Tell that man yous a boss bitch - Kelis
I admittedly spent most of January moping around in a kind of limbo - mostly thanks the average weather, lack of money, post-graduation listlessness and other personal reasons. After a while you realise that, although the help pass the time and keep your mind off things, sleeping until late and taking ridiculously long showers doesn't really do your sanity much good.
You can't just mope around waiting for things to happen, you generally need to hustle.
After a few pseudo-work meetings and some proactive list writing I feel like 2012 is finally getting into the swing of things. It's definitely quite jarring to suddenly not have university to go back to - for as long as I can remember the routine of study has been an unquestionable and dominant part of every year. Now it's time for us to turn that into a career path and see just how marketable a fashion design degree is. Chase work, sell ourselves and be proactive.
In fact, to do something with all that sewing and design practice, I'm now making made to order pants.
Check them out. Get in touch.
There's no better feeling than giving a gift that blows someones mind.
Seriously. Those occasions when you manage to give someone the perfect present and their face lights up and you know you did good. It really is super rewarding.
Stilettos look amazing but boy do your feet hurt the next day.
You all know I'm a little bit obsessed with sassy, grown-up heels at the moment. And boy do they look great. But if you are on your feet in them nearly all night, you certainly feel it the next day. It's mostly worth it, but also a reminder that stilettos are best worn in proportionally more seated occasions like dinner, coffee and meetings. Not dancing to Beyonce.
The mens shows are pretty awesome, but overwhelming.
No way have I been blogging the collections as much as I would like. I have been putting some stuff up on my Tumblr as I see them though, so check it out.
Not only am I a total fangirl of the accomplished Olsen sisters, but am also somewhat addicted to their YouTube doppelganger.
If you haven't discovered Very Mary Kate by now, you are missing out an some serious laughs in life. Elaine Carroll nails a hilarious pastiche of the sisters, Mary Kate in particular, without ever diminishing my genuine admiration for the girls. To start with, watch this, this and this.
Image Source: The Fashion Spot
Chosen because the Olsen sisters relate to at least two points in the post.
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I just finished a degree too, I'm also in the same sort of limbo between being a student and getting a job in the 'real world'. I spend my days drinking tea and putting things on trademe to earn money for rent. Turns out no one hires BA graduates.
ReplyDeleteI hear ya girl. Totally in that state of limbo too, sometimes its just hard to stay sane :(
ReplyDeleteI absolutely know how you are feeling, it is such a tough transition. My advice would be to trust your gut and don't what other people might 'expect' you to do. I am definitely going to check out VMK have heard about it but never got around to finding it! xx
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