Emily says hello to Shiny Style

As you may have read, Shiny Style’s editor, Andrea Petrou, has jetted off on her holidays for a fortnight (lucky her). We didn’t want to leave our readers with no articles for a whole two weeks, so until Andrea gets back I’ll be filling in for her.

Let me introduce myself properly – I’m Emily, a textiles artist and shopper for Britain. Being a bargain-lover (i.e. a skint student) I’m a firm believer that the clothes you wear don’t have to have a hefty price tag to be fashionable. This belief will probably go straight out of the window if I ever have enough cash for a walk-in wardrobe full to the rafters with Chanel and Missoni, but for now, like most other girls, I’m making do with the high street and hand-me-downs.

To me, fashion is all about being yourself and having fun with it. Women shouldn’t be afraid to be bold with their fashion choices, which is why I have a lot of respect for celebrities such as Grace Jones, Debbie Harry and Lady Gaga. I’m not quite ready to start dressing like a lobster or putting coke cans in my hair just yet, but give me a couple of months.