"it's tough business after all..."

Be an intern is not easy as it seems! You just graduate, got your diploma after all your effort  and dedication  and Bam,,, realize you are not a student anymore (no more student discount..sad!! ) and are still not  really an employee (Healthy insurance???Dental care?? LOL no..want benefits? ask your parents.. )! If the fact of discovering your paycheck has less zeros than your phone bill wasn't enough, i listed 6 "not cool" situations a fashion intern has to deal with.....it's a tough  business after all!!!

#1- "The difficult" task of saying good morning!

....Because it's too complicated to some bosses brain to say "good morning" to their interns. It's Understandable that sometimes we wake up  on the totally wrong side of the bed, with two left foot, but please. Does it really takes that much effort to say good morning to that young bubbling creature who cost you less than your Chanel sun glasses? I don't think so... Education said hello and sent a tweet.

#2- Intern , the office "handyman"

You got the internship! It's your first day of work, you choose your best cloth, all dress up hat to heels,  make up,  walk inside the office feeling like you waited your whole student life for this moment ....and your looks and confidence last till the end of the first day. As the days go by you notice that  manual labor are more and more constant to the point that you may find yourself sweeping the floor (maybe you'll find a fancy fabric swatch, score!), organizing tables, and  even getting free "work out" sessions walking around the city carrying rolls of fabrics and heavy garments bags....( i didn't sign up for that...why did they bother  to see my portfolio...and more important...where did i put my sneakers again??)

#3- The first, the last

Your name comes easily when it's a coffee, errand, filling or cleaning emergency. But when there's a giveaway , free gifts, cookies at the office, your name is the last to be heard..if not forgotten. Assistants, bosses and  derivatives.. we like giveaways and get hungry too! Share like your mothers taught you!

#4- "Errands" Interns worst nightmare

If you are an intern, "Running errands" is a sentence that's probably giving you chills right now. There's always that super mega heavy weight errand that all interns had to at least once, twice (or more!), deliver in a far far away land that took one hour just to arrive there. Yes we got lost and no we are not and not everyone own a GPS!

#5- Unpaid Internships 

,,,Seriously? Do i need to say more?  Unpaid intern is the new "slave 2.0  "? ..Come on people, be chic and fair.. PAY.

#6- An "eternity" as an intern

The last day of class seems already so far away. Months have passed and you are still "the intern". Didn't conquer  the right to have your beautiful name inside a plaque on the table, nor even a company email with your name on it yet. Do you often find yourself wondering when are they going to hire you?  When they will allow you to show your skills and use all the knowledge you have learned throughout your college life?

Well my fellow interns, patience is a virtue and your strong will, intelligence and  love for fashion will conquer all! By the end your hard work will pay off!

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Anna Sui 2013 -  Prints over colored piece layers

Brrrrrrrrrrr...with the winter almost knocking on your doors, if you live on north hemisphere of course, it's more than time to fill your closet with heavier coats, sweaters and scarves!  But its not a reason to put fashion aside! There're out there many options of heavier clothes to walk around on this cold weather in style!  As it's still Autumn you can opt to use this season beautiful colors like earth tones, red and yellow colors, layering your pieces, and matching with fun colored stockings and gloves! It'll make you look fun and younger even on the most grey days! If you are searching for a more mature professional look, you can also play with a bright colored or printed piece layering it with a more sober tailored jacket or suit ( or why not a colored suit?!). The bright colored/ printed piece will add a youthful and fresh vibe to your outfit.

Examples of neutral tones combined with vibrant colored
 pieces.Great colors combination for every occasions..
.but that hat..maybe it was too cold?

One accessory that can't be forgotten on your looks it the jewelry! Even if are in one of those days that u just want to put the first ( black preferred) outfit you saw on your closet, just accessorize yourself with a beautiful jewelry and it will give the final "personal touch" your outfit  was needing, making you look fab  fun and fash!

Be Fab, Fun and F.a.s.h !

There's a saying that says "There's a first time to everything". Yes that's true! As it's true that we can always start something new, no matter in what position in life you encounter yourself. And here I'm ..writing my first fashion blog! I recently graduate from a fashion school in NYC, and I must say..I love my career choice! Although I have  no  doubt (and no regrets!) that I chose what I really would love to do for the rest of my professional life, I end up discovering that, of course, not everything is glamorous about this industry. Not that i thought I'd sit in a fancy coffee shop in the middle of the afternoon and have a informal rendezvous with Jean Paul Gaultier right after my graduation, but i didn't know as well i would find so many" Miranda Priestly" wanna be's, divas and Queen B's on the way!

As an Intern (my current "job") I have experienced a lot of this industry aspects, the ups and downs of dealing with industry people and fellows interns, the stressful but rewarding  process of obtaining an internship. and will use this blog to talk not only about fashion, but share my  college and internships experiences, as well as some advice I heard throughout my journey.  

This is my diary and i'll be discussing every Tuesdays and Thursdays about all aspects that inspires, affect and, why not, bothers me! It will include posts about fashion, movies, music, and everything that make this life Fab Fun and F.a.s.h!!If anyone would like to share your own experiences or works feel free to do so (email me or post a comment), as one of the "TOP TEN" fashion advice is TO NETWORK! Welcome to my blog!Cheers!

Yours,

JLivine