It's been 4 days since I have arrived in London for my internship and it has been crazy busy. I am interning at Steven Tai, a new London based designer who really does amazing garments. These past days I have been exploring quite a few haberdashery (clothhouse, Kleins) and fabric stores (MacCulloch and Wallis) in London. Many of them are located in Oxford Street which is quite good because you can reach them really well while shopping, for instance. Another thing which took me a great amount of time to find is woolcrest. It looks like a very old factory where there are rolls of fabric all over the hall. Doesn't sound very welcoming and to be honest it really isn't and you can't expect the people there to help you with anything but it is a good place to buy cheap fabric for toiles. Speaking of toiles, I had to sew one for a piece that's going to be used in Steven's F/W 2013 collection. I was so scared to do anything wrong (and I actually did) but fortunately Steven is very understanding and encourages you a lot which made me really feel comfortable. Despite all these task I also had to deliver a few garments of his, buy things of course and order through the internet. I really feel like I've learned nothing in fashion school and that I am starting from scratch. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing because that's what I am here for but what was I doing these two years?
Everyday when I come home I am really exhausted and I barely have any meals. I live by junk food which is why my family is like urging me to eat something "real". Although it may seem like an excuse but I REALLY don't have the time to eat properly. There's so much to do! Believe it or not!
Anyways his work is really inspiring. He really thinks a lot about what to put into his collection and uses all kinds of materials. I was really impressed and look forward to the days that are awating me.
Next time. Pictures.
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