New York has always been the city of my dreams. It was the place my heart cried out to, as I sat on a City Tour Bus in 2008, while I stared at a lady running faster than the speed of the bus, carrying a briefcase, holding a coffee cup , wearing sunglasses and a pair of red heels , talking on the phone and smiling! And that was it. I don’t know what she did, but she was who I wanted to be.

After having completed two semesters of my MS in Integrated Marketing at NYU and interning with a multi-cultural media agency based in New York City, I have now started interning with Marc Jacobs as a production and development intern. I decided to intern with Marc Jacobs because I wanted to truly immerse myself into the culture of the city. To be honest, I was terribly afraid of the common snooty perception of fashion houses but I am amazed to see how compassionate and encouraging my managers are.

I am beginning to learn how Starbucks is frowned upon and how coffee from Balthazar is an everyday essential, I am learning how improper ordering from Seamless is and how a green salad is all that one’s meal must entail. I am also learning that tonic water with fresh fruits is a mandatory on your work station because water is just too mainstream. But among all these airs, there’s something profound that Marc Jacobs has taught me and that is to be real, to be true and to be you. I wear Anokhi pants to work, take steamed idlis for lunch, make green tea for myself in the kitchen and don’t drink coffee at all!