broadway, cathedrals, and vintage oh my!

take 2: I decided to try and re-type everything i already wrote but got deleted.

On Friday I was able to leave work early- I was out by 6pm! yay! Went to bed early to get up for a busy and fun filled Saturday. I woke up Saturday morning and got ready then my moms sisters came to the city! We went to a concierge recommended Jewish deli for lunch. The food was delicious! The sandwiches were stacked with a huge fistful of deli meat! yum! After the meal we walked around Times Square and into a few shops then made our way to the theater for the Lion King on broadway. The show was absolutely amazing! I highly recommend seeing it! Great for any age especially young ones, but I loved it too! The costumes were phenomenal- the animals were all operated by people- my favorite were the 2 giraffes- they looked so graceful and effortless moving across the stage! After the show we went to Da Rosina's for dinner on restaurant row. Another delicious meal of authentic Italian food! I look forward to their next visit in November when we are going to see the Rockettes! :)

Sunday was another fun day! Me and my roommate got up and went to St. Patrick's Cathedral for 10:15 am mass. I know I'm not Catholic, but the Cathedral was on my list of sites to see while I am here. Inside the Cathedral is just breath taking! The arches and the stainglass and the huge columns; it was very well attended by locals and tourists. Following the service, me and my roomie went to do something Holly Golightly did every morning. Don't recognize the reference? Think Audrey Hepburn: Breakfast at Tiffany's. Yes, we went to get our morning coffee and muffin and stood outside Tiffany's to have some breakfast. There were also many other tourists doing the same! Later, we went meet up with a fellow intern I work with at Vogue and she took us all around greenwich village/soho area and showed us the best thrift and vintage shops. I bought a wool light grey peacoat- it has no label but it says it was made in Italy which counts for something right? While we were walking around we stumbled upon Little Italy and there was the Italian fest going on and so we walked through there for awhile. There were so many Italians! haha After all that walking, our feet were killing us and so we headed back home to soak our feet in the tub! Felt so good!

My 21st birthday is in 2 days! I can't wait! 4 of my friends are coming this weekend to help me celebrate! Wish you all were here with me too! Next time I write a new post I will be able to buy my own cocktail legally! :)

next week

i apologize for this post: I just spent 40 minutes writing a new blog post for you guys but blogger deleted it and i am too tired to re-write 40 minutes worth of writing! im sorry but i will write something next weekend

PICTURES

For those of you who do not have access to my facebook page, here is a link to my tumblr page to view some snap shots of the city! please shoot me an email if it does not work at emilykdix1@gmail.com

http://thefashionstudent21.tumblr.com/

Best Day So Far:::

The best day so far at my internship was yesterday, Friday, September 16th. It started with me coming into the office and my boss telling me that Anna's assistants needed me for an errand to run for them. (Anna in case you don't know who she is: She is the editor in chief of Vogue magazine- so from the movie The Devil Wears Prada, she is the devil of the magazine- Anna Wintour) So, of course when I hear I have to do an errand for one of her assistants I get really nervous- butterflies in my stomach and everything. I walk into where her assistants are which is just like the movie: two desks facing each other outside double doors to Anna's office, and all 3 of her assistants are sitting there doing their work in silence, (Anna is not in the office on this particular day) She explains she needs me to go to some bakery and pick up a bday cake for one of the assistants birthdays, but quickly retracts that statement and tells me to come back at 1:50pm.  Again, I'm nervous until 1:50pm. So, I continue with everyday accessories closet duties: returning things to designers, checking in new things, and of course laying huge bins of shoes and bags out on the table for the editors to come in and tell us that everything is not usable and we re-closet everything: this is known as a huge waste of time.  But anyway, on this day we had 2 major fittings to do in the closet so for the most part all 4 of the interns are cramped in the office trying to get our work done. The first fitting is for a famous model, Karlie Kloss! For those of you scratching your head, the next fitting is for two people you'll recognize: Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen! I was in the closet after Karlie moving shoes from the table to the floor and as I am finishing up, the twins walk in, I walk out and brush shoulders with them! Of course everyone in the office is all nonchalant about it and me, being the dork that I am freak out because I just walked past the Olsen twins! Later we found their guest passes on the floor and I grabbed up Ashley Olsen's pass as a keepsake to remember them by!

So now the best part of the day: it is now 1:50pm and Anna's assistant needs me to pick up Anna's Balenciaga dress and trench coat at the dry cleaners in the Bronx and pick up her Manolo Blahnik boots that were being repaired at the Leather Spa on 55th. I'm just starting to become used to the streets here, but going to the Bronx by myself to get something as important as her dry cleaning! I don't think so! But she arranged for me to have my own car and my own driver to be at my command. So I went to run those errands for her and the whole time I felt so cool driving around the city with my own personal chauffeur! And once I returned, she had me go to Anna Wintour's townhouse to drop them off for them to be packed up in her suitcases. So, I had another car and another driver for this errand. I wish I could write where she lives, but I cannot, if you would really want to know ask me! But, I got there and her maid answered and there on the floor was her Louis Vuitton luggage all lined up. I was only there for 30 seconds, not enough time to even look around and give full details! Just being there, I felt so cool!

I returned to the office and her assistant was so nice and appreciative that I was able to help her out! I even got to go home early on a Friday: 8pm instead of 8:30 or 9pm! :) Not much of a difference, but it helps I guess.

I miss everyone a lot! I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying this new fall weather! :) I know I am!

TUMBLR

For Pictures of my NYC experience (since they do not work on blogger) go to:

http://thefashionstudent21.tumblr.com/      (This is the blog for one of my classes here in kent so please no comments!)

ENJOY

Remembering...

Today is the first day I feel alone in this huge city. Today is also the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001. On this day we remember all the innocent men and women who lost their lives; we also remember all the brave service people who saved lives. This marks a milestone for our country - our process of rebuilding begins with remembering all of those close to us. It's hard to be in this city alone - with all of these people, I don't recognize any of them. Everyone is a stranger here; it hit me today - I'm such a baby I want my mommy and daddy, but I know this is good for me to have a clean break from them and learn how to find my own strength in this huge metropolis.
Not to go on and on, but here is a list of things I miss about home in Ohio, things I thought I would never miss because I was so excited about NYC:
**Obviously my family (my mom and dad making me laugh all time whenever I need a laugh)
**My friends - being able to call anyone and see them within 5 minutes if needed
**Driving! I haven't driven in almost 2 weeks, not that I want to drive in the city, but I miss driving my BUICK around Stow, here I walk everywhere or take a subway - (little bit about the subway: its so hot down there! its literally like a sauna! and it moves so fast so if you don't get a seat on it, hold on for your life! I try and avoid the subway as much as possible!)
**Laundry: I have not done my laundry yet since being here I plan on doing it later tonight, but it costs $2 for a wash and $2 for drying - the washers here hold next to nothing and its all the way in the basement of the building! I miss being able to do my laundry for free at my house!
**My own room! I share my room here with 2 other girls and its the size of my room back at home - 3 people are not meant to be in that tight of a space for more than a week! Sometimes I find myself just leaving to walk around to get away from feeling cramped up.
**Most of all I miss my family. I wish I could be here with them...

I'm not complaining, but if you want to know how I really feel that's it. I love this city to pieces so far, but nothing replaces your home - my place where I feel grounded the most. I pray every night that I can have the strength to get through the day - mostly on the days when I have to go into my internship. Every day HE proves to me I can make it here! Time heals everything? No, GOD does - HE moves mountains for ME!

Always with a SMILE :)

Disclaimer: I can't be too critical on my blog because as of right now for everyone to see it, I have no privacy or restrictions on who can read this so in case someone from VOGUE could see it, I can't say anything against the magazine so I will try and convey the truth without passing judgement on anything.
The truth about my internship: sounds like a lot a fun and super glamorous! but really it's long hours, silence, and hard work. Since we are dealing with accessories that cost hundreds even thousands of dollars, anything wrong done by us, could cost the magazine unneccessary money, and  a lot of angry designers calling about a messed up order - and that blame is on the interns! So that's a lot of pressure on us interns! I can't do anything wrong other wise I don't even want to know my punishment! One of these difficult tasks and may I mention glamorous would be me going to get a coffee order from starbucks for one of the girls in the office. I of course did it with a smile! :) My time restraints can't allow me to go on so sorry for a short and abrupt end to this post promise to write more detail over the weekend!

VOGUE

Fashion internships in New York - always a position available but someone else always gets the offer.  Here's my experience: I stumbled upon an internship at VOGUE in the accessories closet on a website that posts other fashion magazine internships. I of course sent my resume right away to the listed contact and was prepared to wait for a response for up to two weeks. After two weeks was up I sent a follow up email to her, but immediately got back an email explaining she would be out of the office for the next month or so, but to send emails to another girl in the office. I sent the email to the new contact and we set up an interview for Monday August 29 - little did I know at the time that there would be a hurricane scare that would delay my arrival until Tuesday. I had little time to notify Vogue of my change in plans and sent out 2 emails trying to reschedule with her, but heard nothing back for days. I finally decided to just call her at her office but it went straight to voice mail and I left a timid and shaky message for her to call me back. She emailed me back and we interviewed this afternoon! The Vogue offices are so nice and intimidating. If you have ever seen the movie "The Devil Wears Prada", I was Andy today, but wearing a better outfit. The interviewers were very nice, but pretty tough ladies. We chatted about my experience and other interview questions and long story short.......just received an email from her I start on Tuesday for orientation! I got the internship at Vogue! I hope I can survive there! Pray for me!