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The anonymous blog of a fashion publication intern. Office life, intern news and intern status.
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From the journalists mouth: The Lookbook Cook gives internship application tips

Oh course, it would be way better if she (I assume it's a woman) gave work application tips but eh, we'll take what she gives us. All her advices are very sound and come straight from her e...

24 aug 10

Internship kit

Here are a few things this London Fashion Intern always tries to carry around during internships. Some of them are on the list because during past placements, I have realised having them would have b...

17 aug 10

The non-starter generation: the ILO warns against a "lost generation"

Of the "we are all screwed" variety - On Wednesday, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) released a report on Global Employment Trends for Youth 2010. There isn't a single good ...

15 aug 10

Intern Blog: My turn to spill the tea

Curly Hair, My turn to spill the tea... is a blog written by an anonymous fashion magazine intern. Even though she wants to "write a column in the Sunday Times Style magazine" rather than w...

14 aug 10

Who are you kidding, London 2012?

First of all, apologies for the lack of updates - this London Fashion Intern is busy interning, juggling part-time jobs and beating insomnia and its dear friend exhaustion. On to today's busines...

13 aug 10

Intern blog: Overheard in the newsroom

Must-read/watch/buy is the kind of term which really annoys this London Fashion Intern. It's a bastard adjective which shouts "conspicuous consumption" and too often "procrastinat...

01 aug 10

From the journalists mouth: Refinery 29 suggests fashion interview outfits

Yesterday, Refinery 29 rounded up suggestions on how to dress for a fashion interview. In any other field, a black suit thrown on would do as long as your answers are clever. For a fashion interview,...

29 jul 10

Intern blog: Campus overload

The Washington Post has a blog dedicated to "juggling everything. Achieving. And still having fun". Ran by the newspaper education reporter Jenna Johnson, Campus Overload blogs daily about ...

26 jul 10

From the journalists mouth: Disneyrollergirl on How To Become a Fashion Editor

Disneyrollergirl writes one of those "must follow" industry blogs. Self-described as "an anonymous fashion insider", she has access to all facets of the industry and her advices a...

25 jul 10

The non-starter generation: Fashion industry internships: exploitation or experience?

In today's Guardian, Jamie Elliot asks: Fashion industry internships: exploitation or experience?The article will not teach anything new to anyone working in the fashion industry. Elliot however...

24 jul 10

Intern Tube: Press Night: making a student newspaper against the clock

Many, if not most media interns this London Fashion Intern knows started their hack career in student media. Remember those sleepless nights, crazy juggling of essay deadlines vs article deadlines (t...

20 jul 10

Job Posting: Who are you kidding, Green Future?

Green Future, self described as "the world’s leading magazine on environmental solutions and sustainable futures", is looking for "two motivated individuals to volunteer with the team&...

19 jul 10

Office life: The importance of a good copy

Of all the things this London Fashion Intern have learnt during my internship, none is more key than the importance of filing a good copy. Of course, the article has to include all the necessary info...

19 jul 10

Intern aggregator #5

This week, this London Fashion Intern has been reading the following: Reference fashion blog Fashionista has a new column,“How I’m Making It", where they "interview young people making a li...

13 jul 10

Intern blog: Foxtrotfoxtrot by Francesca Forzoni

This week, this London Fashion Intern is reading Francesca Forzoni's Foxtrotfoxtrot blog. Forzoni posts about her life as an intern in London in the creative and fashion industry. It reads like ...

12 jul 10

Fashion cliché: The Freebies

How many times has this London Fashion Intern been told that "interning at a fashion magazine can't be that bad, considering all the freebies you get". Sure, I've had a few. A lip...

11 jul 10

Me, myself and I: Im tired of being broke

One of the things this London Fashion Intern hates most about being an intern is how broke I continuously am. When I first went to university, I had this (clearly naive) idea that within three years,...

10 jul 10

From the journalists mouth: CR Reader Survey: I Wish Id Known That

Creative Review, this London Fashion Intern's favourite site for everything design (and creative, obviously) is asking its readers to advise new graduates. But we'd like to ask you, our rea...

09 jul 10

Fashion cliché: The Devil Wears Prada opening sequence

(this entry is best read while listening to KT Tunstall's Suddenly I See) As I have previously pointed out, The Devil Wears Prada has nothing to do with internships, and as many have pointed out...

08 jul 10

The nightmare interns

This London Fashion Intern rarely thinks of the difficulties companies hiring interns face. Thankfully, ABC News and Jezebel decided it was time to defend the poor bosses who suffer from the stupidit...

07 jul 10

Job posting: Tiffany Wright brews a storm in the Twitter teacup

Yesterday, media-type Tweeps and bloggers alike were in quite a shock reading Tiffany Wright's "Real life/women’s magazines intern wanted" advert on EditorialJobs Wright first mentione...

06 jul 10

Intern book: Cutrone vs How To Spend It

You've probably noticed by now that this London Fashion Intern is rather fascinated by Kelly Cutrone. She has managed to build a really strong personal and professional brand. Even though I don&...

24 mar 10

Ze stagiaire

This London Fashion Intern is about to relocate to France for the Easter holidays. Unfortunately, no fancy French internship for me (Still hoping for that call from Vogue...) or Paris stay, just some...

24 mar 10

Totally unrelated: Private Eye and the Camerons

Disclaimer: This blog post has absolutely nothing to do with fashion or internships. I just thought it was too good not to be shared. In its latest issue, Private Eye draws a rather a brilliant paral...

24 mar 10

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21 mar 10

Intern status: interns prostitution

In 2006, following an article in The Times, this London Fashion Intern covered the issue of student prostitution for my student newspaper. The write-up followed a study from Kingston University: MORE...

21 mar 10

Office Life: What makes a successful intern?

Recently, this London Fashion Intern had the chance to work with a girl who has been interning on big fashion titles for the past two years. Grazia, The Telegraph, Vogue, you name it, she's inte...

20 mar 10

Office life: English vs. foreign word

A few days ago, this London Fashion Intern filed a copy with a rather technical, foreign word in it. The piece of clothes described originated in a non-English speaking country, Wikipedia said the wo...

17 mar 10

Intern blog: Angry People in Local Newspapers

This week, this London Fashion Intern is reading Angry People in Local Newspapers, a rather hilarious and tongue-in-cheek blog which, as the title says, compiles all the pictures of angry-looking loc...

15 mar 10

Intern Status: The Evening Standard Dispossessed

Two weeks ago, the free London daily Evening Standard ran a week long campaigning feature about "the Disposessed", those people who live in London in abject poverty. London is a shameful t...

14 mar 10

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