3 dates in 1 week

3 dates in 1 week by ashlea-symone-m featuring river island

* Each item is priced under $50. Three different looks and can be paired with the same accessories. Also a great way to incorporate prints into your style. Enjoy!!!

Tribal Top & Maxi

Tribal Top & Maxi by ashlea-symone-m featuring cotton t shirts

Week 8... Shoe Obession!!!

Week 8! Wow I can't believe it's already been 8 weeks. Time sure does fly by when you're having fun and working. Things at work have been going great. I got the chance to style one of the coming soon shots ( it's the picture that put up letting you know that a new sale is coming in a few days). In between going to work everyday I still manage to go on random fun little adventures. After work one day I made it my mission to find Mood Fabrics. 

Mood Fabrics!!! & Stitch

Just my luck it was a few blocks away from my  internship. I went in there and fell in love with so many fabrics and my mind went crazy with design ideas. I even met the stores dog named Swatch. By the way I plan on starting my own little shop on Etsy, so look out for some garments this summer. 

One of my favorite adventures so far was my trip the the Museum at FIT to see their Shoe Obsession Exhibit." The exhibit is an intimate extension of the body , shoes convey a wealth of information about an individual's sexuality, social status, and aesthetic sensibility, gender and power."  The exhibit features over 150 examples ranging from various designers like Tom Ford, Guiseppe Zanotti, Manolo Blahnik, Azzedine Alaia, and Christian Louboutin to name a few. The various styles of shoes highlight the new concepts, constructions, materials of the twenty-first century. The shoes were amazing but unfortunately I couldn't get any pictures inside the exhibit. 

I also got to see a mini showcase called "The Master and His Muse". It is a showcase of Rosario Rizzo gorgeous gowns he made. They also featured some of his personal letters between him and his wife Rose, who is said to have been his muse to all his beautiful creations. Between the 1960's - 1980's his gowns were on the red carpets and at galas all over. 

That's all for now, check for another post in a few weeks!!

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Nice Spring Day

Nice Spring Day by ashlea-symone-m featuring essie

Week 4... NYC Fashion Week

       So it's been a few weeks since my last post, so now it's time to play catch up. I have officially been in New York for a month now and sooo much has happened already. I still currently intern at Ideeli. We had an interns breakfast where we got to meet the president of Ideeli Bob Rosenblatt. He told us how he came up in his career, encouraged us to take risks, and don't be afraid of change and  success. I did manage to snag a weekend to go with my friend and a few others to Atlantic City. We had a blast and did a little shopping. The boardwalk and beach is even beautiful covered in snow.

       Then the next weekend came blizzard Nemo. Being in a blizzard is no fun first off, inches of snow, ice and a few power outages. Thank God we made it through, even the blizzard couldn't shut down Fashion Week though.  :)

       This year I was lucky enough to get into a volunteer program and participate in the New York Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. It was an amazing experience.   I mostly helped with set up and breakdown for most of the shows I worked on. I even got a chance to see the shows that I worked on. There were many shows going on this week. I got the chance to work on Alon Livne, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Nanette Lapore and Milly by Michelle Smith shows. All of the designers collections were great. They all had dark blues, plaids,reds, plums and purples. Nanette and Milly's lines both had metallics infused in them, from the shoes to the bags and clothes.  I can't really go into details about everything that I experienced but I did manage to get pics from other sources.

  

Alon Livne- designer pictured with some pieces from his Fall/ Winter 2013 Collection
image: www.what-now.net

Marc by Marc Jacobs
image: www.thesartorialist.com

Nanette Lepore
image: www.newstimes.com

Milly by Michelle Smith
image: www.fabsugar.com

Thats all for now!! Maybe my next post will be a trends forecast mixed with a little Polyvore. So until next time and new adventures. Don't be afraid to take risks and wanting to be successful. Be eager to learn and ready to teach.

So It Begins... Week 1, 14 More To Go!

New York Times building

      So I've been in New York for a week now. I've started my internship at Ideeli and I'm taking in every little bit I can. So this past weekend I went into the city with my friend to find my work place. It took us forever and it felt like we walked all over creation just to find out that Ideeli's main office is in the New York Times building. We walked past the building a few times not realizing it lol. I'm starting to get the hang of things and finding my way in the city. I sometimes get a little turned around and happen to stumble upon different buildings like the New York Public Library or the Empire State building. I've even been to the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) /office/building.

New York Public Library

       Over all New York is growing on me and is treating me good so far. While here in New York I want to take advantage of as much as possible. So what's better than being apart of New York's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in February, which I will be volunteering at. Due to certain privacy clauses I will not be able to post any pictures or post about any of the shows on my blog :(  .  In the mean time I'll be going to my internship everyday where I work in Ideeli's studio. At the studio is where they take all the photos for the products to be shown on their website. I work with the stylists mainly but I also help out in other areas if needed be. So far I have assisted a few photo shoots and sets and even got to dress a model and do a little bit of styling on one of the themed shoots.

One of the sets from work

My stop for work

     I know this may not see like much but I am so thankful for my blessings and my first week going so well. Just as week 1 is rapping up I'm excited to see what all the other weeks(14 more) have in store for me. So in the mean time I'll continue my many adventures or where ever the subway leads me. Also you can always find some type of entertainment at the stations, whether it's live music or teenage boys dancing on the train trying to make a little change. Well that's all I have for this week and I hope to bring you more next week. :) :)

New Year...New Me & New York

Well first off Happy New Years!!!! It's been about a month an half since my last posting. Lets see what have I been up to since then. I have finished up my last semester of course work for undergrad Fashion Merchandising and Apparel Design (YAY Me!!), I completed my first garment for a client, and I got offered a fashion internship at Ideeli in New York. So I guess a lot has happened to me. I am grateful to be able to speak of these accomplishments.

So tomorrow is the big day, I leave/ move to New York for a few months to start my internship. I am a little nervous but I know I will be okay. During my internship I plan on making a weekly post about my adventures in the city and my job. Hopefully I can stick to it and have very interesting stories to tell.
So as cliche as this may sound it's a new year... time for a new ME, time for new experiences and growth. With that being said I have posted a video of Alicia Keys new song a "Brand New Me", I love the lyrics to this song.