fabulous future me, with her incredible wardrobe funded who knows how and her impeccable taste stemming from who knows where will of course have drawers and drawers of statement necklaces. Which, i suppose, rather defeats the whole purpose of a statement necklace which is that you have one or two that will completely elevate an outfit from simple to amazing, but then, fabulous future me never does things by half measures. Nestled in her huge closet among shoe boxes filled with cuffs, cocktail rings, leather bracelets, chandelier earrings will be row after row of beautifully crafted feats of metallurgy and jewelry making, big pendants, huge paste stones, ingenious designs and glittering colours. Some of them tied with grosgrain ribbon in luxurious warm shades, others with thick chains, others with dainty slivers of gold or silver so sleek they look like liquid mercury against the skin.
Ah, can life hurry up and get me to that point already!
Monday
lanvin ballet flats, vanessa bruno dress, lanvin necklace burberry trench, chloe bag, topshop sunnies.
You really only ever wear sunglasses on a monday morning. You own so many pairs, and yet, you never seem to wear them. You just forget to put them on, and because you're always in your spectacles (myopia is a real chore sometimes) you just can't be bothered to switch over to sunnies even though the other girls in the office are never to be seen without their black frames. And don't even get you started on transition lenses, *shudder*. But on a monday, a sunny sunny monday, with the prospect of a full working week before you, you just can't help trying to block out the brightness of the coming days for a little while. And although it doesn't change anything, it does make you feel better. As does your fuss-free outfit, a cute smock dress, comfortable ballet flats and a classic and chic trench coat topped off with a big, bold, here i am necklace with wood, pearl, chain and velvet components. A mixture of earth, sea, luxury and everyday, just like you!
Tuesday
giles and brother necklace, topshop crop top, zero+maria cornejo skirt, stella mccartney blazer, cartier bracelet, joanne bracelet, yves saint laurent cuff, azzedine alaia wedges.
Your magazine is celebrating their 75th anniversary this issue, and to launch the upcoming special edition with 4 separate collectible covers each with a model integral to the success of the magazine, past and present, there is a huge party. Anticipation is huge, expectations even higher, and it seems like what started as a small industry gathering has turned into the 'must-attend event of the year!' (tatler). Oh well, there are worse things you have to do for you work, you think, as you slip into a slinky black evening skirt, cool crop top and tailored man-style blazer. Knowing there will be plenty of judgmental eyes combing your outfit over you slip into super high alaia wedges, but are unsure how to complete the outfit. usually you would scrape your hair up into a bun and go make up free, but it seems like a little underdressed for tonight. Instead you pull your hair into a messy half up half down do, with a slick of mascara and liptint and add a multi-chain bib necklace that rings around the neck of your top like a scarf. Perfect!
Wednesday
proenza schouler bag, acne top, current/elliot jeans, marni wedges, marni necklace, doma cropped leather jacket, benjamin glasses.
wednesday is date night, as you remember so late in the day thanks to an early deadline. It's not like you actually forgot you had a date tonight, it's more like it slipped your mind. As you rush home after work to change into something a little nicer than your distressed jeans and comfy wedges (you didn't feel like chancing stilettos after the hours spent dancing at the party last night) you think, hey, what is wrong with your outfit? It's easy, it's simple, but it's not boring, and you like the warm colour combinations of the rich ochre with the slightly washed out purple suede of your satchel. And with the interesting shapes cast by your marni resin and horn necklace you know that it will go straight from day to night. So instead of turning into your street you jump into a cab to go off to the restaurant, confident in the belief that even though you might not look sexy, you do look lovely.
Thursday
american eagle denim jacket, proenza schouler bodycon dress, lanvin pendant necklace, celestina box clutch, nicholas kirkwood heels.
When you donned your sunglasses on monday in an attempt to block out the horror of another working week you must have forgotten how party-filled this week actually was! Thursday yields another invitation, this time for a swanky gathering celebrating the life achievements of one of your favourite designers and a good friend of yours - Nicholas Kirkwood. Throughout your life writing for various magazines he has kept you well shod in beautiful heels that defy gravity and imagination. In celebration for his fabulous career so far you don your favourite pair of kirkwood heels, the first pair you ever owned, in fact. Sculpted to perfection, with interweaving suede straps like snakes across your foot, a slightly exposed and truncated platform and a cut away heel studded with diamantes, these shoes are not for wallflowers. You pair them with a simple sculptural LBD, a long pendant crystal necklace and after some hesitation in front of a rack of blazers and leather jackets you settle for a denim jacket instead, the perfect counterpoint to a sexy, attention grabbing outfit and the perfect full stop to a beautiful crafted sentence. As you step out onto the pavement and hear the signature 'tap tap' of your heels you can't help but let a huge grin cross your face, cinderella's going off to the ball!
Friday
all saints parka, GG boatneck top, michelle jank necklace, kimberly mcdonald ring (browns), bondage ring (browns), joanne bracelet, acne skirt, chloe bag, topshop plimsoles.
Glorious, glorious friday! How you adore thee! How you sing to the heavens at your arrival, signaling the imminent arrival of a weekend and the promise of seemingly endless hours of doing nothing, eating lovely food (and not quickly grabbed toasted sandwiches as you chase the clock to get a story in) and slow, languorous glasses of wine. As if sensing your restlessness for the weekend to begin your editor has sent you out of the office so you can't distract the others with chats about where you are escaping to this time to interview the new young wife of a famous football star, plucked from obscurity in her native Lithuania and thrust into british limelight. When you meet her in an organic whole foods cafe near the office you are surprised and touched by her natural sweetness and her genuine-ness. She seems unfazed, if a little stunned by media attention, and has that rosy glow of someone deeply in love. After spending an ejoyable couple of hours with her, gathering the information necessary for the piece accompanying her recent photoshoot for the magazine you swap numbers and promise to catch up soon . And even though her husband is incredibly good looking you don't feel like you have to off her and steal her boyfriend, you just feel very happy for her. What a nice person! So nice you even forget that it's friday and the weekend is starting tomorrow. When you get back to the office you type the story straight up in one go, finishing 1 hour after your normal time. When you realise you just laugh to yourself, and quickly hurry home for a big bowl of pasta and the promise of lazy saturday mornings ahead...
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