Suck it up
September 9th 2011 00:59
Last night I tootled down to Sydney's version of Vogue's Fashions Night Out, which was in some parts fabulous and in others not so much.
I went with a friend of mine who is a journo and stylist, and she unashamedly admitted she was getting her "snob on" and was fairly horrified that events she had RSVP'ed to had become a free for all, for what appeared to be the whole of Sydney.
As it became increasingly evident that this was not so much a night of fashion but a night of unashamed consumerism and prodding the economy, we decided our stay would be swift and strategic. So we beelined for Mulburry. But despite having an RSVP list, they made my snobby friend wait for entry. The store was full of people who had not RSVP'ed but who clearly finished work earlier than us, and needless to say - she was not impressed.
Making our way through the mall to Calvin Klein, Karen Millen and Coast, her disapproving look proved catching and spread to my face. There was an abundance of models teetering at store entrances throughout the mall, their sole job to entice people in. However, the inability of these women to maintain their posture and hold their tummies in made me more motivated to head to the gym than into their store.
Seriously, SUCK IT IN.
We don't all have flat stomachs, I get that, and mine is a little on the ET side at the best of times, but I am aware of this and when I am wearing a fitted outfit, I either make a conscious effort to hold my stomach in, or I wear Spanx.
Standing there with a tummy popped out means all I can look at is the big ET belly on display - not the fabulous dress you have on. I'm not sure Vogue would approve.
I went with a friend of mine who is a journo and stylist, and she unashamedly admitted she was getting her "snob on" and was fairly horrified that events she had RSVP'ed to had become a free for all, for what appeared to be the whole of Sydney.
As it became increasingly evident that this was not so much a night of fashion but a night of unashamed consumerism and prodding the economy, we decided our stay would be swift and strategic. So we beelined for Mulburry. But despite having an RSVP list, they made my snobby friend wait for entry. The store was full of people who had not RSVP'ed but who clearly finished work earlier than us, and needless to say - she was not impressed.
Making our way through the mall to Calvin Klein, Karen Millen and Coast, her disapproving look proved catching and spread to my face. There was an abundance of models teetering at store entrances throughout the mall, their sole job to entice people in. However, the inability of these women to maintain their posture and hold their tummies in made me more motivated to head to the gym than into their store.
Seriously, SUCK IT IN.
We don't all have flat stomachs, I get that, and mine is a little on the ET side at the best of times, but I am aware of this and when I am wearing a fitted outfit, I either make a conscious effort to hold my stomach in, or I wear Spanx.
Standing there with a tummy popped out means all I can look at is the big ET belly on display - not the fabulous dress you have on. I'm not sure Vogue would approve.
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