If you didn’t make it to our February event you missed a great time. Our fashion panel of young women shared with our group the ins and outs of their professional work, the backgrounds that got them there and their aspirations for the future.
Isa told us about working for the New York City ballet repairing tutus and corsettes for the performers and how that led her to designing hats for Rod Kennan, a high-end hat designer. The hats Isa and the rest of Kennan’s team design are sold at Barney’s in New York and have been exclusively made for Justin Timberlake and Snoop Dogg, to name a few. Kennan was kind enough to lend Isa several hats from their latest collection for us to look at and try on.
Madeleine talked about getting a job at Opening Ceremony, a SoHo boutique, and how she has worked her way up since starting there to designing several of the pieces that are sold there. She said the most rewarding part of her job is when she is ringing up a customer who is happily purchasing one of the garments she has made.
Trish works at one of New York’s Anthropologie locations designing the window and inner store displays. She walked us through the process of getting the position from sending her portfolio, conducting phone interviews and making a box with only $10 worth of supplies. Now she has the task of creating interesting and eye catching displays on a tight budget and recycling as much as possible.
The passion and enthusiasm Isa, Madeleine and Trish have for their professions inspired many of the events attendees. Many walked away determined to work harder in school, stretch their creative comfort zones and shoot for internships in the companies our speakers work at.
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