Nothing But Vogue

 

 

Coco is 13, and on the beginner ¹⁾slips of shopping. She takes her ²⁾inspiration from teen magazines. There’s not much she doesn’t know about shopping, anywhere in the world.

Coco: I love to go shopping in Rome, right by the Spanish steps. They have a little kid’s shop with all the designer clothes for me, that’s where I love to go. And Paris, the Lebon Marche, I loved it there. I loved all the places in Europe to shop. I think what age I felt like I was marketed by companies was when I was 7 years old, and the GAP had the “Aalentine’s Day”shirts. They had little cat shirts with the little ³⁾tiaras on. I would buy those, and I would love them.    

Coco’s mother likes to help her daughter to shop, it’s a regular part of life for Coco to go to one of her favorite designer ⁴⁾boutiques.

Coco: I’m trying to ⁵⁾reinvent myself, you know, you can try to reinvent yourself in there. And it’s key, because they have so many different styles.

Coco’s mother: My opinion is meaningless, ha, ha, ha. I’m just here to pay.

Coco: I’m trying to look very ⁶⁾cute and sexy, because I haven’t looked like that in the past.

Coco’s mother: You don’t think?

Coco: Do you like this?

Coco’s mother: No!

Coco: I like it.

Coco’s mother: Ha, ha, OK.

Coco’s mother: I go shopping, one way or another, almost every day, but with Coco, pretty much every weekend. She loves to go uptown also. And this is our favorite teen shop. This is a little Versace outfit¹. That is very cute on you. Occasionally I like some Versace, but only the ⁷⁾couture ⁸⁾stuff, the other stuff is a little too ⁹⁾trashy for me.

Coco: You know if you had something from Versace, it’s nice, you know, to have something from a designer. It’s nice, it just makes you feel good. And I know it’s not like the ¹⁰⁾anecdotes you want to make you feel good, but it’s true. I think I might buy it even if it wasn’t a Versace top, because I think it looks good on me. I think it fits me nicely, and I think it’s the fun ¹¹⁾thrifty³ top that I want.

Coco’s mother: I think it’s very stylish⁴.

Coco: And style is everything. For Mary Ellen Cashman.

Coco’s mother: Ha, ha. What did I add? A jewelry⁵ box for Coco’s Tiffany jewelry. Are you happy?   

What Coco learns now, will define her behavior in the luxury-shopping world of the future.CE

24、我只爱时尚

  

可可13岁，刚刚开始学习购物。她常常从少年杂志中吸取灵感，对世界各地的购物信息无所不知。

可可：我渴望去罗马购物，就在西班牙广场旁边有一家店，里面的衣服都是名师设计，很适合我这样的孩子，我很想去那里。我喜欢巴黎，尤其是那里的Lebon Marche，我想走遍整个欧洲购物。七岁那年，The GAP 推出的“情人节”衬衫使 我第一次有了想穿名牌服装的念头。那些紧身上衣配上王冠形状的头饰显得格外漂亮，我很想买，也很喜欢。   

可可的妈妈喜欢帮助女儿购物，逛自己最喜欢的服装专卖店已经成为可可生活中的一部分。

可可：我想要重新包装自己，你知道，上专卖店可以成功地改变你的形象，主要是因为这里有很多服装款式。

妈妈：我的意见无关重要，哈哈……我只是来付钱的。

可可：我想把自己打扮得可爱而且性感些，因为我从来没有尝试过这种打扮。

妈妈：没试过吗？

可可：你喜不喜欢？

妈妈：不喜欢！

可可：我喜欢。

妈妈：哈哈……那好吧。

妈妈：无论如何我几乎每天都要去购物，但是和可可一起去的话，基本上都是在周末。她也很喜欢逛街，我们最喜欢逛这家青少年服装店。这是“范思哲”套装，穿起来显得很可爱。我偶尔也会穿“范思哲”，不过我只选高级洋裁款式，我觉得我穿其它款式不好看。

可可：你知道的，如果能有一件“范思哲”的衣服，是多开心的一件事呀，因为“范思哲”的款式全是名师设计，非常好看，能令我开心。我知道这不是一剂万灵药，总能让你兴奋，不过事实的确如此。即使不是“范思哲”我也会买，因为我穿得很好看，很合身，我就是想买这种有活泼感觉的上衣。

妈妈：我觉得很时髦。 

可可：不时髦不要。快付钱给玛丽·艾伦吧。

妈妈：哈哈……我还买了什么？一个首饰盒，给可可放“蒂凡内”的首饰。开心吗？   

可可现在学到的购物方式将决定她日后购买高档商品的行为。CE

 

1) slip [slip] n. 失足，滑

2) inspiration [9inspE5reiFEn] n. 灵感

3) tiara [ti5B:rE] n. 冠状头饰

4) boutique [bu:5ti:k] n. 专卖流行衣服的小商店

5) reinvent [9ri:in5vent] v. 重新包装，彻底改造

6) cute [kju:t] a. 可爱的，聪明的

7) couture [ku:5tjuE] n. 服装设计（师）或其服装店

8) stuff [stQf] n. 原料，材料

9) trashy [5trAFi] a. 无价值的，没有用的

10) anecdote² [5AnikdEut] n. 轶事，奇闻

11) thrifty [5Wrifti] a. 节约的

 

1 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

2 anecdote   

n.轶事，趣闻，短故事

参考例句：

• He departed from the text to tell an anecdote.他偏离课文讲起了一则轶事。
• It had never been more than a family anecdote.那不过是个家庭趣谈罢了。

3 thrifty   

adj.节俭的；兴旺的；健壮的

参考例句：

• Except for smoking and drinking,he is a thrifty man.除了抽烟、喝酒，他是个生活节俭的人。
• She was a thrifty woman and managed to put aside some money every month.她是个很会持家的妇女，每月都设法存些钱。

4 stylish   

adj.流行的，时髦的；漂亮的，气派的

参考例句：

• He's a stylish dresser.他是个穿着很有格调的人。
• What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world.巴黎女性时装往往会引导世界时装潮流。

5 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。