The first time I visited Ladurée in Paris was the summer of 2006. I was studying fashion at Parsons School of Design in Paris and most of my time was dedicated to drawing and browsing fabric stores. Down the street from Ladurée, I wandered into a perfume shop, L’Artisan Parfumeur, my first exposure to the…
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Fashionable learning: one fabric swatch at a time
The first fashion internship on my career path was a production internship at a small atelier in New York City’s Meatpacking District, a few months before the global financial crisis imploded. At the time, the neighbourhood was vibrant with contemporary fashion brands during the day and the hottest clubs in Manhattan at night. While my…