By far, the best best post ever (well, in my goldfish like memory) It made me laugh, squirm & hoot with joy, whilst my jaw dropped If I ever won the lottery i'd employ UDT as my P.A He'd be fabulous Nette Undisputedtruth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > @Ms B > > In my experience most shop staff (99%) are pretty > clueless about what they sell in any case. I've > also been asked to leave a couple of shops just > because I showed too much knowledge. Talking about > low self-esteem issues, hey ho. However, there are > a few knowledgeable individuals who know their > stuff and it's a pleasure having a conversation > and exchanging information with them. In some > cases, conversations stretched well past shop > closing time. And I usually get a 15 to 20% > discount some of these shops. A substantial amount > as I usually spend anywhere between ?100 to ?280 > on jeans. It goes to show that I click with people > in the know but not with the don't know betters. > > Last year, I was asked to model by a stylist > teaching one of her students. So I got a low down > in the work of a stylist. Amazingly all the > colours that were suggested for me, with the > exception of pink, were already in my wardrobe. I > already knew the link between cuts and body shape, > texture weights, etc. > > Not sure why people are so obsessed with the > latest collections. Basically, there is nothing > new in fashion and latest collections are just a > marketing tool to sell more clothes. I bought an > unknown brand of jeans for ?280. I didn't need > label hype or anything like that. The jeans were > very high quality. Six months later, fashion late > comers David Beckham & Brad Pitt also bought the > same pair which have now pushed up the prices to > ?450. Deep down, I suspect these celebrities > really want to dress like me! Still, my jeans > collection is better than David Beckham's though I > do admire Brad Pitt's taste in jeans.