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I was thinking about adding a new category on to How to start a clothing line from scratch weblog for fashion internships. Basically I would post the availability of different opportunities for apparel entrepreneurs to intern for different companies in the fashion industry. First I would like to know your experience with internships and I also want to discuss a few of my concerns with interning for a fashion companies and the experiences I’ve had.

Mainly my fashion internship experience were with street wear clothing companies and fashion magazines or promotional street teams. I have worked in various internships during my college years in Atlanta, Ga. Mostly were fashion lines and some were just in the fashion industry, but not directly dealing with clothing companies.

From my encounters it seemed as though most really wanted someone they could use to do the grunt work like filing papers, making copies, and answering customer inquiries. This day and age I could imagine someone hiring an intern just to run there Myspace page or handle various social networking accounts for them . (…hmm!) To me my fashion internship experiences were equivalent to being the water boy for the sports team. You work all day but never take on any real action or gain any real experience. Maybe I bailed out to quick on the companies and didn’t give them a chance, but because I have always had a go-getter attitude I couldn’t wait around to see if they were using me or if they were going to really use me, you know put me out in the field for some real world experience. I have heard of some good experiences that designers have had from working with some companies…mostly abroad. They actually got the chance to get there hands dirty and do more than keep the coffee coming. I would say if you’re going to intern for a clothing company then go for the independent clothing companies who are coming up and offer internships like the 10 Deeps, or The Hundreds or Parish Clothing. If I’m not mistaken 10 Deep has some internship opportunities available.

As of now 10 Deep?has internships available in apparel design, sales & marketing, web and other general fashion industry internship positions. So head on over there and tell them Dobizo sent you and maybe they will send some sponsorship money… .

What are your views on Fashion Internships? Are they a waste of time? Are they beneficial?

Any personal experience from interning with a company in the fashion industry? If so, what did you do and with who? ex( graphic design, merchandising, design, magazines)

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