Entertainment, Rants
Blair and Dan “Intern” at W Mag on Gossip Girl and We Debunk the Myths
By Sarah Ferguson
Last night television provided audiences with yet another romanticized depiction of what it’s like to work and intern in the fashion industry. This time, the culprit was Gossip Girl.
On the episode, Blair Waldorf and Dan Humphrey eagerly began their first day as lowly interns at the high fashion glossy, W. Though the scenes were filmed in the actual W offices and featured staffers as extras, the inaccuracies of the plot line would make anyone who has ever spent hours slaving in a fashion closet cringe.
First of all, wearing heels is like intern suicide. Good luck running all over the city with an armload of garment bags, or loading trunks of shoes onto truck beds in those Miu Miu pumps, Blair!
Even a magazine like W isn’t so pretentious that they would only hire interns from Ivy League caliber schools. Unpacking samples, color-coding racks of clothes, and going on Starbucks runs isn’t exactly rocket science.
Interns are lucky if they get asked to steam garments at a photo shoot. Help Alex White style, or fill in for a writer at the top of the masthead? In your dreams, guys.
And just forget about brushing elbows with Editor-in-Chief Stefano Tonchi or snagging invitations to parties. Seriously? Don’t make us laugh!
Sorry B and Lonely Boy, head back to the Upper East Side where you belong. A real fashion closet would eat you two alive.
Tags: Gossip Girl, Stefano Tonchi, W Magazine



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What?! Up until then I thought Gossip Girl was an accurate reflection of life in New York City. I’m crushed.
you mean Yale didn’t need Serena to attend to give it more street cred?
From my magazine experience, the dumbest interns come from the most top-ranked schools.
you mean highest-ranked?
Chill, it’s the internet not your Yale entrance paper…
obviously you don’t get the irony of someone knocking proven intelligence with sub-par writing skills.
Because they always feel they’re too good to be doing lowly intern work.
“Because they always feel they’re too good to be doing lowly intern work.” – Ignorant statement.
I’m conjecturing.
I understand; I got bristly because I’m from one of these schools. The truth is that being from a top school translates in to expectations of (at times impossible) excellence and the additional pressure/drive to do well. I could argue that interns from top schools are used to hard work, more so than everyone else, and perform better; however, I know better than to make a blanket-statement like you just did.
Do you feel the necessity to comment on everything, even if you have nothing of substance to contribute? Maybe you should start studying more so you actually know what it takes to get into a top school.
I was just conjecturing in response to what Andy said. Calm down.
Because they always feel they’re too good to be doing lowly intern work.
Without the drama and the pretty heels what would GG be?
Tell it sista! I absolutely love this!
Love it gaga
Love it gaga
Love it gaga
i make all my interns wear heels. duh
The real drama isn’t the TV saga – it’s that W has lost it.
Anyone else feel that what Tonchi is doing is horrible?
The real drama isn’t the TV saga – it’s that W has lost it.
Anyone else feel that what Tonchi is doing is horrible?
I completely agree! Take it from a girl who is interning right now! Cute shoes? Never! LOL comfort ends up winning the fight over being fashionable…this is what we went to school for? Let’s hope it gets better!
Ouch.
Haha I agree with most of it, but the shoes? I’m an intern now and I HAVE to wear high heels (yes, even when walking/running to get to Starbucks to buy Her “extra dry doppio macchiato”).
That kind of makes me feel better. I interned all of last summer and just prefer being in heels.
TRUEEEE THAT! i’m 25 y.o. and on fashion internship #2! its tough! i even blog about fashion interning, check it out! ;) http://beatriceitaliana.blogspot.com/
Thank you Fashionista for brighting the world. I have been working for Vogue for 3 years and it started as a nightmare completely. Only now I can say that Im starting to do the great things, but it was total luck. Even I know that in the norm, it takes a least 5 years to even get close to what you want.
Heels are only worn during fashion week, for the rest of the year Im rocking HM black jeans, oversizes tanks and okay a celine blazer, but ALWAYS flat repetto, flat boots, or converse,…KEYWORD : FLAT!
Thank you Fashionista for brighting the world. I have been working for Vogue for 3 years and it started as a nightmare completely. Only now I can say that Im starting to do the great things, but it was total luck. Even I know that in the norm, it takes a least 5 years to even get close to what you want.
Heels are only worn during fashion week, for the rest of the year Im rocking HM black jeans, oversizes tanks and okay a celine blazer, but ALWAYS flat repetto, flat boots, or converse,…KEYWORD : FLAT!
Interns have to wear high heels sometimes …
Dan & Blair were the greatest thing on this episode
Didn’t Eminem say something about snapping back to reality? Or… something like that?
Ryan
http://www.fashables.com
Didn’t Eminem say something about snapping back to reality? Or… something like that?
Ryan
http://www.fashables.com