The fashions of Liverpool...Girls

Well, where do I begin.

Thanks to Desperate Scousewives, Brookside and Hollyoaks, and most scouse girls who have ever appeared on TV; as well as our lovely collection of WAGs; the world has formed its opinion of the fashion in Liverpool, and it is pretty much this....

Unfortunately, this does apply to a small selection of our Liverpool 'Ladies'. You see them walking, bold as brass, through Liverpool One, PJs/tracksuits on, tucked in to imitation Uggs, Rollers in, arm-at-right-angle-with-handbag-in-crook-of- elbow, also if in the months falling from March to October...sunglasses. They will also either be Mahogany in colour from a roasting on the sunbed, or Copper coloured from the use of Rimmel Sun Shimmer fake tan products. The more expert scouse girl will have upgraded to St Moritz (available at Home and Bargain, no less). They will also have eyelashes that Lily Savage would kill for (created by 3 sets per eye, complete with permanent conjunctivitis). Fast forward a few hours and welcome to saturday night. These girls are in town, wearing platforms giving a height of at least 6ft. Their dresses are floursecent and sprayed on. Their boobs are fake. Their hair, tan and lashes are fake. They are like an army of beautiful, but fake, clones. The lads must love it, their pick of these girls, they all look the same so it doesnt matter which one you get. Fast forward to closing time and boy do we have a different story. Extensions could be intact, or on the floor of the toilets in Moniques. Tan could have drip marks from the many-a-spilled drink, lashes are likely to have fallen out from at least one eye. Ankles may be broken from the shoes. Dress will still be on (contrary to the repuation, most arent actually slags); but may well be ripped. All that effort for a few hours on the town; cost....who knows?!

As a Liverpool girl myself, I feel like I am allowed to make these comments, I own my own bottle of St Moritz -I'm a pasty coloured girl and I cant deny the St Tropez like glow it gives you at a fraction of the cost. I have a set of extensions -I bought them as I was a bridesmaid and needed thicker hair to put up (and have used them twice since). I have even been known to use false lashes, and all credit to the experts, I dont know how you wear them for longer than ten minutes. But I dont comform to the scousebot clone fashion on a night out. I wear nice clothes, often with a vintage influence. I dont curl my hair, and have never worn my extensions with my hair down. Its just not me. If I go out as 'me'; rather than 'scousewife me' on a night out, I feel much more confident, and comfortable in my own skin. I find that if I go to scousewife haunts as 'me' you do get looks from the scousewifealikes as if to say 'whats she doin in ere like that', but I dont care. I consider myself and my girls to be normal girls who go to normal bars and clubs. The lads we meet are after normal girls and are intimidated by the wifealikes. We never see fights or get snarled, and we dont get swilled with drinks. I just dont see the need for the extent of fakeness, they all really do start looking the same!
So girls, leave the rollers and lashes one night and see what happens....you might relax!

ebay

Ebay can be a wonderful thing. Whether buying or selling, if you know how to use it, it can be of great benefit. In the fashion world, its like having the world's biggest clothes shop in your home, that you can peruse at your leisure. Be it old, new, designer, home made, tailor made, for clothes and accessories. If you're selling, if you list your item well, it can be a real money spinner.
I have found some real gems on there. One is a topshop cropped black leather biker jacket, in mint condition, for  £25. In my opinion this is a timeless item that I will wear again and again, and it goes with everything! Its also something I can probably sell on again if I keep it in good condition. The original price of this is likely to be £100 or over, so to pay £25 for something I wear all the time is no hardship!
Another great find was a pair of genuine chanel sunglasses. rrp £277, mine for £90. These were complete with case, cloth, box, authentication card and fabric case. They were brand new, the seller says she bought them but lost receipt and so was unable to return them. She allowed for returns so there was nothng to lose. They arrived and were clearly brand new, so I believed her story. A bargain for me, and some cashback for the seller. Pity the sun hasnt been out for me to use them!!

For the seller, if you get your description right, you can make some good money back on things you have bought. I usually sell dresses I have bought for weddings etc that I have worn once or twice.....I usually get at least £25 for these. Brands like All Saints Spitalfields, Coast, French Connection, Topshop will nearly always attract a buyer.
Beware the non payers though. Why somebody would bid for, win and then not pay for an item is beyond me. Do these people think you are actually going to post it out before youve recieved payment? Its good that there are non-payment procedures that you can follow, but if you relist the item I find that watchers are wary that the item has been listed and then shy away.
But this aside, I think its a great resource for both buying and selling in the fashion world!!