星期六 [ 2010-1-30 10:08:50 | watches1013 ]   Stilettos at dawn in the siste WOMEN have a shopping gene. Armani, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Even in a recession it's genetically impossible for the female of the species to walk past a shoe sale and not buy something irrational and strappy. Consequently our wardrobes heave with fashion faux pas. Which is what makes an accessory swap such an inspired idea. After all, one woman's trash is another woman's treasure (how else do you explain second marriages?). The Great Accessory Swap is a nationwide event organised by Good Housekeeping magazine to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. The idea is to get together a group of girlfriends who each bring along a couple of items which have passed their amuse-by dates. You then exchange New Jewellery Products your old handbag or heels with someone else's cast-offs, donating 10 quid to the charity with each swap. And getting together for LED Light Bulb SP50-3W a worthy charitable cause takes any hint of self-indulgence out of a gloriously girlie soir?e. For my swapathon, my next door neighbour, Mimi, made the food. The human menu was an exotic mix of mates ? June Sarpong, Sarah Brown, Dannii Minogue, Ruby Wax, Ronni Ancona, Helena Kennedy, Penny Smith, Fay Weldon and Lynda La Plante. High on cake and camaraderie, things started well enough. But once the swapping began in earnest, hostilities soon rivalled those between Balkan republics. The race was on. I was determined get the best bag, fair and square ? even if I had to cheat. Although firm friends, we were suddenly giving each other the kind of sideways predatory stares that could have got us parts in a Dracula movie. embroidered patches When June realised Ruby had seized Lynda's leopardskin purse, her smile became unhinged ? the sort of smile that goes with braiding your hair and sitting in a corner humming. When Penny snatched up Sarah Brown's Stella McCartney pumps, Ronni was so upset you would have thought a garbage truck had just backed over the groom on her wedding day. But once the dust had settled we were all delighted with our new possessions. All that aerobic activity (lunging, shoving and arm wrestling burns up at least 300 calories an hour) also meant a guilt- free nosh on yet more cake. As we cackled the evening away we all agreed that there is one thing we would never swap: our girlfriends. Those who accuse such events of being girlie consumption-fests obviously prefer the skimmed milk of human kindness.. Other articles: http://www.86msl.com/Blog/View/?290 浏览(384) | 回复(1)
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