Xxx
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Monday, 8 August 2011
All my love xxx
Just wanted to say a quick good luck and love to anyone surrounded by the ridiculous riots taking place in London and Birmingham at the moment. I can't believe what is going on and can't begin to understand how you are feeling. But know that we're behind you, we will support you and we will catch those who are responsible. Stay safe and I hope you find somewhere warm to sleep tonight.
Xxx
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Xxx
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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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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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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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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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Sunday, 5 June 2011
Something I Love
Just a little message a friend sent me once, and I thought it was lovely...
As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken, probably more than once, and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.
Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot; who calls you back when you hang up on him; who will stay awake just to watch you sleep. Wait for the guy who kisses your forehead; who wants to show you off to the world when you are in your sweats; who holds your hand in front of his friends. Wait for the one who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares about you and how lucky he is to have you. Wait for the one who turns to his friends and says, "…that's her."
Love
As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken, probably more than once, and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.
Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot; who calls you back when you hang up on him; who will stay awake just to watch you sleep. Wait for the guy who kisses your forehead; who wants to show you off to the world when you are in your sweats; who holds your hand in front of his friends. Wait for the one who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares about you and how lucky he is to have you. Wait for the one who turns to his friends and says, "…that's her."
Love
Sunday, 8 May 2011
Buying - The Insider Knowledge
I’ve been speaking to some industry experts from various retail businesses about the role of buyers. They had some interesting tips so I thought I’d share with you.
1. Direct fashion buying experience isn’t always necessary, whatever the job advert may say. If you have some retail/fashion experience and want to enter this field, go for it.
2. Sometimes, if you can’t get the job straight away, find another in the business that you can apply for and work your way through the departments from the inside.
3. Interviews are brilliant experience. Whether you think you’ll get the job or not, give it a go. It will give you a great insight in to the kinds of questions you will be asked, and what the interviewers are looking for in a candidate.
4. Ask around, if you know anyone in the business, ask for some advice about the best ways to get experience and get a better idea of what you’re getting yourself in to.
5. Trainee buyer roles are mostly admin, e.g. dealing with post, maintaining a tidy sample room, checking sample colours against the company palette and preparing for meetings.
6. In order to develop a range every season, the process begins with designers and buyers, both of whom visit catwalk shows and go on buying trips to review competitors stock. This allows them to find the best trends for the next season and take away ideas for their own lines.
7. Remember that this job can be very demanding, especially if you move up the ladder and have to go on more buying trips. These can last weeks if necessary so you have to be prepared to be away from friends and family for long periods of time. Aside from the buying trips, it is also a job that requires more than 9-5. You may find that you will have to be in work early, or be expected to stay late on a regular basis, especially in the run up to pre-season selections.
8. Finally, if you have the passion and drive to work hard and succeed in this area, you will.
Hope this helps all you budding buyers!
Lots of love,
Quick update from me. X
I'm sat on the floor of our lovely lounge with the boyfriend playing his 6th game of FIFA do thought I'd take the opportunity to write my latest post. I should point out that I am writing this on our new iPad. I've got to admit, it's pretty awesome, although I'm finding the keyboard a little difficult for so much writing. I'll have to proof read before I publish this! Thing is, can you believe that this was actually free?! The boyfriend won the iPad from work so I'm loving it even more! it's great fun and easy to use. Been looking at apps for sketching on the go, but as it hasn't been pay day yet, I can't afford to pay for any. When I get one sorted and actually start creating something, I'll let you know.
In the mean time, we cleared out our wardrobe again today. I seem to be doing this every month for the charity bags that land on our doorstep and amazingly usually have something to give. Today however, I'm recycling something old for myself. It's a Ted Baker black jacket from a few years ago which I used to wear all the time. That is until it was no longer black. Unfortunately it went a little faded but finally I have purchased some black dye and am currently in the process of restoring it to it's former glory! Hopefully by the end of the day, I should have a great jacket once again. I also found a colourful dress I purchased from New Look whilst in my final year at uni. I'm not totally happy with it anymore as it's strapless and very bright and usually makes me look a funny colour. But as I was trying it on earlier, I realised the bottom half would make a gorgeous skirt. So the plan is to unpick the seam along the waist line and hem it to create a lovely high waisted skirt. I'll let you know how it goes.
I'm going back to basics with my sewing. I never showed you all the dress I made last year when I took a dressmaking course. It was cute and I was amazed I succeeded so I think I got a little cocky. Unfortunately, I tried to make something much too complicated with a difficult fabric and the result left me fairly sad and unconvinced of my ability. So I'm starting fresh, learning the basic skills and building myself up slowly. I did manage to make some gorgeous cushion covers for our lounge so I'll show you those soon.
For now, best go check on the dye.
Lots of love,
In the mean time, we cleared out our wardrobe again today. I seem to be doing this every month for the charity bags that land on our doorstep and amazingly usually have something to give. Today however, I'm recycling something old for myself. It's a Ted Baker black jacket from a few years ago which I used to wear all the time. That is until it was no longer black. Unfortunately it went a little faded but finally I have purchased some black dye and am currently in the process of restoring it to it's former glory! Hopefully by the end of the day, I should have a great jacket once again. I also found a colourful dress I purchased from New Look whilst in my final year at uni. I'm not totally happy with it anymore as it's strapless and very bright and usually makes me look a funny colour. But as I was trying it on earlier, I realised the bottom half would make a gorgeous skirt. So the plan is to unpick the seam along the waist line and hem it to create a lovely high waisted skirt. I'll let you know how it goes.
I'm going back to basics with my sewing. I never showed you all the dress I made last year when I took a dressmaking course. It was cute and I was amazed I succeeded so I think I got a little cocky. Unfortunately, I tried to make something much too complicated with a difficult fabric and the result left me fairly sad and unconvinced of my ability. So I'm starting fresh, learning the basic skills and building myself up slowly. I did manage to make some gorgeous cushion covers for our lounge so I'll show you those soon.
For now, best go check on the dye.
Lots of love,
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