Angel in Denim : My New York Fashion Week Experience

Hello World!
As you all know, New York Fashion Week was this past week and I had the honor of working for four shows backstage. About a month ago I was sending out a bunch of my resumes to designers and fashion lines in hopes to have one-on-one experience behind the scenes of such a important event. On my resume, I stated that I have a theater background, specifically a costume designer/ wardrobe supervisor background. From someone who has worked on many productions in the past I thought that NYFW was the perfect way to merge my past experience into the fashion industry, since NYFW is in fact a production.
If you plan on applying to help for Fashion Week, or any show really, just know it takes a lot of tough skin and responsibility. A lot of craziness happens backstage. I was fortunate enough that every single designer and supervisor I worked for was very down to Earth and patient.
One last thing, just know that no job is too small when running a show. On my first day at one of the fashion show prep, I was assigned to retrieve coffee and donuts. I know this sounds like slave work, but it is actually very helpful. Thankfully the designer I was working for was far from Merle Streep's character in The Devil Wears Prada. After the coffee runs, I was assigned cleaning tables, to guest list caller, to sewer, to dresser. If you ever work for a designer, unless the assignment is extremely unacceptable or unlawful, never assume you are better or deserve more than you are given. If the designer or supervisor is fair, they will recognize your hard work and dedication and will give you more task designed for your skills.
Lastly, the NYFW experience is such a eyeopening experience. I am forever grateful for the designers and supervisors I worked under to give me this chance. Looking forward to Fall 2015 for the next one.