love to hear about them!

K xx