Internship...Day 11.

Hi all!

Today was exhausting. We had to be at the showroom at 8 am and worked until 4:45. This morning, we had to clear all of the rubbish (British word for trash) out of the corridor (British word for hallway). We had to break down all of the cardboard boxes that our torsos came in. Not the most glamorous job, but we finished it pretty quickly. Next, we had to prep the showroom because buyers were coming in an hour after we arrived. We had to put up a decal on the wall that read "FennWrightManson." The thing was, it was in 3 pieces, so it made it that more difficult. First, we had to measure the wall and find the middle and then piece together the decal, measure it, find the middle, and match the two up. We started measuring from the top to make sure we were keeping it straight. All the measurements worked out, but when we finished and stepped back, the decal was totally crooked. The problem was, the ceiling that we measured from was slanted, so it set our whole decal off. So frustrating!! It had taken a really long time and I don't think Rachael wasn't too happy that she had to order a new one.

After, we went back to our office. We re-did our mood board. Yesterday, Amanda was at the office, so she researched and found new images. I guess they were better than last time because Rachael only threw a few out. We tacked them on and pinned the fabric swatches on the board. Then, it was onto our next project. Rachael and Sandra had ordered Petite clothing signage, but it was the wrong size for the frames they were going in, so we had to cut a couple of centimeters off each side. There were a TON of them, so it took me forever! After about 2 hours of projects, we took a lunch break. We walked down the street to a Pret a Manger (pretty much my favorite restaurant in London because its fast, easy, and delicious) and went to the park right next to it to sit and enjoy our lunch. It was nice to have a break and enjoy the rare sunshine! And, in the office today, I wore a dress for the first time, a 12 pound dress from Primark that I bought when I first got here, and a got a million compliments on it. A lady that worked there even took a picture of it on her phone and made her husband go buy it for her! Pretty funny. :)

Next, we went to House of Fraser, a huge department store in London. We have a concession there, which means we have a section of our store in the department store. We had to redo the entire floor and the walls, so it was a long process. We changed all of the metalwork on the walls, so we kept having to run back and forth between the stock room and the floor. The walls were built totally wrong, so it was almost impossible to make the metalwork fit in. We also had to build a lot of shelving units. We spruced up the up-tops by rolling scarves, using graphics, or showcasing accessories. We finally finished the store and headed out around 4:45 and it looked great! So much better than when we got there. That's what I love about visual merchandising; you're able to see your results right after all of your hard work. It makes for a long day, though! I'm gonna have to get used to this grown-up 8 hour day thing!! Now its back to working on my presentation for tomorrow and completing my journal and self-evaulation for my internship class...

Have a great night!