Fashionable Summer

So, school has been over for a whole four weeks now! That means I've been interning for a month now and have achieved "rockstar intern" status (though I thought an Iron Maiden song was by Blondie...Yeah, I lost a few brownie points). Time has really been flying this summer but I'm so happy I still have so much to look forward to.

Recently we've been wrapping up what remains to be done with the Fall/Winter 2012 collection and starting on Spring/Summer. The other interns and I have let our imagination kind of run free within the guidelines that is Francis. I never realized how tricky it is to nail down someone else's customer. In school we're taught how to bullshit, internships are our chance to actually find out what does and doesn't work in a real life situation. I feel like a complete idiot when it comes to this because my eyes are complete virgins to what real fashion encompasses. Trying to nail down a simple color palette is nearly impossible; I've been asked to compare color dips that all look the same. I feel like it's that part of The Devil Wears Prada where Anne Hathaway's character is giggling at the two almost-identical blue belts. I put my fist to my chin, grimace, squint, and make  my life-or-death color decision.

But, honestly, I've found a way to laugh at everything. Even when times get tense someone comes up with something to joke about. Christian has a very school-boy sense of humor that I can appreciate.

Memorial Day weekend, Christian invited the other intern and me over to his house for a BBQ. It's really awesome knowing that he trusts me enough to invite me over to a casual-ish dinner. And I got to meet his little stinker. Who thought skunks could be household pets?!