Not so perfectly posed was Cherie Blair's first day at Number 10. Unforgettable. She opened the door dressed as if to put out the empties only to be confronted by a man with a large floral arrangement and a bank of long lenses. Cherie was immediately cast as car crash material and remained so her entire time at Number 10. So in the spirit of today's pre-occupation and for want of a decent tale of celebrity, I thought I'd have a little play at what the First Lady of tomorrow might look like in that defining door opening moment.
Sarah: Poor Sarah will probably have packed up all her good stuff ready for the onerous move into another gated community on the edge of obscurity or the edge a nervous breakdown whichever comes first. Imagine her shock if she's back home again with only her Primark pajamas to hand. She's definitely all high street our Sarah so that even her best early morning front door gear will be from Marks & Spencer or Tesco Fred & Florence. Behind the scenes I'd put her as a stripes and plaid girl, up front though, if prepared, she'll be wearing a heart covered cotton nightie with matching robe, belt loosely tied. She's fond of a good belt. Hair will be quickly brushed but not quite perfect. If only she'd known!
SamCam: Well naturally SamCam is all prepared but still not wanting to be presumptuous. She has several outfits laid out and pressed. Boden's have supplied her with a year's worth of nightwear, specially designed, in the hope that she may just dare to take in that first bunch of flowers in person. Only a few hours' sleep won't drag down our Sam and I'd like to think she'd answer the door looking something like Betty from Mad Men, all sixties negligee, groomed hair, cigarette between perfectly manicured fingers. But she wont! She looks too seventies and of course there will be no cigarette. Hair will be glossy and groomed though without even trying and one of the many Boden brightly coloured floral full length nightdresses will serve her well.
Miriam: Well, frankly Miriam didn't think there was a chance this time but was definitely day dreaming about what she might wear a few years hence. Having not invested in anything new, her current wardrobe won't let her down. A Zara Home set of grey drawstring cotton shorts and vest topped with their cashmere housecoat will do perfectly. Her bedhead hair won't let her down either, she'll just look shocked - not in a dazed and confused Cherie way, but more in a way that says she wasn't expecting to find herself there let alone a bank of long lenses.
SamCam: Well naturally SamCam is all prepared but still not wanting to be presumptuous. She has several outfits laid out and pressed. Boden's have supplied her with a year's worth of nightwear, specially designed, in the hope that she may just dare to take in that first bunch of flowers in person. Only a few hours' sleep won't drag down our Sam and I'd like to think she'd answer the door looking something like Betty from Mad Men, all sixties negligee, groomed hair, cigarette between perfectly manicured fingers. But she wont! She looks too seventies and of course there will be no cigarette. Hair will be glossy and groomed though without even trying and one of the many Boden brightly coloured floral full length nightdresses will serve her well.
Miriam: Well, frankly Miriam didn't think there was a chance this time but was definitely day dreaming about what she might wear a few years hence. Having not invested in anything new, her current wardrobe won't let her down. A Zara Home set of grey drawstring cotton shorts and vest topped with their cashmere housecoat will do perfectly. Her bedhead hair won't let her down either, she'll just look shocked - not in a dazed and confused Cherie way, but more in a way that says she wasn't expecting to find herself there let alone a bank of long lenses.
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