robovogue

lately my internet has been extremely faulty and a little too some time-ish which has really pushed me to the edge. I never realised the extenet to which I used the inertnet until it was a mere click away. This whole concept of our ridiculously close connection with the internet among other technology had me wondering if the world of fashion had pondered upon the same thing...of course they had. I found this amazingly quirky editorial for Vogue Italy. Shot by Steven Klein, the editorial cleverly named 'The Total Lady' defined  the weird and wonderful bond between man and machine with a unique fashion edge.

Servant or Superior?

I work for Dorothy Perkins and have been for the past year. Although I have a couple other jobs I'd say this is definitely my most stable and enjoyable if you can truly call work enjoyable and actually believe it. I came across this notion the other day that had me racking my brains for the majority of my shift.

There are so many titles for one job, 'Sales Assistant', 'Sales Advisor', 'Sales Representative' etc yet they all really come down to one thing, you do whatever the customer wants you to do, in moderation of course. So, does that make me their servant, i mean, I think yes in some ways, I run downstairs when they miraculously forget what their legs are for, I offer them endless alternatives when they reach the till after a good hour of stressful shopping and realise that actually the red dress is a little too figure hugging and I wave them off and smile over gritted teeth when they've really pushed all the wrong buttons, so that means I'm a sort of modern day slave right?

Wrong...i think.

When a person walks into the shop you have this sort of aura about you that screams I have power because I have this job, I could make a persons shopping experience total hell or I could make Dorothy Perkins the most amazing place to be. I could go down to the stock room to get that last size 10 OR I could feel the tiredness in my knees and claim we don't have anymore jeans in. It provides me with this feeling of authority and I wont lie it does feel slightly uplifting, but I mean it's a pretty big jump from my prior inferior notion of being a slave to the consumer which initially...we are.

So what are we sales advisory representative assistants, are we servants or superior? To be perfectly honest I couldn't say, not without researching it a little more, I suppose it would be easier to just say that we're a healthy balance between the two but what a boringly generic answer! I'd say it depends on the type of person you are. I'm usually willing to help people as much as I can because I know that's what I'd want if I walked into a place to spend my money but not all people share that view.

I'm still undecided to be honest so i'll look into it further and get back to you soon!

xoxo

jelous much?

I religously watch gossip girl as if I have no heavy amounts of homework, revision and exam prep to do for my last vital year at college and yet each time i swap my psychology book for 40 minutes of the infamous GG i wonder why am i so obsessed?

After scouting through the Marie Claire website today, it seems pretty clear where my obsession stems from...

Glamour. Style. Fashion. Fame. Jelous, much?

Pictures : Marie Claire (Magazine

Who? : Blake Lively - Serena Van De Woodsen

            Leighton Meester - Blair Waldorf

            Penn Badgley - Dann Humphrey

            Taylor Momsen - Jenny Humphrey

            Kelly Rutherford - Lilly Bass

            Clemence Posey (Newbie Gossip Girl)

Today's Outfit

Went out to watch Going The Distance with a good friend, if you don't know it by the title it's that romance that's a little cringey due to drew barrymore and justin longs acting alongside eachother regardless of their prior relationship that not so recently ended...
Anyway, it was a little brighter than usual out and not particularly cold so I put together this simple ready-to-go outfit.

No fiffing and faffing, just fashion !

white crop top (although due to my tucking in you can't really tell) - Topshop - totally cannot remember !

gold love necklace - Dorothy Perkins - £5!!

camel high-waisted skirt - Zara - £19.99 SALE

red patent belt - Primark - £1.50...i think, it's fairly old now

seethrough glitter jellies - Miss Selfridge - £10, most comfortable shoes in my wardrobe...possibly in the whole world

i would like breakfast at tiffanys please...

I've been researching Audrey Hepburn for a film studies project at college, if you can truly call relaxing and endulging in old films and food 'research', and I found myself delving into the world of silver screen beautys and vintage fashion. Audrey Hepburn's most iconic role I'd have to say is Holly Golightly the classic Breakfast at Tiffanys and that's where my heart has now been captured until further notice. I felt it wasn't a typical love story, there were twists, deceit, lies, greed and spurts of very comical dialogue tangled up in the plot which yes, made it interesting to watch but not particularly romantic or dreamy like most have said to me in the past. I feel it's been tagged such a magical creation for it's hauntingly beautiful couture, fashion and costume design, I truly believe that's where the real romance lies.

Givenchy is whom we have to thank for the elegant dresses that draped Hepburns petite frame throughout the majority of the film, each gown fitted Hepburn perfectly as if created for her and her only. One dress in particular, the oh so perfect LBD (little black dress) seen at the beginning of the film, was auctioned off for over £400,000 for charity proving that fashion is not just the garments you see but it's the people who wear them. I can't say Givenchy could've got away with selling that LBD for anymore than the £70,000 everybody was expecting it to be sold for at the auction without Audrey Hepburns timeless mark on it...

possibly the best project i've done yet.

 



I've Moved

After a blissful 3 months blogging on Wordpress I've decided, for the benefit of my blog, that I should do the unthinkable and move to Blogspot. Although I find it a very difficult move to make due to the amount I've built up my Wordpress blog and the potential loss of followers I think it's one of the best things I can do and if anybody followed before I'm sure they'll follow again. I was restricted as to what I could and couldn't do in terms of the design and I found that I had much more choice in how I layed out my blog. I may still feel the burn of disloyalty for the next few weeks but I'm sure my upcoming blog posts will help to make me feel right at home on blogspot!

I'm still in two minds as to what to do with my other blog but until then here's a link so you can take a peek...http://collegegirl93.wordpress.com.

xoxo