End of intership at Acne Studios

Friday was my last day as a Trim intern at Acne Studios. I have been there for the past 6 months and I have learned a lot about the process from design to finished product, and I have also learned a lot about textile material and trims material. I know more about buttons and zippers now than ever before. This last post will be a reflection of my thoughts about working at a high-end fashion company.

It has been crazy. The fashion process that we have learned in Textile Management courses, that it takes around 6 months to create a collection from research to fashion show (marketing), that does not apply on Acne Studios at all. They work their own way and always manage to create a collection in time, but to do that, requires a design and production team that are willing to work night and day to make sure that the collection finish in time. It also requires a good relationship with all the suppliers in fabrics, trims and vendors, so they can reach the demands with short lead-time and deliver what the designers wants in time. Some periods have been a lot, sometimes a bit too much. But at the same time, it has been fun. Not only have I learned a lot about fabrics and trims, I have also learned a lot about the process from design idea to finished product that sells in store. I have been following designers idea to the finished product, sourced with suppliers, presented selections, followed development of new trims, done quality controls with the production department, placed orders and manage trims to the productions. All of all, I have been through the whole fashion loop except for the marketing part when the productions meets the buyer and sell the new collections.

Now when I’m all done, I’m happy that I got the opportunity to be at Acne Studios. The company is growing so fast, and this is just the beginning of their journey to become one on the big fashion house to remember by everyone.