Lesson 1 Reflection

1. Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your Lesson 1 Presentation and why?

I liked how I got feedback on how I gave a lot of information and had good examples to explain them. I wanted to make sure I had good visuals because the behind the scenes of my topic are hard to explain without visuals since everything is very hands-on.

2. Questions to Consider

What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 1 Presentation? Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 1 component contract.

I would give myself a P because even though I may have been a bit nervous during the presentation, I felt that I talked about everything I had planned to, had visuals, referenced my sources, made time (barely, but I did), and I turned in the rough draft and the final lesson plan on time.

3. What worked for you in your lesson?

I feel that my research (definitely my mentorship) helped me learn about my topic and explain some concepts during my presentations. Also, rehearsing helped me so much. The night before, I went through it four times to make it sounded right and everything flowed.

4. If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 1?

Even though I practiced, being in front of the class is totally different.i was perfectly fine in the morning, and then right when they started, my heart started beating and it threw me off so much. Becasue it was our first big senior presentation,  I think it made everyone even more nervous. We should've have smaller, not-so-important presentations to get us used to talking about our project in front of a class. Now that we know what to expect, we can handle it better next time.

Things are Adding Up

October, the heat is starting to drop, the leaves are falling, and crisp air races through your car window. But in the MyMichelle department, we are surrounded by florals and chiffon, designing for April merchandise. Because kids' trends don't move that fast, our designers have 6 months until their garments hit the floor. With all of this happening, I am taking two college classes for my independent component. These classes are helping me learn the basics of designing and it explains what I've been doing at my mentorship. I know how to do more things now, like drawing garments digitally and analyzing a garment to fit a consumers wants. This month I was working on of more techpacks and cutting tickets in preparation for the October pre-line. After I finish these tasks, I have to take them their respective department and it's still pretty confusing. This place is huge. #literally

A sheath dress I drew with my original print.

A pencil skirt and a full skirt I drew.

CADs of prints from the art department

September line coming out in March.

Sometimes I just get really lost, and I just need some help. #findmetreasure #argghhh

Blog 8: Research and Working EQ

1.  What is your working EQ?

What is the most important aspect of making, buying, and promoting clothing to make it appeal to the customer?

2.  What is a possible answer to your working EQ? Please write the answer in thesis format.  

What is the most important aspect of making, buying, and promoting clothing to make it appeal to the customer?

•  the design of the garment to attracts a customer

•  the layout of the store to direct a customer to the product

3.  What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ? 

• My college classes have given the most help with information on the industry and the process of garments and my mentorship has helped me see the lectures as a real process.

4.  Who is your mentor, or where are you doing mentorship, and how does what you are doing relate to your working EQ? 

• My mentorship is at Kellwood Company in the MyMichelle girsl department and this whole experience is helping mesee all the information as useful and gives  gives me a hands on learningg experience. 

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

1. I plan to start a fashion club with Imelda Gomez to help others appreciate the art of fashion. This has already been approved by ASB with Mrs. Edwards as our adviser. We plan to have meetings once a week on Wednesdays at lunch. We have some activities planned such as style collages,a color theory lesson, and pattern analysis. 

If this doesn't work, I'm also taking a digital illustration class and an Apparel Design Analysis class at Cal Poly.  

2. Because it is in a classroom, it is easy to get pictures of us leading the club and the activities we have. 

3. For the club, I will be gathering information from my college classes and their textbooks. I currently have other fashion textbooks full of anything you need to know about fashion. 

4. The independent component 1 hours log is currently green in my MentorshipHour Log located on the right side of my blog. 

A Lost Journey to Knowledge

This month, I worked with the department that gets the garments ready for shipment overseas. They make techpacks, basically an instruction manual for foreign countries who are making the clothes. I got to go even deeper this month as I delivered new patterns to the import department. This gave me more insight on the company and the processes of making a garment and it got me super lost all time. The new pattern dept. was on side and the techpack delivery was downstairs on the other side. It was just a disaster waiting to happen.

My view making techpacks.

The import department where I drop off new patterns.

the hallway to the import dep. (I think)

I think you can see how I get confused all the time

They all look the same #uhoh

Blog 6 - Second Interview Preparation

1. 
- David Silva - MyMichelle at Kellwood Company
- Marcille Hughes - Nordstrom Santa Anita

2.

1. How long have you been in the industry?
2. Who/what inspired you to go into this industry?
3. What was your schooling/ training and how did it prepare you for your current job?
4. What jobs did you have before your current one and what did you learn from them?
5. How has your job changed in the past years and how have you adapted to it?
6. How has working in the industry changed your perception of fashion?

Blog 5 - Mentorship Reflection

1. When we were watching senior presentations last year, a senior asked me what I wanted to do for my senior project. I said something in the fashion industry and she said her mom worked in the HR department at Kellwood, a manufacturing warehouse. Her mom got me an internship in the MyMichelle department and I've been there ever since. I also have an internship at Nordstrom mentoring with the store manager. I was in a meeting at the BP. department and she was a guest speaker. She talked about the industry and I talk to her after about my project. We had lunch a week after and she said she help me any way she could.

2. The most important article in my research has been "The Pyschology of Fashion" by Jennifer Baumgartner. It gave a great explanation of fashion and how humans understand it and how they subconsciously take it it. It talked about color palets, the shape of garmets, and the style of a person and how it tells something about them.