Archive for January 2012
How to Land a Fashion Magazine Internship
January 4, 2012 | 
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Do your research:
When considering an application to a fashion internship ensure that you know all there is to know about the company that you are considering applying to before you send your application. Learn all about their mastheads, their editorial voice and all successful past articles published if you care considering entering into their editorial department. If you are seeking entry into the PR department ensure that you are familiar with the company’s clients and the aesthetics of the company. It is important that you are able to illustrate that you are their biggest fan and able to answer any and all queries about why you desire working at that particular company.
Start small:
The most desired internships are very competitive in nature and this means that you have to be able to compete with the best of the best in terms of applicants. You must have a lot of relevant experience before you aim for the bigger and more coveted internships. An example of this is before starting at Teen Vogue most interns will possess as many as three internships completed.
Good timing:
Timing is important and applications should be posted out before the month of March. The later they are submitted the more persons you will have to compete with. Aim for getting them to prospective employers by late January to mid February.
Resume / Cover letter:
Ensure that you trim your resume to exclude all irrelevant work experience. Leave out the fancy formatting and keep high school achievements to a minimum. You should be thorough when detailing tasks, responsibilities and commitments for jobs that you previously held. Your cover letter should be three paragraphs where you illustrate your suitability for the job. Avoid clich
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Vogue Through the 60s
Vogue fashion magazine was founded in 1892 by Arthur Baldwin Turnure. Tenure started Vogue as a weekly society magazine in the United States. While Turnure had the magazine it was seen as a failing paper that wasn’t going to last much longer at the rate it was going. When he passed away in 1909 Conde Nast bought the publication and took over the magazine and become to grow Vogue into what it is today. When Nast took over he decreased publication to bi-weekly. In 1910 Nast took the publication over seas, his over seas expansion started in Britain in 1916 and then moved into Italy and France by 1920 where the magazine took off with great success. Once Nast took over Vogue, Vogues publications and profits increased drastically. With Nast as owner Vogue took off into 9 different countries.
Vogue really took off during the great depression and then again during World War Two, when middle class women were looking into fashion more in the States because of the war going on over seas. During the WWII fashion from Paris was not coming to the states like it had been so women of the middle class needed to get their fashion information some where and where better to look than in Vogue. During this time Vogue had recruited Vanity Fairs editor Frank Crownsheild, to be editor of Vogue.
1913 Vogue started to incorporate photos which increased sales. Women were glad to see what they should wear instead of just being told what to wear and what the great looks were going to be. These pictures where great because with WWII Vogue began to focus on less expensive fabrics and ready to wear clothing that was affordable.
During the 1960s, Diana Vreeland was editor-in-chief and personality who tried to target the image of the magazine toward a younger crowd. This transition was developed because of the sexual revolution that was happening. The looks during this period were more contemporary and articles were directed more towards discussing sexuality. The 1960s were a great time when Vogue did most of its expanding, Vogue expanded coverage to include East Village boutiques in New York and started to feature downtown personalities, famous people, favorite places to go. Vogue had plenty of different models at this time and made them all house hold names during the 1960s.
From 1909 to 1960 Vogue was being published at a bi-weekly rate but in 1973 it switched to a monthly publication under the editor-in-chief Grace Mirabella. Mirabella made drastic editorial and style changes to change the magazine to target its changing audience.
Are Floral Print Rugs Still in Vogue?
A floral rug will bring springtime and summer into your home. Floral area rugs are feminine, romantic and of course colorful. On a cloudy day the warmth and beauty of a floral rug will put a smile on your face. Floral rugs add a whimsical and lively accent to your decor.
Floral area rugs can be stately. There are French Country designs and French Aubusson Designs that were made for royalty. Art Nouveau patterns reflect the period around the turn of the century. William Morris designs have floral patterns that were popular during the Arts And Crafts period of the roaring twenties.
Man has from the beginning of time been inspired by nature. Floral patterns taken from nature are represented in great works of art. Floral area rugs are considered an example of fine artwork. The Garden of Eden, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Gardens of Versailles, are an inspiration to the artist and designer. A single flower can inspire the whole area rug design.
A dinning room table and chairs placed upon a border rug that has flowers around the border is a perfect combination. The master bedroom is good place for a floral area rug. Adding a floral rug to the little girl’s bedroom can be the perfect feminine touch. The bathroom also lends itself to floral design area rugs. The entry of a country home will welcome your guests if there is floral rug there to greet them. Actually a floral rug can be placed in any room.
Flowers can be incorporated into contemporary area rugs, modern area rugs, traditional rugs, transitional rugs, and tropical rugs.
Persian rugs, Chinese rugs and other oriental rugs have utilized similar floral motifs that have been in use for centuries. Chinese rugs, Indian rugs, and Egyptian art display the lotus flower as a symbol of purity. Roses are symbols of love and are found in many Victorian rugs. Tulips are representative of the perfect love. Sunflowers mean homage and devotion. Poppy’s mean imagination. Almost every variety of flowers is available in a floral area rug. Flowers are symbols that communicate feelings without words.
Some of the floral rugs collections are:
Kas – / Catalina Collection
Capel – / Garden Delights Collection
Global Accents – / Dynasty Collection
Nourison – / Country Heritage Collection / Somerset Collection
Momeni – / Dynasty Collection / Harmony Colllection
828 International Trading – / Accents Collection
Karastan – / Studio Artworks Collection
Couristan – / Harmony Collection
Safavieh – / Chelsea Collection
Shaw – / Kathy Ireland / Jardin Du Jur Collection
Sphinx Oriental Weavers – / Seasons Collection
Surya – / Bombay Collection