First news: after an exhilarating Fashion Month, featuring fashion weeks in New York, London, Milan and Paris, my internship has been extended for another two months!!! Three of my pieces from the end of the month were just published on Deux Hommes' site, and you can find them along with the rest of my portfolio here. :)
As I'm sure you have experienced, whatever you work in - politics, teaching, business administration - it usually spills over into the rest of your life. As a fashion writer, this couldn't be more true. And although the process might start at the root of fashion it quickly begins to promote changes which don't seem related to clothing or style at all.
Take today's schedule for example: I woke up at 6:30 to go for a brisk walk with my roommate, Caroline. (Walk, because being out in sub-freezing temperatures feels like we're burning calories just standing still, and because it's a great way to connect before starting on our respective schedules.) We stopped at a Starbucks before heading back, and then I showered and changed (belted wrap cardigan over a corduroy pencil skirt with black riding boots) before heading downtown for a coffee date with a friend of my mom's. After reconnecting for two hours or so, I went back home and looked over the images from a London Fashion Week show, as well as the designer's bio, for a review due this afternoon. On this evening's schedule is wardrobe organization and putting together the beginning elements of a fashion blog (which is how my editor at DH got her start in the fashion industry; you learn from the best, right?). 
Yes, this is probably fashion overload, and that's not even bringing into account my hour-long makeover/beauty instruction. It sucks you in, whether that job is fashion or any other profession. Personally, I wouldn't have it any other way. I love my internship (think Emily Blunt in the Devil Wears Prada "I love my job, I love my job, I love my job" minus the crazy hours and emancipation diet) and I love how it motivates me to work towards a future in the industry. I love that it's motivated me to work out and play around with different styles in my wardrobe.
But honestly, the best part of being a fashion writer is the ability to compose a review to further enhance each designer's creation. With each review, I have the opportunity to get inside the mind of the designer and put words to their designs that will spark the imagination of the reader. Describing Sandy Liang's line as "Wonderland spiced with a dash of NYC grit" or relating Honor Fitzsimmon's collection of knits to the Tunit people is something I never thought I could do with creative writing, and I love it!
But honestly, the best part of being a fashion writer is the ability to compose a review to further enhance each designer's creation. With each review, I have the opportunity to get inside the mind of the designer and put words to their designs that will spark the imagination of the reader. Describing Sandy Liang's line as "Wonderland spiced with a dash of NYC grit" or relating Honor Fitzsimmon's collection of knits to the Tunit people is something I never thought I could do with creative writing, and I love it!
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