bohemian like you: June 2011

Inside my internship in the CFDA Incubator

Now that I'm back from New York and still have a few more days to go before I have to venture out in the soul crushing heat to school, I have time to start catching up on some extremely delayed posts. There are going to be some changes coming to Bohemian Like You, paramount of which will be regularity of posting and much more sequential posting. I really want to incorporate more music, interviews and such. This blog was started as a halfway point between lots of different creative aspects but got sidelined to exclusively becoming a style blog but I'm definitely going to be throwing in more from here on out. Stay tuned for changes.

One of my internships this summer was with Bibhu Mohapatra at the CFDA Incubator. Even though it was cut short because I was already doing another internship (at the Starworks Group), it was still an amazing learning experience. Despite the fact that I was interning under the head of In House PR, Cecily, owing to the fact that its such a small, close knit team and at the end of the day, a design house- I got to really get an idea of what goes on behind the scenes in order to create a stellar collection and how it all essentially comes together. Also- access to these gorgeous, intricately designed archive pieces was something else.

While at my other internship, everything is monitored by Fashion GPS and its a lot more intense, at Mohapatra its a lot less digitally oriented. Lookbooks are put in binders, send outs are printed and filed manually because the PR aspect of it is all on a much smaller scale (their agency is Paul Wilmot Communications). And the advantage of that is that you get to experience everything first hand. All this is not to say that Mohapatra isn't completely social media savvy because it absolutely is. Their Twitter and Facebook pages are meticulously managed and updated and their social media presence is remarkable.

Another highlight was the CFDA Awards. Being a member, he obviously went for them but from my point of view, it was interesting to see countless CFDA employees come in and check dresses out. To see what kinds of pieces get selected and also to interact with them firsthand was great. That's the core learning experience from internships, even if my time here was short: the things you learn indirectly. Like the names of most of the CFDA, Steven Kolb's bio and I'm pretty sure I know of 90% of the features editors at most magazines in addition to where those magazines are located just from packaging and preparing send-outs at Starworks. Its important to grasp and absorb everything around you and I'm really glad I did as best I could. When the Resort press previews for WWD and Style.com happened, I got to help out and actually be around the editors coming in on market appointments. How else would I have known how a press preview/market appointment is even organized? Or how lookbooks are shot?

The sheer number of stylists and editors and models and PRs and photographers and other creative personalities that walked in the door of the office is enough to send your head spinning in a bevvy of hysterical excitement. Just to be around these people, being a 16 year old kid was priceless.

The CFDA Incubator is really just a huge loft (HUGE) - a floor of the building which has the studios of 12 upcoming CFDA member talents like Prabal Gurung (I swear to god I shamelessly STALKED that area), Public School, Alex Ritter, Grey Ant, Gemma Redux, House of Waris, Sang A and so on.

Also, Bibhu himself is so incredibly down to earth and nice. The entire design team is so talented, it makes you feel inadequate not being able to draw a freaking apple to save your life. Oh, and for those of you who are oblivious: Bibhu was the design director at J Mendel for some 10 odd years, is Indian by origin and went to FIT.

LINKS for reference:

Bibhu Mohapatra's Website

Mohapatra on Twitter

Mohapatra on Facebook

CFDA Incubator website

CFDA Incubator Tumblr

On Twitter

On Facebook

More soon! Lots of cool posts lined up for the coming weeks. Have you interned in some sector of the fashion industry before? If yes, I'd love to hear about it. And if you haven't but you want to- where would your ideal internship/job be?

PS- The winner of the Style Director giveaway is Chantal. I will be in touch soon! x

Arushi xo

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it takes a lot more than red to paint this town.

Wearing: Zara top, Blank NYC jeans, Report Signature shoes, Lena Erziak Anthony bag, rings by Chloe Loves Charlie, vintage, Vero Moda, Market HQ, Maxstudio sunglasses.

This is what I wore to the first day of my internship at Starworks. It was casual but had a few fun accessories like the blue pumps which were very generously sent to me by Report Signature. Their new collection is all perfect neutral platform wedges, deep hued pumps and all sorts of other shoes that we all need in our lives. They now ship internationally and are stocked everywhere from Shopbop to Revolve Clothing so make sure to check them out!

I ate the most heavenly toscana pasta, brunch pizza and a Bellini at Dean's when I met my friend Michelle who's an intern at W. If you guys are ever in Tribeca, you should definitely check it out. Michelle's cool and there was a lot of hysterical laughter (and glares from everyone else eating there) as we swapped intern horror stories. Being from a publishing house, she does the exact opposite of what I do at a PR firm but still as fashion interns, there are some striking similarities. It was fun!

In other very exciting news, I was featured in the book STYLE YOURSELF: Inspired Advice from the World's Top Fashion Bloggers. Its featuring everyone from Jane Aldridge of Sea of Shoes (who also did the foreword) to Chantal of Cocorosa and Aimee of Song of Style. I'm going to be hosting a giveaway sponsored by the publishing house soon and can't wait to check my own copy out once its arrived. You can buy it here on Amazon.

It's got my old blog name, Fab Blab but since my URL redirects, it shouldn't be a problem. More deets on the book coming soon! Also- please let me know if you're still having problems with http://www.bohemianlikeyou.net. Is the new url working for everyone? I know the old one is redirecting though. Appreciate the feedback! :)

Talk soooon.

Arushi xo

Presenting: BOHEMIAN LIKE YOU

When I first started my blog, 3 years ago (I stopped blogging for short portions in between), I picked the name in a fit of hysteria and excitement over "OMG I SHOULD START A BLOG, YES, BEST IDEA EVER". I didn't really think about. Over time, I've increasingly gotten sort of sick of my old name and I feel I've kind of outgrown it. I wanted to change the name before it was too late. It just didn't feel like me anymore. Bohemian Like You is my favorite song and describes my mood perfectly. Its going to take a lot of work getting the word around on an identity built for more than 2 years but I think its worth it. I'd appreciate any help with it- tweets, etc. Also, I'll probably be opening a new Facebook page- more details on that soon. Hope you guys love the new look! Would love your thoughts in the comments!
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These are some shots from my first weekend in NY that I spent in the Hamptons. Last week I posted a quick picture of what I wore along with a slew of unnecessary random as fuck images. Below are some shots from the day.

The house was ridiculously stunning. INSANE beachfront view, a cook and oh...I just, I want to crawl into one of the hammocks on the beach and get adopted and live there forever. Just kidding. Maybe.

Wearing: ASOS studded jersey dress, Jessica Simpson Dany shoes.

Mmm...take me back there.

I'm leaving New York in two weeks but I've been having so much and have WAY too many photos to show you guys! A look at my internship at Starworks coming up next!

Arushi xo

And the Winners are...

Evenniiiiing lovelies!

I just got home and am deadass tired so this post may come across as a wee bit broken and unsegmented. I felt what I'm going to put in here today is pertinent to sharing with you all so there ya go.

The resort shows are ongoing and the CFDAs were earlier tonight- its an exciting week in fashion. Back at my internship no. 1 over at Bibhu Mohapatra, we were prepping for the Resort press preview tomorrow. More on that later. Bibhu was off in the evening to get ready for the awards. I was vicariously excited and pissing my pants.

While going through a ridiculous stack of LOVE magazines, I came across a folded green envelope somebody had stuck in there in an effort to clean the studio before tomorrow's preview. I was pretty jazzed to actually, honest to god, hold a CFDA Awards invite in my hand (even if it was meant for someone else way more important than me- details) so I decided to take some photos to commemorate the moment and to show some of you guys (who may not be Alexander Wang and/or may not have been a photo before) of what a CFDA Awards invite looks like so you can join me in my vicarious excitement and subsequent pissing of pants. Capiche?

A cocktail reception? Why, me? I'D LOVE TO *spaz spaz*.

The winners of the night were pretty much as expected by most of the population:

- Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler = Womenswear Designers of the Year

- Michael Bastian = Menswear Designer of the Year

- Alexander Wang = Accessory Designer of the Year

- Swarovski Award for emerging talent Womenswear = Prabal Gurung

- Swarovski Award for emerging talent Menswear = Robert Geller

- Swarovski Award for emegerging talent Accessory Design = Eddie Borgo

- Fashion Icon award = Lady Gaga

- Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award = Marc Jacobs

- International Award = Phoebe Philo

- Media Award (in memory of Eugenia Sheppard) = Hilary Alexander

- Founders Award (in memory of Eleanor Lambert) = Hal Rubenstein

- Board of Directors Special Tribute Award = Arthur Elgort

A word about Gaga's award - accepted in the classically elegant ensemble of turquoise hair, studded underwear and 14 inch platforms. Sarcasm aside, her speech (or the excerpts of it I've read anyway) seemed nice.

Also, Marc Jacobs getting a Lifetime Achievement Award seems a little hastened? I mean, yes his work is being appreciated by the CFDA but they're also simultaneously implying he's no longer cool and is in fact, passe.

Also, the Mohapatra studio is in the CFDA incubator. It's freaking insaaane. Life we're right next to Grey Ant, Prabal Gurung, Waris and other studios of the super fabulous.

I wish I was at Lincoln Center tonight, yes but WWD and Twitter are suitable alternatives for this lowly 16 year old intern.

Arushi xo

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Hello from New York City!

Hey you guyyyys!

Sorry for the super late update, I've been so ridiculously caught up with my internships and suchlike that I haven't had half a second to breathe. New York is amazing this time of the year because the weather is ridiculously good. Been here a week so I figured I better start posting.

I'm super jazzed by the fact that it only starts to get dark here around 8. I'm just getting home to leave again and a friend's texting, going apeshit "WHERE ARE YOU?!" and I'm wondering why she's going beserk because its only a measly 6 for gods sakes. But its always much later and then I stand dumbly on the street exclaiming to the high heavens "OHHH". Not my most evolved moment.

Whats to follow are a bunch of random, distorted images that I'm just posting as a filler to give you an idea of the crappy, badly took photos I took on my first evening here. I apologize for making you go through these in advance.

Wearing: ASOS studded dress, Jessica Simpson Dany heels.

I've obnoxiously taken over a family friend's apartment in Tribeca and its open and airy and much nicer than I could ever live in myself in NY. Sad times. The whole apartment is decorated in a completely Indian way down to the wildly bright colors.

Ma stasssh. This series of pointless photos is to demonstrate that of all this crap, all I use is a black eye pencil and maybe once in two weeks, mascara. I'm super high maintenance. I went to Ricky's and bought enough Frederic Fekkai and Sebastian hair stuff to last me a lifetime.

i-D! WORK IT. Love this Amber Valletta cover. Sunglasses: Maxstudio.

Annnd KITTIES! I usually hate cats because they're sleepy and boring and the skinny ones just aren't that cute (dog people REPRESENT) but Mali (the Garfield lookalike) and Blanca (self explanatory) are exceptions. They're little tubby fatties and Mali is the cutest thing alive.

More soon! Like actual outfits and such and not things that make you want to click the unfollow button.

Arushi xo

Inside my internship in the CFDA Incubator

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