Thursday 7 July 2011

The Apprentice

As I'm sat watching The Apprentice The Final Five, I thought I'd give you an update on my fashion career.

So you may not know but I had an interview for a buying job last week. I have to say I was not confident when I came out and at times felt slightly out of my depth. The whole process was an assessment centre with a group exercise, presentation and interview. I did well for my level of knowledge of the job and industry; relatively small compared to people who have done degrees in fashion. But I tried my best and, though I didn't get the job, I did get some great feedback.

Onwards and upwards. I've organised meetings with HR and the buyers involved in my interview in the hope of gaining some relevant experience for my next application.

Watch this space!

Sweet dreams,

Love VA. xxxxxxxxx


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Saturday 2 July 2011

The Palazzo

Today I purchased my first pair of palazzo trousers and god do I love them! lucky for me it was one of those days when I had jobs to do in town and stumbled on the river island sale. Well I wasn't going to walk past and ignore it was I?! Actually I was hoping that a gorgeous sleeveless bright orange top with delicate purple flowers that I had loved all season would be in the sale. Unfortunately for me it was in the sale, just not in my size. So while I was desperately looking around for that, I found these fantastic trousers. They're a gorgeous mauve colour and made of fabric that hangs perfectly. Definitely worth a trip girls!

Lots of love,

VA xxx

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Long time no blog

Apologies for my major absence, sometimes life jus catches up with you and you don't always have time to document it. So a million and one things have happened in my life since we last spoke, I'll do my best to be brief!

The boyfriend and I were taken on a fantastic 5 day trip to Rome by my very generous parents. All I can say is wow. If you haven't been, you have to go. It is a phenomenal city. There's so much to see and do that we could go for another 5 days or longer and not do any of the things we did this time. Must see and my ultimate favourite was St Peter's Basilica. The building is just magnificent and all the artwork and sculptures inside are beautiful. Don't be scared by the queues, they move faster than you expect. I honestly cannot describe the feeling you get when you go through the archways surrounding the square outside the Basilica and see it in all it's glory for the first time. I was expecting it to be fantastic and thankfully it did not disappoint. Of course there are many other sights in the city that are definitely worth seeing; the Trevi Fountain being one, and for us fashion obsessed, the street opposite the Spanish Steps houses more high end designer stores than I think I have ever seen on one road. But beware, if you think London is busy, that's possibly nothing compared to this street.

Moving on, I finally got myself an interview for a trainee buyer position at work. I put my all in to the presentation work and swotted up on the role of the buying department. Unfortunately I don't quite feel like I did myself justice on the day. Still waiting to hear from HR, hopefully we'll be told if we were successful or not by next week.

Will do my best to keep you posted!

Lots of love,

VA xxx

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