Personal Narrative: My Trip To Dallas

Isaac Bashevis Singer once said “what a strange power there is in clothing”. While some people feel powerful having good clothes, they do not always know the whole process that goes into getting a trendy garment into a store, on the rack, and ready to be purchased. Take wine making, for example. There are numerous steps and a long time span needed to make sure wine is ready and safe to be put in stores. Ultimately, one cannot truly understand the process of getting items into stores without seeing and listening to the process first-hand.
On Tuesday, I had an unforgettable trip to Dallas. Both Human Sciences teachers, Mrs. Cupit and Mrs. Bridwell, took a group of the fashion merchandising students on a merchandising related field trip. During this trip we visited The Dallas Market Center, Neiman Marcus, Zodiac, and Holly Hunt’s showroom. Without this trip I would never have the opportunity to experience any of these places. This trip was a first visit to many of the merchandising department centers, but certainly not my last.
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This specific Neiman’s holds a restaurant on the sixth floor called Zodiac. We each had a cup of broth, a popover, a croissant, and a choice of water or tea to start with. Our next plate was a Cesar Salad; I am personally not a fan of salads but this one was delicious. Next, we had roast beef with mashed potatoes. This entrée was the best roast beef I have ever had. Lastly, most were fed chocolate cake for dessert, but I had what seemed to be a lemon cake. After we each finished eating, we then met up with Marjon Zabihi Henderson, our tour guide, and a graduate of public relations. Mrs. Henderson gave us a tour of men’s, women’s, bridal, junior’s, and the makeup and accessories section. Mrs. Henderson was an amazing tour guide and knew many details about Neiman Marcus that were very interesting. This was definitely my favorite part of the