AKA Laura’s selfie hell continues…
Monday 19th May
Wearing: Oasis skirt, black vest
Doing: Phone interview, sewing
Thinking: I was having a bad hair day, so Alan bravely volunteered to model for me. I like this skirt because it looks like the kind of thing I would make. It’s also probably the only thing that has ever fitted me from Oasis. I do not have the right body shape for their clothes
Me Made Improvements: I was going to wear the Olive skirt, but it felt a bit tight (how do my me made clothes that were massive last year feel tight, but my normal fitting high street clothes still fit?)
Tuesday 20th May
Wearing: Gap chinos, Zara 3/4 sleeve top
Doing: I went to see a recruitment agent who was lovely and encouraging
Thinking: Even Alfie couldn’t find anything right in my wardrobe. I never know what to wear for this kind of thing. It’s not an interview, but you’re going to someone’s office, which makes me think I should be smart. However, last time I visited an agent he was wearing an Ed Hardy t shirt, so I decided to go for something fairly normal here. I noticed mid way through the day that the trousers have some kind of oil stain on them.
Me Made Improvements: At some point I need to suck it up and make some trousers
Wednesday 21st May
Wearing: Vero Moda short sleeved jumper, Levis, Me made tote bag
Doing: Errands, chores, tidying my sewing space, Russian homework
Thinking: I think this is the first time I’ve worn this jumper. I don’t really understand the point of a jumper with short sleeves, but it actually worked ok for the temperature. The colour in the picture isn’t really accurate – it’s a sort of fluorescent coral/orange, which is why I bought it.
Me Made Improvements: I use my tote a lot, so that’s better than nothing today
Thursday 22nd May
Wearing: Esprit skirt, TM Lewin blouse, Dune shoes
Doing: Another job interview. Later in the day, Alfie and I watched a programme about weaving and I thought I might like to give that a go
Thinking: This skirt is part of an incredibly loud suit combo which I don’t wear together. Separately, the two suit components go incredibly well with a lot of clothes. The blouse is too tight on my boobs, which is always a problem for me.
Me Made Improvements: Smart tops. I could definitely have worn my wool Miette for this interview, but of course I wasn’t sure beforehand
Friday 23rd May
Wearing: Ancient Topshop blouse (ca. 2001), crap Levis, Nikes
Doing: Feeling a bit fed up after not getting the three jobs I’ve interviewed for (I did get three interviews from three applications though, so that’s pretty cool), cheering up a bit when I was invited for an interview somewhere else, going to a Russian lesson
Thinking: I’ve seen this blouse look really good on someone else, but I don’t know if I like it on me. I really like the idea of it, as I’ve had it since I was 17. These jeans are awful. They don’t hold their stretch at all, which is just wonderful considering they cost about £90.
Me Made Improvements: Maybe I could do something to the blouse to make it a bit more me? I don’t really know what that means, and Ben seems to quite like it as it is… Maybe it’s too short?
Saturday 24th May
Wearing: 1. Gap t-shirt, Gap chinos (sand), Toms, Comptoir des Cotonniers mac. 2. Same t-shirt, Oversized grey cardie (see Alfie shot from 20th May), crap Levis, Nikes, Primark anorak. 3. Yellow/grey striped Gap jumper, good Levis, Clarks boots, mac from outfit one
Doing: Going out for lunch, feeling a bit cold so changing into the slightly warmer outfit two, going for a walk to see about the distance between a few different roads and the station (we are house hunting), getting caught in a freak storm and sheltering in Coop for ten minutes, running home and changing into outfit three (boots in May! What the hell?), going to look at a flat, feeling a bit too hot
Thinking: The weather is destroying me
Me Made Improvements: I’m glad none of my me mades were destroyed in the weather
Thoughts so far: I hate all of my clothes. But seriously, I need to build up more variety in my me made wardrobe. It’s no good having a lot of skirt and dresses when I like to spend at least half my time wearing trousers and t-shirts.
We’re trying to buy our first home at the moment. I’m sure it’s going to be a lot smaller than the flat we rent at the moment, so I’m going to have to curate my wardrobe more carefully to fit it into our new space.
Don’t be discouraged by the job hunt – that you’re getting so many interviews is surely a good sign! Also: nearly done with selfies!! Only a few days to go now 🙂
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Yeah, I’m generally not too upset about the job hunt – these things take time! I’m sure the right job will come along soon 🙂
Aside from the selfies (which I thought I would enjoy more), this month has been quite interesting and has forced me to dig out some clothes I never wear.
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