Word One: Clothes

[lostinarcadia]

I'm beginning with the last word. It's the one I found easiest to write about. Mr Arcadia came home and saw my list of words and said, "3 are normal and that last one...oh my God, you're going to go mental, aren't you...?" I replied, meekly, "I've only written 2 pages so far..."

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[infoaddict]

Remind me to employ you as my clothes-godmother next time I'm in Melbourne and needing to buy. Clothing shopping makes me tired and angry more often than not, and someone who Knows The Way Of The Cloth is something I - and others like me - would pay money for.

So there's another depth to clothing. People know it's important and so the act of sourcing clothes can be as important or relevant as the results of the act. "I found this gorgeous handbag when trying to buy a pair of work pants", or "I went in for a pair of black court shoes and came out with strappy high-heeled red sandals" - immediately, there's a story to the clothing that makes them stand out beyond the six-pack of knickers from K-Mart ...

[lostinarcadia]

I am more than happy to be your clothes-godmother. I hope it is soon. And you don't have to come when you need to buy - it often takes a couple of sessions of just-trying-on to get used to it. I make it fairly painless, I promise (with coffee & cake breaks as required).

I am seriously toying with the idea of doing a course to become a clothing consultant (or whatever the nice version of Trinny & Sussanah are called).

And yes, there is invariably more to those strappy red sandals than "they were there". Just like there's a tale behind the six pack from K-Mart (and I prefer M&S myself... yessirree, all my "everyday" knickers are from the UK.

[infoaddict]

Crikey. I just did a quick search for "image consultancy course" in Australia. Is that the sort of thing that floats yer boat? - cos if so, it's all OVER the place!

I am hoping to organise a Melbun trip before Xmas so shall see what's possible.

I outfit my rear in Bonds these days because I know the size and the cut and the fit and I don't have to fret about whether they work or not. Makes life MUCH easier. Some of us haven't had the M&S option recently ;)

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[lostinarcadia]

I think what I do IS image consultancy (I prefer Shopping Fairy) but yes, most of the courses sound gadafful. There is one local lady who is highly qualified and sensible at the same time. That's the one I'm going to investigate further.

Or my friends can send me lots of leads and then I won't need a piece of paper...

WHOA!

[catchmyfancy]

Is you coming south? Can I come along on the shopping trip and just giggle? I'll be like a munchkin next to you two giraffes.