Production Intern at Hodakova 3/3

Following my incredibly concise blog post from two weeks ago, I feel semi-obliged to provide a more eventful update. Reflecting upon these past two months seems bizarre - so much has happened that my mind assumes it must've been way longer, but at the same time I still can't really grasp the fact that I'm actually here. Thank God I've got my little diary to remember what I've done.

Although doing the inventory and organising it was boring at first, it actually brought me satisfaction - being a massive perfectionist it was comforting to know everything is now in order, counted and archived in a pretty document. While my ongoing tasks mainly revolve around production and sourcing (e.g. sorting, sourcing in-person, researching new manufacturer opportunities, coordinating orders), the fun part about working for an independent fashion brand is that, as an extra, I get to experience a little bit of everything. For instance, I helped with the organisation of last week's pop-up, where I ensured appropriate merchandise display and helped with set design, which was crazy cool to see from a marketing perspective. Or this week I worked with copywriting, e-com, product pages, and newsletters, which allows me to peek into internal communications a bit more. 

In regards to my factual position, however, I have participated in a round of fittings, making measurements, writing notes and comments, and just observing the entire process of sample adjustments and developments - it's fascinating to see this attention to detail play out in a completely different, technical approach. I definitely learned more about garment construction, specific terminology and the step-by-step of how production is planned and prepared. 

Overall, it's interesting to see how I progress in this job and how my tasks shift toward more responsibility, what makes me feel like I have some agency and input. I think I've never in my life asked this many questions as I have in this job, though.