well, it's a new year, and i figured time for a new direction. i completed an internship at pesavento couture, a wonderful eveningwear company sold in many boutiques throughout the country, including the lovely Kleinfeld's bridal, and a beading/embroidery internship with rehka international, with such revered clients as vlad knitwear, jlm, monique lhuillier, and vera wang.
this semester is my 4th and seemingly final-- associates is so big at this school! time stops and we are worked to the bones with deadlines and demands for tireless creativity and quality. all the same, i am enjoying my life more than ever. i have my 2 steady jobs at rickshaw and the writing studio. i am particularly excited for the writing studio this semester, because i will be presenting again at the National Conference on Peer Tutoring and Writing (NCPTW) this time held in Baltimore, MD. I and the other 2 sole art&design major tutors will be writing and presenting a proposal on the art of tutoring the "non-writer" on such applications like the artist's statement or a designer's philosophy statement. I am super psyched!!! in addition, for our spring break, i and 3 other tutors will be trekking to the university of vermont to observe and partake in the tutoring program there! last year they did a wonderful presentation at NCPTW and we are very excited!
as for other new endeavors, I have begun volunteering at the FIT Museum as a greeter of Friday afternoons, and I always enjoy the wide range of people that stream in to the quality of our museum, which is only 1 out of 7 in the world that has the capability to preserve clothing the way it does! i have also squeezed in 2 free hours on monday and friday to do a mini-internship with karma international, a textiles company based in europe. i would definitely appreciate a deeper look at the textiles industry, and today was my first day. i was sorting sample swatches of different lightweight wools and novelty linings.
this is my current life. in the summer i hope to obtain a large design internship, either at a large ready-to-wear company such as zac posen, or a specialized intimate apparel company, Natori. I have chosen intimate apparel to be my specialization come 6th semester. It utilizes all my favorite fabrics, I can apply my ultra-feminine aesthetic, and learn to properly shape and contour a woman's body. I have joined the club and cannot wait for the next couple of hard working years ahead of me!
-la vie en rose
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