FASHION INTERNSHIPS

Buckle
www.buckle.com
Contact Information: Joshua Tiller (540) 265-7322 (Roanoke, VA)
Former Intern Information: Thais da Silva, tdasilva@vt.edu (AHRM)
Paid Internship? Yes

Donna Karan
www.donnakaran.com
Former Intern Information: Ava Mutchler, ava08@vt.edu (AHRM)
Paid Intership? Yes
Quote: "It helped me to apply what I learned in class to the real world experience."

Kohl's
http://www.kohlsoncampus.com
Paid Internship? Yes
This information obtained at a recent career fair hosted by CLAHS.
Leon Amsterdam Couture
Former Intern Information: Bassil Zahr, zahrb@vt.edu (AHRM)
Paid Internship? No
Quote: "It enables you to take what you have learned in college and look at them in a more practical and realisitc way."

Nordstrom
www.nordstrom.com
Contact Information: Jessica Kee (610) 265-6111
Former Intern Information: Thais da Silva, tdasilva@vt.edu (AHRM)
Paid Internship? Yes
Quote: "I have learned things relevant to class."

Contact: Jackie Robles
Former Intern Information: Jessica Long, jessvt@vt.edu (AHRM)
Paid Internship: Yes
Quote: "It has given me a real perspective on what I am learning in my classes. Previous to my internship, it was hard for me to get a grasp on what I was learning and how it would affect my job after college. Ultimately, the internship helped me put what I am learning in school to practical use."
Added to database: Jan, 2009

Rue 21
www.rue21.com
Contact Information: Kathy Waldron, kwaldron@rue21.com
Former Intern Information: Nicole Singer, nsinger@vt.edu (AHRM)
Paid Internship? No
Quote: "I was able to see first hand what my career will be like once I graduate."

Target
http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-000531
Former Intern Information: Erica Quigley (VT ALUM)
Paid Internship? Yes
Please visit website for more information.

TLC's "What Not To Wear" - New York
http://tlc.discovery.com/
Former Intern Information: Lorelle Stephanski, lsteph@vt.edu (English)
Paid Internship: No
Duties: created expense reports, managed wardrobe inventory records, assisted casting department with e-mail correspondence, managed $5000 contributor budget, assisted camera crew with in-studio and city-wide filiming, assisted show hosts Stacy London and Clinton Kelly
Quote: "This internship was especially great for a communication major with an emphasis in broadcasting and television production. You work first-hand with the production and post-production teams as well as the camera crew, so you see the entire scope of the television production process. Additionally, anyone with an interest in fashion would take a great liking to this internship as the show is specifically about styling."
Added to database: Jan, 2009
W Magazine
www.wmagazine.com
Former Intern Information: Ava Mutchler, ava08@vt.edu (AHRM)
Paid Internship? No
Quote: "It has made my college experience 100 times more beneficial."