NEWS. A Very Mod Summer.

Well, it's official. Not only did I finally land an internship, but I definitely got the internship of my dreams!!!! Over the weekend I received the best news ever -- I'll be working with MODCLOTH over the summer in San Francisco! Can you believe it?! I still can't. 


I've been working on trying to score this internship for a while now. Back and forth e-mails have been sent since about January. I've had to participate in a skills test, a Skype interview, and many phone interviews. And let me tell you, the ModCloth team is as sweet as you can imagine them to be. They were all a delight to work with during the selection process. Always so polite, helpful and encouraging. You wouldn't expect any less from ModCloth though would you? Well, I finally got the news on Friday and I have been on cloud nine since. Now let me share with you my ModCloth love story.


When I sometimes get stuck trying to find my place in this huge apparel industry, I always get drawn back to ModCloth, the company that restored my passion for apparel merchandising. The fashion world can be intimidating and sometimes exudes the impression that fashion can only be executed and enjoyed by an elite few. ModCloth removes that intimidation factor, creates an atmosphere that is fun and engaging, and promotes a message that I stand behind, one that states that fashion can be enjoyed and perfected by all, no matter what your background, style, or self expression ("wear watcha want and work watcha got," remember?). ModCloth's customers feel appreciated and celebrated, which in return results in loyalty and sales. The entire democratic process is brilliant, and creates a complete win-win situation for the customer and the retailer. These characteristics are what I believe in fashion for. This is what it's supposed to be about! 


A little more details on the gig: 
I'll be working with the merchandising team. Some of my duties will include merchandise categorization (putting items together like this),  inventory monitoring, sample management, and pricing. 
I will be return from my field study in New York on May 28 and have to be in San Francisco on May 30th! I'll be there until August 12th. There are so many things I have to do until then, and I am in complete overdrive! I catch myself on Craigslist 10x a day trying to find a place to stay for the time I'm there. If any of you San Francisco locals or experts have any advice on where I should be looking, please let me know!! I am a mess.

Thank you so much for sharing the excitement with me, and I can't wait to see what's next. I am anxiously awaiting May 30th. That date can't get here soon enough!!


So please, if you have any advice, tips, or tricks for living in San Francisco for 3 months over the summer, don't hesitate to throw them my way! I will be ever so grateful. :)


EEK! I can't stop smiling.


x.o. Mattie

Pool Day With The Boone Dog

This week is spring break for me. I'm using this week to take a breath from all of the projects and tests I've had the past month and trying to gear up to finishing the semester off in the next few weeks. It's nice to just catch up. I snapped these pictures of Boone yesterday while I was hanging by our pool. He loves the water. He didn't always though. Last summer my family, Luke, and I went to our friend's fishing camp for a few days. It was the first time Boone had ever been around a big body of water. He would tip toe as far out as he could without letting his feet slip, and then quickly turn around for the bank. Luke ended up getting this blow up floatie and convincing Boone to sit on it and let us drift him out into the water while he was on the float. It was quite hilarious seeing him sitting up on that floatie. Once he fell off the float and realized it was all ok, we couldn't keep him out of the water! I have some pics on my other blog (that I hardly update anymore) if you want to check it out. The pics of Boone on the floatie are so precious.

Hope you're having a great week!

x.o.

so long.

Tomorrow I head to Dallas Career Day. I'll be listening to seminars given by pros in the apparel industry all day as well as getting to watch fashion shows with designs from apparel majors all around the country. I'm excited.

I didn't get all professional and have scheduled posts while I'm gone, so I'll won't be blogging until next week. Hopefully I'll get a post up about my NOLA Fashion Week experience and maybe some snapshots from Dallas. Fingers crossed. Have a lovely rest of the week and exciting weekend. As always, I'll be tweeting away. :D

x.o.

Recent Pics from Instagram

 

 

 

 

Anyone have an Instagram account? 

I'd love to follow you!

Search "mattiebabb" to find me.

instagr.am?

Does anyone have an instagram account? I was a bit of a skeptic at first, but now I'm wishing more of my friends had the app. It's a great way to snap and share photos quickly and easily. There are a few editing filters to make your pics look awesome. There is also a feed that brings up your friend's pics in real time as they post them. People can like your pictures and comment on them. You can also make your pictures private, and have a request sent to you when someone wants to follow your pictures. That might not be your kind of thing, but I enjoy it! (p.s. my account is mattiebabb)

{1} Luke's nephew, Jack. {2} My niece, Kamryn.

{3} Handmade shoes Luke bought me from a man in Mexico. 

{4} What tennis ball? {5} Man, that's one poached egg.

{6} Goofy beard my mom crocheted Luke. We call it "The Christmas Beard." 

{7}. Crane Crossing {8} Let me out.

{9} Drove up to Luke like this in my driveway. :)