Interview's Closet: Help!

Sep 03, 2008 @ 9:34am

the interview cover with kate moss.jpg That's right, the magazine that got the Kate Moss interview of the century needs interns for the Fashion Department.

Apply only if:

- You're available 4 days per week for the entire Fall semester

- You know your Ralph from your J. Lindeberg

- Lugging body bags filled with clothes and helping with all the credits in the entire magazine seems kind of exciting rather than excruciating

- You don't mind getting paid back for your Metrocard

E-mail your resume and brief cover letter to iviewinternship@gmail.com.

posted by dianajw

Sep 03, 2008 9:42AM

What kind of college student has 4 available days per week? One who doesn't have any classes?

posted by xxi

Sep 03, 2008 10:54AM

^Exactly my thoughts. I also heard horror stories from the halls [or closet, whatever you'd like to call it] at Interview.

Free child labor demands, strikes again!

No experience on earth can make this internship worth it.

posted by Ginge

Sep 03, 2008 11:56AM

All of these internships make me wish I lived in New York!

posted by guest

Sep 03, 2008 12:33PM

Four days! That's excessive. I know you have to work your way up, but that's asking way too much.

posted by guest

Sep 03, 2008 1:17PM

its not really that much if u want to crack into the fashion mag. biz, its totally worth it.
and when i was in college for fashion design, i interned at NYLON and whatcomesaroundgoesaround four days a week. its part of your schedule during ur senior year......i say totally go for it

posted by NewBrahmin

Sep 03, 2008 5:50PM

I interned in their closet a few years ago. It's a great experience if you're a savvy intern and know what's going on around you. All the shlepping aside, had some great opportunities to be more hands-on because it's a smaller publication. However, the masthead has changed significantly since I left there. And as far as free child labor goes, what internship in fashion or design isn't? Some may say it's just paying your dues.

posted by guest

Sep 03, 2008 7:08PM

hi natalie! i love seeing those internship opportunities but they are only for people in NYC. how about LA? does fashionista ever get fasion career source in LA? if so, where can I find out about that?
my email address is xmin@Usc.edu
i'd greatly appreciate if i get a reply.
thank you so much.
-Xiaoxiao Min

posted by xxi

Sep 03, 2008 8:18PM

NewBarhmin,

The issue is that you and a lot of other people accept that they should be. If people stopped accepting it and started realizing that these companies can afford to pay at least min. wage, then maybe it wouldn't be free child labor. Maybe it would be a cool job that allows you to make a tiny bit of money in an already incredibly expensive city, while being a student, and getting real world experience.

If InStyle can afford to pay min. wage, if Hearst can afford to pay students of "diversity" [I won't even get into that issue right now] and even Conde Nast has started paying 12 dollars a day [better than my previous zero], then other magazines big or small should be able to. Same goes for fashion houses and designers. B.S. that Hermes can't pay you to be an intern, etc etc.

And if they can't pay you, it shouldn't be more than 2 days at 5 hours a day. Even Parsons is going to start limiting internships hours, demands, and amount of days. Perhaps that will start some sort of change.

posted by NewBrahmin

Sep 04, 2008 2:13PM

xxi, I don't disagree with your views at all. We could go on about this topic for days. It's good to hear that Time Inc pays min wage, maybe they can set a standard.