Helen Uffner Vintage

Through her time at FIT, Parker had held two internships in Collections Management and Archiving. Her first internship was at Helen Uffner Vintage in Queens, NY. She assisted in organizing the objects in the collection which ranged from garments to accessories to books; starting from the Victorian Era through to modern day. Through organizing the collection, she would handle up to one hundred objects a day to ensure they were in the correct spots and were housed in safe conditions. She also assisted customers that would come in, pulling objects they would be interested in using for exhibitions or to be worn on various TV shows, one being SNL. Parker worked alongside Helen to keep track of objects that would leave and re-enter the space, making sure the condition of the objects was consistent at each stage of the rental process. The last role she had in this position was assisting in the company’s social media. She helped to develop posts that highlight the collection and was even featured in several of them.