By Jin Lin | August 7, 2016
This is the LAVINIA Rose Twill Jacket from Rebecca Taylor’s upcoming Holiday season. Let me bring you along the ride this style experiences in the Production department! 1. A PM (production manager) is briefed about this style in a Handover meeting with the Product Development team. The LAVINIA print was designed in-house so we had a…
By Jin Lin | August 4, 2016
Fashion is an industry driven by trends. Of course, strategic marketing can push certain styles into trends, but more or less, consumers triumph all in the industry. Rebecca Taylor is known for its contemporary and vibrant prints paired with its slim, modern fit. Everyday RT designers are on Photoshop working on a new print artwork.…
By Jin Lin | July 22, 2016
This title may mislead you to think of annoying in a negative connotation. When I write “annoying,” I am referring to the attitude of one who’s driven by curiosity and the innate desire to learn. This often results in many questions in the workplace. It’s good to ask a lot of questions! In fact, it’s…
By Jin Lin | July 15, 2016
In my previous post, I shared with you that I spent a month learning the fundamentals of sewing to adequately prepare for the internship. In turn, I had my expectations for this internship. Let’s examine how things actually turned out in these 5 weeks at Rebecca Taylor. Girls in the industry are backstabbers. Reality: They are…
By Jin Lin | June 27, 2016
Hi all! Jin here again 🙂 For weeks before the start of my internship, I buried myself at the sewing machine at home. With Youtube tutorials on repeat, I was determined to teach myself the fundamentals of sewing. I wanted to understand how garments were made to prepare myself for the production side of the…
By Jin Lin | June 22, 2016
Hello all! My name is Jin, a rising Senior concentrating in Operations Management. Growing up in a family of seamstresses, I was exposed to fashion at a young age. As a business student, I wanted to explore the business operations behind the fashion world and I’m honored to be interning at Rebecca Taylor, a brand…