Emma
"Exceptional work, as always." Anna's heels clicked against marble floors as she handed back my designs. A rare smile softened her usually stern features. "Victoria Chen called personally to praise your attention to detail on her gala dress. The construction was, in her words, 'nothing short of revolutionary.'"
Pride bloomed warm in my chest as I accepted the portfolio. Three months of internship had transformed my workspace into a small sanctuary of creativity. Fabric swatches covered the walls like abstract art, each one carefully labeled in Noah's precise handwriting – he'd insisted on helping me organize by fiber content and seasonal appropriateness. Lottie's "inspirational" drawings added splashes of color between technical sketches.
"The neckline modification was inspired," A
