Blog 23: Final Lesson Reflection~

1. I'm really proud of the amount of of time and work that I put into the block presentation as well as the senior project.  As soon as we got the final contract, I started brainstorming and writing down ideas that I could use during my presentation. A lot of time was committed to making my project nice and to gaining enough information from my mentorship 

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3. In my presentation, my activity gave students the opportunity to use the skills I taught them. My activity started out really vague and when they were finished, I didn't explain the purpose. I went through some more of my research and then that led up to another activity that correlates with the first activity. I liked the way that I explained it because I saw a lot of heads understanding the poin tI was trying to get across.

4.  Through this project, I felt that the notes that I took in teh beginning were very off topic and werent focused. Because I didn't have my answers to guide me, I was looking up stuff that wasn't really going to help me later.

5. This project has opened up many doors for me and has shown how committed I am to some thing I love. Right now, I 'm on the road to gaining a paid intenship at Kellwood in Jolt tops. I really want to stay in this industry because of the variety of things you may end up doing. 

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Blog 22: Mentorship

Literal

• Senior Project Hours
• Kimi Grady or Shantell Rodriguez at Kellwood Company, Western Region

Interpretive

The most important thing I gained is that i know I want to go in this field. I really like the group dynamics employees would have with each other and I loved the fast paced environment that started and ended every month. 

Applied 

My experience has mostly helped me come up with my first answer design and my third answer execution. It showed me what really goes on behind-the-scenes and gave me the chance to go beyond learning from a textbook. I got real answers and whenever I had questions I can always ask.

Blog 21: Exit Interview

Content: 

1. What is the most important process of fashion merchandising to make the product most appealing to the consumer?

• Design
• Store environment 
• Execution

My best answer is design because the appearance of the garment is what the consumer is going to be looking at. It's the first and most important process done and affect everything that follows it. It is the product and it needs to be in and trending. The design of a product is the first thing a consumer will see and that moment is where they will decide if it’s appealing or not.    

2. When I first formatted my question, I knew I wanted an answer to be something about the appearance. My experience from working at a design company, showed me how important everything was and how everything needed to be thought out and put on for a reason. After researching design principles and taking an Apparel Analysis class, I felt that good design was the most important and most effective in pleasing a consumer.

3. Problems:
         During the summer, I started working with my mentor. She was really nice and advised me through everything I was doing. When school started, she resigned and the sportswear director took over. At that point I didn't know if I could still be an intern there and what was going to happen in the department. In October, MyMichelle hired a new head designer and I got to stay. She has helped me a lot with my project and when I was having trouble finding a third answer, she helped me find one.

4. Significant Sources:
          Two sources that really helped me with my essential question are my experiences from Kellwood Company and a college textbook from a college class I took, Understanding Aesthetics for the Merchandising and Design Professional. My mentorship has given me hands-on experience that I couldn't get from an article. Whenever I had any questions, I could always ask and get the professional industry answer. My textbook goes though the process a garment goes through, and along the way it shows you how it leads to a successful garment.