A day in the life of a designer..
Last week I went to see “The 39 Steps” at the Criterion theatre. It was a special offer of course; I’ve always had an eye for a bargain. (A two course dinner at the Criterion Brasserie plus tickets for the theatre at a reduced price)
The Criterion brasserie has a stunning ceiling, rather dishy waiters….And the foods not bad either!
However, if anyone has ever told you that I am quite cool, they really don’t know me! I finished my food and got up to leave and went flying down the steps in the middle of the restaurant despite wearing flat shoes. Glasses and handbag everywhere- As you can see I’ll do anything to attract the attention of a nice young waiter!
The Criterion Theatre is one of those ‘underground gem’s’ that you find in London – like the Savoy. I was initially a little dubious about the play as it only had a cast of four and very few props and I just couldn’t see how it was going to work. But I have to say the critics were right it was absolutely brilliant. The audience roared with laughter and gasped with excitement in all the right places and there was a fabulous tweed suit on stage! What more can you ask for?
This led me to thinking that perhaps less is more and perhaps it was about time that I applied this theory to my wardrobe. I should charity shop all those things that I only wear once every six months and then when I do wear them I think ‘Oh that’s why I don’t wear this very often – I look really awful in it’ – and then I forget until I wear it again six months later! So I am going to do the intelligent thing and base my wardrobe around a few key items…..
It sounds a good theory but it might take me more than a few hours with a bin bag to solve this mystery…
Carol
Posted at 02:56PM Nov 28, 2008 by Long Tall Sally Admin in "Diary Entries" Comments (0)
