Week 1: EOC My Voice

“I don’t design clothes, I design dreams.” –Ralph Lauren

Fashion Designer is all I’ve wanted to become, it’s all I’ve wanted to be involved in. It’s been one of my biggest dreams to be a fashion designer on 5^th Ave. in New York City.  By setting goals and pushing myself hard, I’ve made it one step closer to following my dreams. I attend the Art Institute in Las Vegas, NV and will be graduating in 2018 with a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design. I’ve always experimented with new ways of wearing things, and was defiantly one to stand out from the crowd. Fashion is everywhere, style is something that’s unique to each individuals. I want to be that fashion designer that is able to let everyone’s style shine through. I’ve always wanted to be able to help change lives, by make someone feel better about themselves. I want to be able to create new styles, and offer them to people of all sizes. I want to help everyone find their nitch in fashion, and also find something that fits them and makes them look better. Since I got to experience New York when I was younger, my biggest dream was to see someone wearing something I made. I want to be involved with the runways, photoshoots, and all the people as well. Being more involved with everything, just makes me want to strive even more towards my dream. Coming from a little town called Richfield, the style is all the same. Trends don’t hit until months after they come out, and many trends are unsuccessful. Everything is the same in this little town. Being able to see different styles and ideas in fashion, is refreshing. Fashion is something that is not developed over night, it takes generations of finding  better designs. Being able to change up different garments and adding your personal style to it as well. The steps of getting my dream to become a reality are school, hard work, and dedication. School is going to teach me the stuff I need to conquer the rest of my steps. For instance  right now im Learning about ads, style trending, and basic sewing. This being my second quarter in I’ve learned everything from how a garments made, to tech packs, and even the history behind the trends and styles.  Fashion might just look like just a person’s idea, but it’s so much more. With the right color for that season, to how long the stitch should be. Fashion Designers are not just making a garment personally for them, but for everyone to enjoy it. I’m Bailee Baldwin, a fashion designer.

week 1: EOC Best or Worst Job

My worst customer service would have to be getting my nails done at Top Nail and Spa, in Richfield UT. I’ve been going for a while now, and they were really good at first and i felt like they did a good job. The more I went to them I began to realize they started to pack more people then employees, which means they didn’t spend much time on you. They started making nails crooked and the art on the nail looked like a five year old did it. I kept going back thinking it was just mistakes and that they were trying, but when I went to get my nails done for prom they defiantly screwed it all up. When I told them I needed a new color to match my dress, they did the opposite and put a bright neon orange instead of the classy red I was looking for. Knowing that they had heard me but just ignored me was irritating, but I went with it. By the time I was done, I paid $100 for a job not done. The bottom of my feet were not scrubbed and my cuticles were not pushed back, after asking multiple times to fix the problems she acted like she did not know any English. Even though I know they did, the customer service was a bad experience. To this day I hear multiple remarks of how they just want the money and not the business, which you can’t make money when you don’t get any business.

            Coffee Shop was one of the best experiences I’ve had in a job. I learned so many responsibilities that a business owner has, being a manager there was a tough yet awesome time. Doing things from placement orders every week, to making sure all customers were happy with the service and drinks. Training girls for the night and day shift could be one of the toughest parts of the job, it was even worse when the girls were older than me. It was harder to be a manager at an age that is so young, but it taught me what to look for when I run my own fashion store one day.