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OkayÂ….The Bullring is now the new shopping capital of
Europe, or so the adverts says; but is it all that? And who
does it attract?
I
went on a mission to answer these burning questions we all
secretly holdÂ…Â…but my little adventure turned around,
o yes it did, and I ended up having a cuppa in Starbucks with
a student from the London College of Fashion - Charlotte Hackett,
18, andÂ….get thisÂ…. she is a local girl also, from
the shire of Sutton!
My little 007 mission started on Thursday morn; I really like
shopping, clothes, shoes, etc; basically spending money on
shallow, material things! So I thought I'd love picking out
people who are well and weirdly dressed out and about at the
Bullring, but I couldn't really find any quirky people except
the people who work in Topshop and H&M but that doesn't
count! They all must be in bed, I thought! So I picked a select
few to have a more detailed natter with:
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| Poncho
queen Faye Kateri |
Faye
Kateri:
The first poor soul I picked on was Faye Kateri, 15, from
Four Oaks; she was going for the Bohemian chick look, in a
woolly poncho.
I asked her why she chooses to shop here and what is fashion
to her?
She said: " I think I use fashion as an expression of
myself and the Bullring offers lots for everyone, with designer
and high-street shops to department stores."
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| Lee
Smith |
Lee
Smith
My next victim was Lee Smith, 18, from Lichfield, he was
a skater dude, complete with the metal belt, CK's and even
a tattooÂ….ooooÂ…(I managed to get a picture of that
too!) I personally like the skate look - baggy jeans, converse,
but many other people seemed to like this too.
I pestered him the same and asked how often does he comes
shopping and why does he choose a 'label' to dress too. (He
didn't seem impressed with the 'label' comment butÂ…i'm
just being honest!)
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| Lee's
tattoo |
He
said: "I don't really think about what I wear, I just
throw it on in the morning. I like to dress like this because
I feel comfortable and I feel it shows my personality.
I
come shopping here quite often - probably every 2weeks, if
I've got money!"
This
'I'm a tramp' look seemed to be very popular and lots of converse
are about, I am a fan of this 'i've just got up look' but
it is obvious that you did just get up and then spent 1 hour
perfecting the look in the mirror before hand!
Sophie
Tyson:
Sophie, 16, from Coventry caught moi eye as she had a cool
bag, she said she likes all 'kiddie' things and her favourite
shop is the Lego shop, too right, it is sooo cool in there!
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| Charlotte
- design student |
Charlotte
Hackett:
Here is the very attractive girl who dressed very well indeed,
(If I was a lad - I would fancy her, but I'm not so I don'tÂ…erm..)
Well anyway, it turned out that she is in her second year
at the London Collage of Fashion doing a degree in Design
and Marketing. Her main thing is designing jewellery. I asked
how the Bullring compares to other shopping centres for originality-
She said: "I think the Bullring is great, it has everything
anybody wants, and it also has good shops around the city
too, so it's like a journey. There are lots of original designs
and all the shops are together. If you are into individual
designs - this is definitely the place to come, you can spend
so much here! I also love coming around the shops with my
sketch book to get inspiration."
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| Ahh
sweet! |
I
met up With Charlotte again and she bought some of her jewellery
with her, I have officially fallen in love with a pair of
'sweet earrings' - they are the bomb - made from real sweets
varnished over! I asked if I could buy some and the lovely
girl gave me them! I feel like a pixie when I wear them!
She
says she sells some of her jewellery to family and friends,
and has started selling them at car-boot sales, and is currently
working on a website now. So look out for them!
Indeed. Well yes, yes I do agree the Bullring is good and
it's definitely a good culture mix. You can go if you're 2
- 102, any age, any taste, anytime!
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| Sweet
cherry Converse |
BUTÂ….
it does encourage one to spend ones wages; I gave in to 'a
trend' and bought some cherry converse.Â…yes I know I
was supposed to be working, and I am a hypocriteÂ….but
I felt like Jesus being tempted by the devil. (They are really
cool though!)
So
yes I believe the Birmingham is the new shopping capital of
Europe and if I was to go to heaven - I believe the Bullring
would probably be it.
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