This week at work was very exciting- we had a sample sale! A sample sale is a sale for employees only of all the garments that were either dropped from production in previous seasons or items that we received from factories to fit on our models. Therefore, there can be any array of issues with the garments ranging from small, unnoticeable details or big fit problems. On Wednesday the interns had to help set up the sale and I can tell you I was totally shocked at how much stuff there was. There was stuff from 2006- and I have no idea why that stuff wasn't sold in a previous sale because they happen at least once a year. Anyway, the sale had everything from shorts, skirts, pants, dresses and tops to fur jackets, leather bombers, sweaters and scarves. It took up the entire showroom. The best part was that about half way through the day all the interns had 20 minutes to stuff a giant shopping bag worth of stuff- anything we wanted- FOR FREE! We were all very calm on the outside, but I'm sure freaking out on the inside. I had a complete field day and walked away with several thousand dollars worth of stuff: tops, sweaters, two trench coats, a poncho rain coat, a wool coat, pants, skirts... so much! Then one of my supervisors gave me a black leather jacket afterwards! Wednesday was a great day for sure! Oh and I finally met Michael (informally) in the elevator!
As far as continuing to learn, this week I learned a bit about how to use their computer systems. We use a program called Enovia, which is a web PLM. This program allows us to enter in all the measurements, sketches, costs and orders, materials, any information for every piece ever created. Enovia allows a user to search for a particular style in many different ways. One could search a specific style number or just a portion of it. You can search a category, for example 'knits.'. It's a somewhat confusing program to figure out at first. I only know how to do about one task so far, but it is the home of literally any information we need. What's cool about it is that it isn't only a program for the tech department. I dont know which specific departments have access to all the info, but other departments can update different sections of information so everyone is always on the same page.
Through my use of the program and now that I've been working for about a month, I have definitely noticed that I understand a lot more of the tech lingo. For example when I am measuring things it goes a lot faster now and I am more familiar with what certain measurements should be close to. I don't have to constantly refer to my notes about what certain things mean. Overall, I am enjoying my experience. Especially if the free stuff keeps coming! I guess if I'm not getting paid, I really don't mind being paid in merchandise!
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