my nine to five

I don’t normally talk about it here on le blog, but today I feel like sharing with you some aspects of what I do for work (well one of my jobs anyways). I work for a local clothing company as their “junior stylist”. Hardly junior, I have now been employed with the company for five years, and working in the design department for three years as of June. Since it’s a small company, I get a ton of hands on experience in marketing such as press releases, their twitter account, and if I’m lucky…advertisements! I also put together the style books of the company’s designs each season, create all trends and product knowledge projects, and make all their in-store signage.

My favourite part of the job lately has been the styling. Up until a few months ago I had to choose outfits, dress them on a mannequin, photograph them, and post them to the web. This was fun at first, but after a while you realize that dressing a mannequin is an absolute pain. After years of asking for it, I was finally allowed to search for my own real live model and if she passed the test shoot then they’d consider using her for all website photos.

It was easier than I imagined finding someone, since I simply used my social network to post an ad and got quite a great response. We ended up hiring Erin, who is not only gorgeous and super enthusiastic, but she also loves fashion and is very stylish herself!
Here is a small sample of some of the photos we’ve done so far…

She looks so stunning in this Max & Cleo dress!

I’m definitely getting these white earrings…