1. ALEXANDRA BOLSTER
ASBolster@yahoo.com
1909 Chestnut Street Apt. 3, Philadelphia, PA 19103
(757)619-5871
NotSoBGC.blogspot.com
https://www.pinterest.com/ASBolster/
EXPERIENCE
Women’s Ecommerce and Editorial Styling Intern
Urban Outfitters Home Office Philadelphia, PA January 2016-Present
Assisting ecommerce and editorial styling in the Urban Outfitters Women’s photo studio.
Utilized organizational skills and creativity by assisting stylists on set of ecommerce and
editorial photoshoots.
Assisted the UO Trend Concept team by styling accessories still life boards.
Developed and styled outfits on model for the accessories portion of the UO ecommerce.
Researched and presented styling trends for the upcoming season of Women’s ecommerce.
Street Style Intern
Fashion Snoops New York, NY June 2015- August 2015
Worked in the street style, culture, and youth forecasting departments at the company headquarters.
Conceptualized a minimum of 4 contemporary and relevant trend stories a week to be posted
on the Fashion Snoops forecasting website.
Responsible for photographing street style at New York Men’s Fashion Week and attending
fashion shows.
Kept street style section of the website up to date with current and relevant trend stories.
Fashion and Lifestyle Blogger
NotSoBGC.blogspot.com Richmond, VA January 2014-present
Created the Not So Billionaire Girls Club fashion blog as a platform of documenting personal
style, forecasting research, and personal travel.
Represented RVA Fashion Week as a Fashion Week blogger to report on Richmond fashion.
Spoke at the VCU Stiletto club to speak on styling, forecasting, and blogging experience.
Worked with VCU homecoming and assisted with event planning to represent Richmond talent.
EDUCATION
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA September 2012- December 2015
Fashion Merchandising Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) GPA 3.87
Santa Reparata International School of Art Florence, Italy June 2014- July 2014
Italian and Fashion Study Abroad GPA 4.0
INDUSTRY-RELATED SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
4 year Dean’s List Student
Second place winner of Line Development Simulation and recipient of the Cotton Inc. Scholarship
Attended the following trade shows: Pitti Uomo and Pitti Filati 2014, Capsule 2015, and Liberty 2015
Experience with writing retail store 6 month plans and assortment plans
Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Office, and Blogspot.com