Busy Busy Busy!

(2/5/08)

Last night was the coldest night of the year and the morning did not let up much either. It was freezing. It hurt my ears and made my jaw feel locked in place. Heading out, people in the neighborhood were walking their dogs, the droppings causing steam and owners looking like anxious mummies, counting down until they completed their business. I wondered how Mona would react under such conditions…

Of course I got Starbucks. I am vowing to buy coffee and make it at home like I used to, I just need to get to the supermarket sometime this weekend.

The office was the busiest I had ever seen it. New shipments came in for Suwha and Lover, so it was up to the interns to hang and steam the entire collections. By the end of the day I was a pro at what was once a foreign task. A new shipment of shoes came in, but I could not catch the brand. Either way they were GORGEOUS. A new collection was like an event at the press office; each female gathered around the boxes as pieces came out. They expressed they love, hate, indifference, or adoration for each piece. “Why did they do this again?…oh now this is cute.” My personal favorite was the new Suwha collection, especially the coats. I don’t think there was one that I did not like. What I found out, which probably should have been kept from me, was that you pre-order pieces depending on what season they came from. This was a dangerous piece of information to expose to me.

Aside from steaming, I also ran my share of errands and completed my office duties. I organized the showroom, dusting and spacing pieces to avoid clutter, changing hangers, etc. Sonia needed a new keyboard and mouse, and the office needed stuff like tissues and Windex, so I was sent to Duane and Reid (spelling? w/e I’m not originally from here, lol) and the Apple Store. Because there was nothing interesting about DR (it is like Walgreens), I decided to go there first and then head to the Apple store. It was like no other Apple store I had ever seen. Two floors, white walls, iced-glass stairs, employee wearing teal blue T-shirts…it looked like something out of a movie, a futuristic, high tech movie. The employee rung me up and emailed me a receipt without having to go to a register. Even the bag was cool; one of those back pack like things. It made me want Apple everything…which I knew (being a Communications student) was the stores entire intention.

A day is never complete at work without mailings. This time Cathy, the director put me up to a task. We got the look books for the bag line we have (I can’t think of how to properly spell her last name, Cassaniti I think) which were adorable! The theme of the bag collection was newspaper and the look books looked like a folded up newspaper that when opened, became a poster-like look book. I wanted to keep one. Anyway, her graphic designer brought them in and we needed to ship some back to LA. So I had to box a stack to have mailed, along with invitations, and also price how much it would cost to send the look books as is. At the post office I hoped to get Life Saving Loretta again, but I didn’t.

A past intern decided to come back and help with fashion week and boy was she annoying. She talked and talked and talked and had this air of “I’ve been here plenty of times before.” “Oh this is just your first fashion show…you should try and do this…blah blah blah.” She even brought in cupcakes, which I had of course (red velvet), but you get the idea I hope. One of the interns spoke to me while I ate my lunch about how this girl was driving her crazy, so people in the back giggled while she babbled in the front to someone else. She barely took breaths between sentences. Poor thing…

I ended the night updating contacts. I had spent the majority of the day on my feet so I was exhausted. I have tendonitis in my left knee so I was dying to sit down for awhile. Luckily, Bridges was slow and I was able to come home early. Today I still feel a bit stiff but am taking advantage of my down time. I have also applied for Teach for America, and have my final interview on Monday. Kim also invited me to an industry event which supposedly will have the likes of Tyra Banks there. I also have to schedule an interview with another company who contacted me yesterday. And of course, next week is Fashion Week and the last week of prep before the Karen Walker Show. It should be interesting…