Ice ice baby week #2

My little cats,

First of all, thank you for your feedback and your sweet comments. I love reading about your first cosmetic emotions and it's a real pleasure to see you remember. 

So this week, I wanted to tell you a little about my work, my profession, my best job on earth for me. The more I think about it, the more complicated it is for me to come up with a typical day... Because every day brings its own set of encounters and surprises. What I love most is that I have to invent my job day by day. 

So how does it work... Basically, I trained as a fashion and environmental designer. I'm probably repeating myself, but I did a BTS and a bachelor's degree at Duperré. For me, the "Fashion and Environment" part is the most important, because, okay, I know how to design clothes, jewelry, accessories etc... Okay, but my training was complete, because in addition to knowing how to do that, we were taught how to manage a business, to imagine the setting in which we'd like to sell our creations, but also to think about the details, from the labels on the clothes to the newsletters we might send to our future customers. Even if all this training was a bit hazy during my studies. Today, I'm really aware of what it has brought me. We're not just trained to be stylists, but real Swiss Army knives. Because the truth of the matter is that there aren't many jobs for stylists after graduating, and you need experience, etc. So in the meantime, you can hone your skills in other sectors that are just as rewarding and even complementary.

Fortunately, there are plenty of opportunities in this field. There are supply managers (not erasers and pencils for the whole building, but rather guiding the designers' choices towards one fabric rather than another, etc.), collection coordinators (the conductors of the fashion orchestra, coordinating the work of the entire team of stylists...), more technical positions, such as the designer's assistant.), the more technical positions, such as those in charge of embroidery (designing all the drawings and suggesting new techniques to the designers), graphic designers (who imagine the prints and other silk-screening on the garments) and so many others... I have the example of my first boss (in a Parisian fashion house), who trained as a stylist at a top Belgian fashion school, started out as a salesman, worked his way up through the supplies team to the fabric purchasing team, and finally became collection director in the same house. In short, there's no secret to perseverance, and above all, you mustn't denigrate or neglect other positions that could well open other doors for you. But you must always keep your first dream in mind and never give up.

Today, I don't, I don't have my own brand (but we'll come back to that...), I don't have a "boss", I'm my own boss... It's not easy, I'm a tyrant to myself, but I try to call human resources as few times as possible. In short, thanks to the network I've built up through the blog, I've been able to set up my own company. So what do I offer? What do I actually do?

I do set design, what's set design? Well, it's a decor, it's a window display, a photo series in a magazine... It's everything that can be done around a product to show it off to its best advantage. 

I do freelance styling for brands. From sketches to technical data sheets, that's my primary training.

I'm an Art Director, I manage a global project, I put together teams to carry it out. I give the general direction of the project and I try to find people to realize all these ideas in the best possible way.

I really enjoy myself and love my job, even if my boss is very demanding....

Photography Camille de Laurens for Ma Récréation and Make My Lemonade. Rouge Flore and Macaron nail polish by Kure Bazaar. Liberty Is My Religion cherry blossom bracelet. Wallpaper by Ralph Lauren. Eskimo by Lisa Gachet. Manicure by Yumi Toyama and Sophie A.