Career Day

Today was the big day all the designers here at Baylor has been waiting for. Career Day from Fashion Group International. It was an early and long day but a fantastic day in the fashion world we as college students know it. From the stylish to crazy dressed students, to big name speakers and a runway show, the day was eventful. Having an early arrival time at the Dallas World Trade Cemter in my cigaret pants and high heels and my Starbucks in hand, I made my way through the morning.

After the opening remarks and speechs we made out way to our first session. I was to report first to couture custom design with Suzanna Perron, a custom gown designer out of New Orleans. After graduating from LSU, she spent a year at Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City. With excellent construction technique under her belt, Perron was hired as an assistant designer by Caroline Herrera! (THE Caroline Herrera!!) she moved her way up through high fashion up to Vera Wang! With that luck, experience and contact list, Perron was able to move to New Orleans and start her own couture business. A one in a million career path. She's definetly living my dream life!!

After lunch I went to the trend forecasting seminar with the one and only David Wolf, the inventor of trend forecasting. Rather than telling us what's going to be hot next season in fashion, we have the internet for that, he told us as future designers how he has watched the trends of fashion cycle, every season there's styles from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s as the hot new trend. There needs to be a new turn to the future to follow architecture, science and technology.

It was sure a busy day, and I sure did see and learn a lot.