1) Working with all sorts of people...with all sorts of styles! I was still fairly shy and reserved at this point in my life (still am), so working with a bunch of people who had been working with each other for a long time wasn't super easy to walk into, but people on their own were friendly & kind. I just perceived them as all being very cool & edgy.
2) We had displays around the store that individuals would style and arrange. One key rule was "no lifesaver displays." Lifesavers as in the candy - meaning no grouping clothes together based on color. Cut, fabric, print - yes. Colors - no.
3) People love/hate the buyers because they judge all your clothes and people would leave ticked off when none of their wardrobe was purchased. The fun thing was - staff members would get first pick and could reserve anything that came through the store before it went out on the shelves. Coworkers of mine scored some pretty unique dresses, shoes, vests, etc.
4) One of my favorite things about Buffalo Exchange is the education piece. Once a month managers would hold an all-staff meeting and talk about fashion, give presentations on current trends (like old school approach - poster collages with magazine cutouts), and explain different labels and what stores they originated from. They also talked through pricing so that they were more consistent and would pull examples from the current inventory to show 'errors' and talk through why a sale piece didn't sell and probably should have been priced at a lower point or not taken at all.
5) It was incredibly fun getting to wear whatever I wanted to work. I had a funky/vintage flair to my style at this point in my life. At times I want to revive this girl & bring her back into action.
If I was giving a presentation in fall 2017, here's what'd you see on my poster:
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| Kicking myself for not buying this dress. |
SJW
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