I received some very exciting news in February: this summer I will be spending 10 weeks in New York working as a menswear purple label designer at Ralph Lauren! It was a very lengthy process to achieve this internship, starting with an initial interview in November, portfolio reviews, and an additional video interview. I was overjoyed when I found out I had been offered the internship. Only 5 people from outside of the United States were offered the internship, and 1330 people applied! I also feel extremely lucky that it is a paid internship, as often fashion design internships can be exploitative and unpaid due the high demand for experience.
Since accepting the internship, I have sorted out my flights and accommodation, so now all there is to do is wait! I am extremely excited to start, especially as I have been made to feel so welcome by the Ralph Lauren employees that I have been in contact with. Here is a link to an article written by Nottingham Trent University about my success in achieving the Ralph Lauren Summer Internship: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2019/03/fashion-design-student-selected-for-prestigious-ralph-lauren-internship?fbclid=IwAR1v8CgsozEU6vO0GktkMliPAEUqGw9CvlpMcuGa47ElGGYfXVvx8RCvlz0 Thanks for reading, Issy
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Issy HamblyThird year fashion design student at Nottingham Trent University. Archives
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