Friday 1 February 2013

Miriam Princhek

Miranda Priestly

~ Editor-in-chief of American Runway magazine.

~ Mother of twin daughters: Caroline and Cassidy.

~ Current spouse: Mr Tomlinson.

~ Resides in a penthouse apartment on Fifth Avenue with deep burgundy carpet in the hallway; thick cream coloured fabric with tiny cream pinstripes running the length on the walls and a suede cream bench.

~ Owner of Madelaine, a French bulldog puppy.

~ Personal cars:
  • Lincoln Navigator in black 
  • Porsche Carrera 4 in British racing green

~ Signature accessory: white Hermès scarf. 

~ Perfume: Bvlgari.

~ Stationery: Ecru Dempsey and Carroll.

~ Preferred bottled water: a glass of Pellegrino served with ice and a lime and placed on a linen napkin on the left hand side. 

~ Coffee: Starbucks tall latte with two raw sugars, two napkins and one stirrer.

~ Breakfast from Mangia:
  • 1 x soft cheese danish 
  • 4 x slices of bacon
  • 2 x sausage links 

~ Lunch prepared by Smith and Wollensky:
  • 1.25 pound of ribeye steak, served bloody
  • 2 x baked potatoes, served steaming hot
  • Smashed potatoes made soft with lots of heavy cream and extra butter
  • 8 x stalks of asparagus 
  • Served with a metal gravy boat of softened butter and a pinch box of grainy kosher salt
  • Provided with a wooden-handled steak knife and a crisp white linen napkin

~ Casual attire allowed in the office on Fridays: skin-tight tan-coloured corduroy jeans from Seven, worn with high heels.

~ Newspapers on Wednesdays:
  • New York Times
  • Daily News
  • New York Post
  • The Financial Times
  • The Washington Post
  • USA Today
  • The Wall Street Journal
  • Women's Wear Daily
  • The New York Observer

~ Weekly magazines available on Mondays:
  • Time
  • Newsweek
  • US News
  • The New Yorker
  • Time Out New York
  • New York
  • The Economist

~ Household staff:
  • Personal driver: Uri
  • Children's nanny
  • Housekeeper
  • Chef: Tomas 

~ Office staff:
  • Senior assistant: Emily
  • Junior assistant: Andrea
 
~ Mobile phone: Motorola V60

~ Travelling abroad: 
  • Louis Vuitton suitcases 
  • Clothes and other belongings wrapped in velvet fabric

~ Different looks for different occasions:

Shows:

1) Daytime
2) Evening

Meals:

1) Breakfast meeting

2) Lunch
     2a) Casual (hotel or bistro)
     2b) Formal (The Espadon in the Ritz)

3) Dinner
     3a) Casual (bistro, room service)
     3b) Midrange (decent restaurant, casual dinner           party)
     3c) Formal (Le Grand Vefour restaurant, formal           dinner party)

Parties:

1) Casual (champagne breakfasts, afternoon teas)

2) Stylish (cocktail parties by nonmajor people, book parties, “meet for drinks”)

3) Dressy (cocktail parties by major people, anything at a museum or gallery, post-show parties hosted by design team)

Miscellaneous:

1) To and from the airport

2) Athletic events (lessons, tournaments, etc.)

3) Shopping excursions

4) Running errands
     4a) To couture salons
     4b) To upscale shops and boutiques
     4c) To the local food store and/or health and               beauty aid



TIP: When in doubt, it is better to be underdressed in something fabulous than overdressed in
something fabulous. 



* Information derived from the book 'The Devil Wears Prada' written by Lauren Weisberger published in 2003 *

My Current HG Products - Part Two

~ Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré and Lotion Miscellar
Recommended by Koren Zander.

~ MAC Select Moisturecover NW25/NW20
Recommended by Danica Jardien for dark under eye circles. Photographs really well.

~ Origins Brighter By Nature High-potency brightening peel with fruit acids.
When used properly, reduces the appearance of uneven skin tone and discolourations.

~ Oilatum Natural Repair Face Cream
Great for winter dry skin or after using the Origins brightening peel.

~ Holland & Barrett - Aloe Vera Gel
99.9% Soothing Hand Filleted Organic Aloe Vera Gel.

~ Yes To Carrots Shampoo
Paraben free. SLS free.

~ NYX High Definition Eye Shadow Base
~ ELF Mineral Eye Shadow Primer
~ NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in 'Milk'

~ Maybelline Full n Soft Waterproof Mascara
For those who want soft, natural looking lashes.


* The contents of this post is subject to change at any time *

Tweed Jackets & Suede Elbow Pads

Papers written by Ross Geller:
~ The Connection Between Geographic Isolation and Rapid Mutagenesis
~ Punctuated Equilibrium in the Devonian Era

Ross Geller's speech:
"... by using CT scans and computer imaging, we can, in a very real way, bring the Mesozoic era into the 21st century".

Finalists for the Dewer research grant:
~ Dr Li claims that the field is too reliant on the Linnaean taxonomic system and proposes to correct this problem by looking for answers in the osteological evidence.
~ Dr Biely proposes to include field work that takes place primarily in the Pierre Shale region of South Dakota.
~ Dr Geller would like to fully excavate the Painted Desert.

Renyard's new theory:
~ Species Variegation in Segmented Arthropods

Notable Paleontologists:
~ Albert Wintermeyer - Nobel Prize winner (improved the accuracy of radiocarbon dating by a factor of ten).
~ Benjamin Hobart - double Nobel Prize winner.

Bonus: David the Scientist Guy received an academic grant which allowed him to travel to Minsk and conduct research into achieving positronic distillation of sub-atomic particles.

Made up word: Mboscodictiosaur.


* All information in this post are fictional and were derived from the tv series FRIENDS S9E20, S9E23 and S10E6 *