Hello! Happy Weekend!
Sorry I didn't post yesterday, it was busy! Anyhow, yesterday morning I met with Julia Grinham, CEO of Upper Street Shoes of London and worked out the details of my internship! Upper Street Shoes is a high end design-your-own shoe company. Each pair of shoes is custom made to order, and are one of a kind! To design your shoes, you go online to their website,
and design your shoes in 7 easy steps! They have many beautiful colors and textiles to use, so the only hard part is choosing which pair to order first! The shoes are tailored to your needs, and many shoe sizes and widths are offered. The beautiful packing really enhances the luxurious experience, and I can't wait to design my own pair! I begin work on Monday, and am so excited for this opportunity! Julia is lovely and this is an exciting time for the company, as they are working to expand while I am working there!
After my meeting, I photographed more of London and visited Bond Street to photograph store fronts, which I will have a post on once I photograph enough store fronts!
Today I went to Parliament Square and photographed Westminster Abbey, the Palace of Westminster, and of course Big Ben.
As my dashing boyfriend and I were about to head towards Trafalgar Square, people began marching towards the Palace of Westminster! The was a civil demonstration, and I was excited to photograph it! I am still not entirely sure what they were protesting, but many of the protestors were wearing "V for Vendetta" masks and holding signs. There were about 100 protestors in total, enough to surround one of the entrances to the Palace. A particular gentleman with a loud speaker ran into the crowd shouting "Come out with your hands up! We have you surrounded, criminals!" This of course was very preposterous for a number of reasons. To begin, Parliament only sits Monday through Thursday, so the only people there were police officers armed with large clubs. The protestors did not, in fact, have the building surrounded- though the police did. The silliest part was that the protestors were outnumbered by police officers who were instructing them to get out of the road, because the double decker buses were clearly not amused by their antics.
As the police began to forcibly remove people from the street, my dearly beloved boyfriend and I grabbed a tiny bite at Pret and then continued to Trafalgar Square. I enjoyed photographing the beautiful monuments and fountains in addition to the many fascinating people I found. There was a couple having their wedding portraits taken, a group of youths with "free hug" signs (I took them up on their offer in exchange for some photos), and a peaceful demonstration against the civil conflict in Syria.
I could not have asked for a more perfect day to photograph London! There wasn't a drop of rain the entire time, and the sky was a gorgeous cyan! On the way back, I stopped in a shop and found the most spectacular pair of Jeffrey Campbell platform heels. I couldn't justify another shoe purchase only days after the Prada incident (I had to buy them, there really was no option), so I passed. For some reason, I have a feeling that my lovely boyfriend may be purchasing them for me on Tuesday, my 20th birthday! After a long day of photographing the city, I went back to my flat and cooked a dinner of salmon seasoned with pesto, roasted brussel sprouts, and toasted rosemary foccacia bread. Tomorrow I am going to Harrod's to experience one of the most historic department stores in the world, and will be writing all about it tomorrow night!
xo
BJordan
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