I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Oscar de la Renta (New York, NY) in Aug 2012
Interview
I interviewed to become a design intern for school credit. The interview process was fair. The interviewer asked pretty generic questions regarding school and all of the skills I had to offer. She also reviewed my portfolio. She was very up front and honest about some of the things I would be doing as an intern. This was a good interview for someone in college, trying to get their first internship.
Lengthy process. Asked for a project which was costly and time consuming. This would be fine, but I got the feeling that they already knew they didn't want to hire me from the start. Honestly, this is standard practice that I think the fashion industry could stand to reform. Let's not waste each others time homies. Peace out.