Orana has provided me with many opportunities and allowed me to connect and gain industry experience by volunteering at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia, interning with the Visual Merchandising Team at Myer and interning with the Orana Creative, Westfield Styling and Visual Merchandising Team.
At the beginning of my course I was given the opportunity to volunteer at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia. This was my second time volunteering for MBFWA after experiencing my first fashion week in 2017 and it was just as fun as the first time! I was back of house for the majority of my time here helping to dress models and prepare the garments for the runway. Experiencing the backstage buzz that is happening before during and after the show is so exciting and something that I will never forget!
During my course I interned at Myer with the Visual Merchandising team for 10 weeks. My jobs included helping the team with their day to day tasks such as setting up the displays within the store, such as the Christmas gift shop, the homewares and styling the mannequins both male and female. Interning with Myer allowed me to gain valuable skills and experience in a variety of departments which I will take with me forever. I am also grateful to have had such a great team to be apart of that I know are rooting for me in my career.
Nearing the end of my course I was also given the opportunity to intern with My College's sister company Orana Creative, Styling and Visual Merchandising for Westfields. This includes sourcing and styling product for the Westfield displays and installing the displays after hours. My first interning day I knew that this was something that I would LOVE to be doing. I learnt so much about styling and visual merchandising within the first couple of days and was so fortunate to be given the opportunity to trial for a spot on the team. In which I was able to gain employment for the new year and I couldn't be more excited!
My industry experience has allowed me to expand my knowledge of the industry each in different ways and has pushed me to grow my confidence in entering the industry. I am so thankful to Orana for giving me this opportunity and can't wait to use the skills learned to build my career.
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