TAG ARCHIVES: FASHION LAWYER 101
Fashion Lawyer 101: Kick Your Heels Up!
339 days ago - The Fashion LawyerIt has been a long, tiring and frustrating couple of months. So much to do, sometimes I feel like I am a headless chicken, running around the place. I know, not a pretty sight. Lawyers love to work, be busy, meet targets, and assist their clients. Yes, you do- that’s why you became a lawyer. … Read More
Fashion Lawyer 101: It is ok to rant and rave
422 days ago - The Fashion LawyerFashion lawyers are legal experts too. Sometimes I feel as though people think I am in design studios all day twiddling my thumbs as I look at models wearing the latest trends. At least, I think that’s what some of my friends think I do. I assure you I don’t do that! In fact, fashion … Read More
Fashion Lawyer 101: WTGobbledygook!
430 days ago - The Fashion LawyerVery early in my legal career I realised that I spoke differently from my clients (and even friends). This might be very obvious to many, but after years of indoctrination tuition, you begin to think that everyone talks in legal jargon on a daily basis. The jokes you find funny, normal people don’t (not that … Read More
Fashion Lawyer 101: What not to take to court: Vlieger & Vandam Guardian Angel Bags
436 days ago - The Fashion Lawyer, Vanity CoutureAmsterdam accessories label Vlieger & Vandam have been making these bags for some time now. Celebrities like Rihanna love the bags and have been spotted carrying them. The designers Hein van Dam and Carlien Vlieger created the bag, it is said, because of the rise in crime and violence and people’s increased perception of fear. … Read More
How Sexy is too Sexy for the Workplace? Indonesia Contemplates a Ban on Sexy Outfits
441 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerIt seems like every couple of years, we have the “sexy outfit” controversy somewhere in the world. Some years ago it was the Brazilian university who was expelled from school for wearing a miniskirt. In 2010, an Iranian Cleric said that women who dress provocatively and tempt people in promiscuity are to blame for earthquakes. … Read More
Fashion Lawyer 101: Birds can fly, lawyers can’t
443 days ago - The Fashion LawyerI cannot help but stress the importance of knowing one’s limitations. As a lawyer I am often asked to move valleys and mountains. When I worked at Big Law, I was often told never to tell the client what you cannot do. Well, I disagree. I don’t think it is right to give the client … Read More
Fashion Lawyer 101: Dress the part, please!
458 days ago - The Fashion LawyerThere is nothing I hate more, than seeing lawyers in badly fitted dark coloured suits. All black (or any dark colour for that matter) was never my scene. Oh no fashionistas. I am an all colour girl. I love colours so much, I could not live without them. I just cannot understand how some people … Read More
Fashion Lawyer 101: Social Media for Networking
465 days ago - The Fashion LawyerIt is said that lawyers don’t embrace social media. Very few law firms have blogs or tweet. Fashion lawyers, are already in an unconventional niche, so it makes no sense we try to “fit in” with the ‘ole boys. The niche is so small and information is so hard to find, the only way to … Read More