如何才能混迹于时尚界

　　Do not Facebook the owner of a fashion agency asking for a job. I’ve said this before and yet people still Facebook me. The messages often contain grammatical errors, they don’t make sense or they are littered with acronyms like LOL. Phrases such as “I have a passion for fashion” or “Fashion is what my life is about” are my pet hates. If you do Facebook the owner, have something interesting to say and use a spell check.

　　不要使用Facebook 向一家时尚公司的老板求职。我以前就说过了，可还是有人使用Facebook 跟我联络。 Facebook 上的信息往往包含语法错误，根本讲不通，或者充斥着首字母缩写，比如LOL。像“我对时尚怀有热情”或“时尚就是我的全部”等都是我特别讨厌的句子。如果你一定要用Facebook 向老板求职，那就说些有趣的话，并用拼写检查工具检查一下拼写。

　　4. Offer up ideas, but know the right moment 可以提建议，但要适时提出

　　 Don’t stand next to my desk with an idea and a notepad when I am on a conference call trying to make $100,000. However, I do like it when interns offer up ideas – not every day, but when it’s honest, right and correct.

　　当我正在开电话会议，努力挣10 万美元时，不要站在我的办公桌旁拿 http://blog.sina.com.cn/salonstyle STYLE YOUR WORK LIFE 15 着一个记事本提出你的想法。不过如果实习生是在合适正确的时间提出自己的真实想法，而不是每天都提，那么我乐于听取。

　　 5. Never lose your excitement 永远不要失去激情

　　You have to believe in the beauty of fashion, whether it’s the power of colour, structure or line. With fashion, you have to be enamoured by it, never fully understanding it and always wanting to know more. Olivier Zahm, who founded Purple magazine, is a great visionary in fashion. He’s seen everything, yet if you bring him somewhere cool and he sees something beautiful, he still gets excited. These are the only people in fashion that I want to hang out with.

　　不管是颜色的冲击力、结构还是线条，你都要相信时尚的魅力。你必须被时尚迷住——不求其解，也不要总是想知道更多。《紫色》杂志的创始人奥利弗·扎含是一个非常有时尚眼光的人。他什么都见过了，不过如果你把他带到某个美妙的地方，他看到了一些美丽的东西，他仍然会非常兴奋。这种人是唯一我想在时尚界结交的人。

　　6. Be the village girl 做一个乡村女孩儿

　　You don’t have to hail from the big city and be dripping in diamonds to work in fashion. The village girl might not have been the prettiest, the most economically privileged or the smartest girl, but she has a strong work ethic and is often the most frequently looked over. She’s tenacious, kind and intuitive. Through proper cultivation, mentoring or the right environment, it’s “Ding!” and she’s on her game. Don’t underestimate her.

　　在时尚界工作不是非得要求你来自大城市且全身珠光宝气。乡村女孩儿可能不是最漂亮、经济最富裕或最聪明的女孩儿，但她有很强的职业道德，并且通常是最被人关注的。她顽强、善良，并且有天赋。通过适当的培养、指导或适宜的环境，她就成熟了，并能大展身手。不要小看她。