What It's Really Like as a Fashion Magazine Intern

The film "The Devil Wears Prada" made many a fashion magazine intern hopeful ask if holding down an internship is really the way it was presented in the film. This may be a surprise to many, but most of what you see in this film is no exaggeration. After all, the movie was written by someone who worked for Vogue magazine, under the infamous editor in-chief Anna Wintour.

The first thing to know is that fashion magazine internships are seasonal. The best fashion magazines like Marie Claire and Allure, for example, hire new interns each season. Usually, an internship would begin late December or early January to work to May, winter / spring season. If the fashion assistant is impressed with your work, you may be asked to stay on.

One of the most precise facts in "The Devil Wears Prada" was the long hours Anne Hathaway's character had to work. Expect to work 12 hours a day, maybe shorter, maybe even longer. Most of the work is running errands, attending to the fashion closet, collecting samples from showrooms, responding on mobile phones and e-mails, and anything else the fashion assistant may have you do.

When the work of a fashion magazine intern is done for the day, many times they are requested to remain later while the assistants are finishing their work, even if there is little to nothing for the intern to do. And it is very unlikely that an intern at Vogue magazine will have any interaction with the editor. So one wouldn't have to worry about tip toeing around Anna Wintour; the fashion assistant would answer to her, since she is their boss.

Once you've found your fashion magazine internship, you have maybe a chance to fly across the country, or perhaps outside the country, such as Lauren Conrad on the hills did for her internship with the Teen Vogue. Part of the job is also the provision fashion shows and assisting at parties, which can be fun, but it is still work. And interns are expected to write, so be sure to have good clips on hand!

A fashion magazine is not an internship walk in the park, but it is a good test to see what can and does not appear in the branch. And if you opt for a career at all is actually the only way to foot in the door. if you're still sure you want to take this path, the best places to look for fashion magazine internships are Ed2010.com and DailyFashionJobs.com. Sometimes listings might appear on Craigslist as well.