Nordstrom Fashion Ambassador

I have had the wonderful opportunity of becoming a member of the ambassador program at Nordstrom and am excited to share what it is with you, and what I will be doing this year.Throughout this program, I will experience behind the scenes access to fashion projects and events, a full hands on education in the fashion industry, advice and tools to help me develop a career in fashion, and have influence over Nordstrom buyers. I also get to meet and talk to 20 other girls my age every month who share the same interest. Currently, we are learning Fall trends and Forecasting (predicting future trends).

Each month this fall we will be looking at trends and styles that include categories such as denim, dresses, accessories, and much more. For example, the month of September promotes athleisure, clean and simple jeans, ruffled sleeves on dresses, and decorative backpacks. Nordstrom decides on the trends long before the month, and when September rolls around, this is exactly what you see in their stores and advertisements.

In future meetings we will be learning things such as what a buyer does, marketing strategies and campaigns, visual merchandising, and many other aspects of the industry. I will be participating in activities and get to see what goes on behind the scenes. Each meeting is different, so I won't know what we are doing until I get there, which makes it even more exciting.

To become an ambassador you apply online when you are an incoming high school junior or senior, create a fashion project to share, participate in a group interview, and then wait to hear back and see if you are chosen to become part of the program. Fortunately, I was chosen and am looking forward to learning about the fashion industry. Hopefully it will help me decide to develop a career in fashion in the future. Also, I look forward to this inspiring and helping me with my fashion blog.

I will be sure to keep you posted on all the interesting things we do and learn this year, so stay tuned for future posts.