Brandy Melville has recently become all the rage among teenage girls. Between the reasonable price point of their clothes, to their trendy, simplistic dresses, sweaters, and graphic t-shirts, college students everywhere flock to Brandy as their go-to store. But it isn’t just the clothes, either. The girls who work at Brandy Melville photoshoot their clothes on the scene, making their brand seem even more desierable, or dare I say it? ~Hip~. NYU student, Ryan Ott, is just one of those girls.
The Deets:
- Name: Ryan Ott
- Hometown: Rye, New York
- School: Steinhardt ’19
- Major: Media, Culture, and Communications
- Favorite Movie: Requiem for a Dream
- Favorite Food: The bread bowl soup from Kimmel
- Favorite Book: Running With Scissors
- Favorite Music: Everything-besides country, EDM, and metal. Her absolute favorite is jazzy rap music such as Future.
- Favorite Current Style Trend: Trench coats. Her long, furry cheetah print coat is her favorite clothing item for the fall.
- Other Likes: Geography- she can name every European countries capital all by memory. She also LOVES stand up comedy.
HCNYU: When did you start working at Brandy Melville?
RO: I started working there the summer after my senior year to make some money before going to college.
HCNYU: What are the best parts about working at a Brandy store?
RO: The other girls are really great to work with and the work environment is really fun and relaxed. The stores always have good music playing and we are all having a good time while we work. The hours are also really good, and I loved being around clothes all day – plus the discount is really nice. Also, for me personally, it was good experience for me because of the career I want to pursue- wholesale retail.
HCNYU: Is there anything you did not enjoy about working there?
RO: Yeah, sometimes the customers were not the sweetest girls. I had one girl harass me a little about my boyfriend at the time while I was training at the register. She was really rude, but that incident became a joke at the store all summer.
HCNYU: What is it like to model for them?
RO: It’s pretty easy. All you have to do is put on their clothes and go to a cool place in the city and have the photographer do the rest basically. It’s not as hard as many girls might think.
HCNYU: What made you choose NYU?
RO: I chose NYU because the city is my home and I couldn’t imagine studying anywhere else. There are also so many opportunities here.
HCNYU: What is your favorite part about attending NYU?
RO: My favorite part is that there are so many things to do and new places to explore.
HCNYU: What is your least favorite part?
RO: I think my least favorite part would have to be how easy it is to get lost in such a big school.
Check out NYC’s two Brandy Melville Locations: 44 Prince Street and 499 Broadway
Follow Ryan on Instagram: @ryanottfanaccount