last reflection

I completed my internship this week and it was definitely a sad day.  I learned so much from everyone I worked with.  I will be going back to school with a better understanding of so many industrial things.  I learned to accurately measure garments flat.  This will help me in school if something is not coming out right, I know I can measure it to compare the numbers of the flat garment to my patterns and check what happened.  It will also help me in pattern making and draping because I have a general knowledge of the average numbers used (at least for MK) for different measurements.  For instance I will always remember now that the apex is typically 10.5" from the HPS or that the waist is 15" from HPS.  Same with high hip and low hip measurements.  I definitely feel this will be helpful in creating designs on the form in draping.
I also have a better understanding on what to do to help fix fit problems.  While at work I only watched the tech designers fix fit issues, they were very good at explaining what they were doing and why.  Hopefully I can remember all their little tricks and tips about getting a good fit.  I have also noticed that since working there when I go shopping and try something on, I am able to figure out why something may not fit me well.  I can tell what is wrong with the garment and think about how I would fix it.
I'm so thankful that I did this internship because it was a great environment to work in as well.  Everyone I worked with was wonderful.  They really have a tight knit group there in tech, but the invited us interns in with open arms.  We have jokes and laughs amid the seriousness of our work.  They even threw us a pizza lunch with desserts this week before I left to thank us for helping them.  They wrote us thank you cards and let us take 3 jackets for free.  I also received a Starbucks gift card from one of my bosses.  How many interns can say they really formed bonds with their supervisors?  I know that none of my other friends were thrown a party for being an intern.  I am so glad this was such a hands on experience.  I never had to run and get anyone coffee or pick up anyone's dry cleaning.  Michael Kors has a great internship program going for them and I would suggest it to anyone.
The major thing I learned from doing this internship is that I don't want to be a tech designer.  There's not enough creativity involved.  It's a lot of number crunching- and I don't like fractions nearly enough to do that!  I am glad I did it because I learned a lot of valuable information, insight, and skills that will help me in the long run.  But hey, that's what internships are all about: finding out what you do and don't want to do with your career.  We have to get experience somewhere and I am so happy that I started here.
I wish to thank all my supervisors and fellow interns for a great summer!  While I won't miss that bus commute, I will miss seeing everyone every day.  I guess I'll have to visit!