Hey Oh Hey Oh Heeeey

So, when your boss gives you a zoomed in picture of a shirt and says "find this, I think I got it at X store or Y store", look through X and Y store's ENTIRE website. Yes, you'll start looking in the sale section once you've gone through 15 other sites, but you'll forget to go back to Y site's sale section. Then you'll waste 3 hours looking for it, when it was at the second site you looked at! Oy. haha so that was the first three hours of my day. After that, I started some color cards, then Diane asked me to do some stuff for her. I grabbed a really quick lunch, then spent probably close to an hour rearranging and updating some excel worksheets for her. She was really pleased with them though, so that was good. Then I grabbed the subway downtown to Ann Taylor and White House | Black Market to return/pick up some things. A lot more fun than last year. Came back, worked on the color cards for a while, then ordered that thing I was looking for in the morning. Ran to the train station, thought I got the wrong one (I didn't) and now I get the house to myself for a few hours. You know what that means? I get to watch tv. hahaha

Second Day/First Full Day in the Design Office

Well, I love Macy's. Their program is so structured, and they genuinely want you to learn from the experience. I realize I've only been here two days, but I can tell. I got to sit in on a fitting, make csm chips, help build design boards, and at the end of the day, my supervisor (who happens to be very important. =D) sat down with me to explain what point of the design cycle we were in, why what I was doing was important, and where we'll go next. She's so super nice. AND I have my own desk and computer. =D sweeeet!

The only downside is how early I have to get up. 4:30/5 on days I have to be there at 8, 6 on days I have to be there at 9. It means I'm going to sleep at 9 or 10 every night. Noooot much of a party time. haha. Oh well. I'm just super excited for the experience! And there are always Summer Fridays and the weekends. Which I will fill with fun. Or sleep. Probably both.

First day down!

Hello all!

Today was the first day of my Macy's internship! I woke up at 4:30 am, caught the 6:02 train, and got in about 45 minutes early. It was either that or be late, sooo I just grabbed some coffee and sat in Herald Square. Walked down to the Macy's side entrance at 7:45, and all 59 of us crammed into the lobby. After that, we were taken up to a presentation room, where we spent most of the day. We learned a lot about the company, and the different positions and responsibilities. We went to 11 Penn Plaza, filled out paperwork, got namebadges, and saw the HR department. Went back, had two bites of ice cream, then met Diane, the woman I will be working for! =D She is a designer for wovens for  Charter Club. I will be working with her, her two designers, and their two assistants. I have my own little cubicle! =D I will be working most time with them, then have days where all of the interns get together for projects. Everyone else was super nice, and I'm soooooo excited. =D It's a really structured program, which I really appreciate. I can't wait to really get into it! =D For now, I need some SLEEP.

Plus Fashions at Saks

So, I'm not going to lie. I can't really afford to shop at Saks Fifth Avenue. I would love love love to be able to, but it's unrealistic at this time. That doesn't stop me, however, from drooling over it. I'm very impressed by their plus size selections. So here are a few of my favorites:

The main reason I'm on the hunt for faaabulous clothing is that I have to be Business Casual every day in NYC for Macy's, and I seriously need to revamp my wardrobe. I'm sure you'll get a lot more of these posts in the next few days...

Rock n' Roll Wedding via Lolliblog

So, I've been toying with the idea of making my friend Kayla's wedding dress. I had planned to spend my summer doing it, then I got the Macy's internship, and there's NO way I'm passing that up. But that hasn't kept me from looking at anything and everything bridal. And that's how I stumbled upon this.

Oh. My. Goodness. How fabulous is this wedding party? Everything is BEAUTIFUL. The bridesmaids are in Betsy Johnson frilly dresses, while the bride is in a Lian Carlo gown. She made the bottom detachable. Fabulous!

click the images to view them larger. Go to Lolliblog to see all the wonderful details.

Summer!

I just found out I got the Design Internship with Macy's!!!!!! So excited!!!!!

Tee Time 2010: Terra Firma

Each year, CTD puts on a fashion show in which design students are given plain t-shirts and allowed to make anything they want. This event coincides with Green Week, so 20% of each garment is also made of recycled material. This year, I created a collection entitled Terra Firma. All of the reddish shirt fabric is dyed with Alabama clay. These shirts came from Earth Creations, an awesome Alabama company. You should definitely check them out! And now onto the clothes...