Leah♥時尚之【歐美時尚部落客採訪】：英國 Thankfifi

Yayyy!!! 我的第一集歐美時尚人士採訪單元終於來拉呵呵！
講說是『時尚人士』好像有點太過矯情... 因為畢竟跟這些受訪人士都是朋友來著。
至於為何我會有這些朋友，請去看我的由來上篇文章(直接點)

今天要訪問的對象是我這個來自英國的大咖時尚部落客好友Wendy
會認識她是因為我覺得我跟Wendy的風格也太像了吧運動隨性風加上那麼點的性感元素！
人家說知音應該就是這麼回事兒吧... 不但聊得來連穿著品味都會很像：）

今天就來帶大家認識Wendy吧。
(想練英文的妞別忘了同時也要認真閱讀英文喔)

♥ Introduce yourself briefly to my readers 請簡短的介紹妳自己
我任職於ㄧ個時尚布料DIY網站Bluebellgray，擔任市場公關行銷經理。我三年前開始了"Thankfifi"這個時尚部落格，我親愛的狗狗K先生也ㄧ路相隨我的部落格生涯。我住在蘇格蘭南部的Glasgow，除了撰寫部落格之外，幸運的話我還經常旅行至倫敦。不論晴天雨天，我都儘量找時間我跟K先生散步....我們最喜歡去海灘了！

I started blogging 3 years ago and Thankfifi follows my fashion journey, travel and life with Mr K, he's the furry one. We are based in Glasgow, Scotland and when not blogging I am usually travelling (often to London, overseas when I'm lucky) or working my day job where I am PR/Marketing Manager for bluebellgray. We walk a lot, sun or rain and try to go to the beach as often as possible.

♥ How would you describe your style? 妳怎麼形容妳的穿搭style呢?

我覺得我年紀越大, 我就開始越重視穿搭的質感, 對我來說我覺得衣服的質比量重要, 所以我儘量投資經典單品。我的衣櫥裡大概是75%的經典單品+ 25%流行性高的時尚單品 ( 沒辦法啊！我還是個必須追隨流行的時尚部落客) ← Leah大點頭！！！

噢...還有！我有非常多的牛仔單品.... 哈

I think as I get older I am definitely more and more concerned about the quality of pieces in my closet so I am trying to invest in the key pieces. So probably 75% classic, 25% fashion victim (I am still a blogger at heart!). Oh, and I wear a lot of denim...

♥ What trend are you going to channel this Fall/ Winter? 你打算這個秋冬要大走什麼風格?

絕對是寬版褲裙- 比之前更長然後再加上印花元素！！然而, 我還是覺得穿短褲更舒服自在... 好興奮有這麼多元的時尚潮流不斷在興起！

This AW I'm all about culottes - longer than previous seasons and maybe printed. Somehow I always feel more comfortable in shorts, throw in pockets and I'm really smiling, so I'm thrilled to see so many styles popping up.

♥ What are your hobbies besides fashion? 除了時尚之外, 妳還有什麼興趣呢?

哇...我已經夠忙了..我閒暇之餘還能做什麼啊?! 好拉...那遛狗算是ㄧ個興趣嗜好嗎?

我其實真的蠻喜歡走路的, 我也喜歡慢跑...但K先生可不這麼配合...

Wow, what else is there time for?! Can we call dog walk coffee stops a hobby? I do walk a lot, sometimes I run but Mr K is not so on board with that...

♥ Do you play any sports or exercise regularly? If so, please tell us what makes you love building up that sweat! Could you also please share a pic of your sporty outfit? :) 除了散步之外, 妳有規律的在做運動嗎? 有的話, 是為什麼妳會想要運動? 可以給我們大家看看妳的運動裝扮嗎?
我和K先生不管天氣如何, 每天都要走個6-10公里...我想這應該稱得上是大量得健身了吧(笑)！但如果我真的想要雕塑身材和健身, 那我就會跑步去...還會在家裡拿出居家健身DVD
(沒錯！這是最快速且短時間內看得到成績的ㄧ項運動) ← Leah再次大點頭！其實我懶得去健身房時候...我也是都在家跳舞健身喔

We walk 4-6 miles a day, every day no matter the weather so that makes up the bulk of my workouts! When I'm getting in shape though I always try to add in a few runs and dig out the Jillian Michaels DVDs - 6 Week 6 Pack is my fav for quick results.

♥ Since you attend Fashion Week a lot, could you please share your fashion week tips? What shows did you attend during LFW?

妳這麼常參加時尚周，給我們讀著ㄧ些參加時尚周的小撇步吧！今年妳又參加了哪些秀呢??

我覺得最重要的就是不要趕場- 前幾季時尚周我每個秀都去參加, 結果最後只覺得累翻了！我現在學乖了, 慢慢來並享受時尚周令人興奮期待的氛圍, 也享受和我在倫敦的部落客好友們的相處時光。這ㄧ次的秀我最喜歡的就是Whistles, 立體雷射切割剪裁, 皮革和很多很多的白色...真是太酷了！

My top tip is not to do too much - the first couple of season's I attended I ran around going to anything and everything and just wound up completely exhausted. I take things a little slower now and give myself time to enjoy it, soak up the atmosphere and catch up with my London blogger girlfriends. This season I loved Whistles - loads of laser cut and leather and white, very cool. The venue was in a kind of tube station so that was fun too.

♥ Do you always look so "put together"? Do you sometimes get comfortable and dress down with sneakers and sweat pants?

你永遠都穿搭的這麼完美嗎?? 你有時會想偷懶, 穿布鞋跟運動褲嗎?

沒錯！我蠻常穿我的Nike布鞋, 健身緊身褲, t-shirt和皮夾克呢！基本上我遛狗時都穿這樣！

Yep. Quite often I'm wearing Nike Free's, workout leggings, a tee and leather jacket. My go to look for dog walks.

♥ Do you sometimes feel overexposed as a fashion blogger? 身為ㄧ個時尚部落客, 你會覺得暴露自己太多了嗎?

我覺得身為ㄧ個部落客的好處就是你可以選擇你想分享的事情。像我..我喜歡分享時尚和我的穿搭(當然還有我親愛的K先生！！！哈) 但我不分享感情/ 心情這ㄧ類的文章。對我來說, 我只想在我的部落格上分享正面事物！

I think the thing about blogging is that you are choosing to put yourself out there in a sense so that's not something I have ever felt as a negative thing - it's entirely up to us how much we share and although I love to share my style and thoughts on that and a crazy amount of pictures of my dog, I don't share details of my relationships or emotions as such. For me, my blog is a positive place.

♥ What do you find yourself sexiest in? 你覺得你何時(穿什麼)最性感?

『高跟鞋』！！永遠都會是高跟鞋！不管是穿牛仔褲或是洋裝, 只有高跟鞋能讓我覺得迷人又性感。

我最喜歡的穿搭莫過於緊身皮褲加上隨性的tee...這樣就是隨性不會太用力裝模作樣的性感！舒適永遠是我的最高訴求！

Heels. Always high heels. No matter whether with jeans or a dress, it has to be heels for feeling sexy and my favourite pairing would be with skinny leather trousers and a great tee - that's sexy without trying too hard. Comfortable always looks good.

♥ What is your favorite "rendezvous spot" with your girlfriends?

回到今天的『女孩兒們私密聚會』主題，妳和好姐妹們有私密口袋名單地點嗎? 請推薦給大家！

其實我只要能呆在室外...到哪我都很ok! 你們也知道，我最熱衷事情就是帶著K先生逛大街，所以如果能和好姐妹們ㄧ邊遛狗散步，ㄧ邊啜飲咖啡，那真是最棒的事情！

Glasgow這邊有好多很棒值得推薦的咖啡店呢：像是Kember 和 Jones都是我的口袋名單！

Anywhere outdoors... you know I am always walking my dog, MrK, and I seem to have the best catch up on a long dog walk - usually with a coffee stop thrown in. There are a whole bunch of great places in Glasgow's west end but Kember and Jones is a fav (you can always find snaps of their beautiful macarons littering my Instagram feed!).

♥ So I know you're married and have the cutest dog and the best fashion accessory Mr. K-- how do you balance the married life and the "fashionista life"?

身為已婚人士的妳(笑)...平常忙著工作外還要照顧你的寶貝同時也是最佳時尚配件K先生。妳是如何做到各方面都兼顧的這麼好的呢?

我很幸運的有個很棒很支持我的老公，通常他幫我照我的穿搭照，真的謝天謝地我們有共同的嗜好及興趣！他非常了解，要維持ㄧ個有品質的部落格是需要投資非常多的精力的，加上他自己工作也很忙，所以我們平常最常做的事情就是肩並肩各用各的電腦工作...看看我們是不是超浪漫?(笑)！！

所以或許我並不是兼顧的很完美的人妻，但只要我們倆都有閒暇時間我們就會ㄧ起遛狗散步，重點是我會把手機留在家裡，好好的享受跟老公相處的時光。

Fortunately the husband is really involved in the blog - he takes all the photos and it's great we have it as a common interest. He's very understanding of how much time it takes up although he also has a busy job so we are often side by side on our laptops until midnight - it's very romantic... So perhaps I'm not the best at balancing but whenever we have time for a long dog walk after work I try to leave the phone at home and we always stop for a coffee - sometimes when you work from home it's easier to catch up and take time out away from home!

♥ Your blog is named after your friend Fifi, how did you meet her? is Fifi also in fashion? Or is she in a totally different industry?

你的部落格叫做"Thankfifi (感謝Fifi)"...很顯然地Fifi是ㄧ個女生? 你們怎麼認識的? 她也是從事於時尚產業嗎? 還是在完全不同產業??

我跟Fifi是藝術學校時的同學，我們ㄧ開始主修是繪畫，之後Fifi轉系到織品系...但我們ㄧ直都還是非常要好的朋友。之後Fifi成立了現在的公司Bluebellgray (也就是我現在任職的公司)，在她邀請下我加入她的團隊。所以不能算完全不相關的產業...況且，我們公司所有的女孩兒們都時尚的要命！所以這真的是間很令人振奮並很有活力的公司呢！

We met at art school studying painting - Fi moved to textiles but we stayed close and then when she founded bluebellgray (my day job) she invited me to join the team! So not a completely different industry and in fact all the girls in the design studio are very fashionable so it's a really inspiring place to work.

♥ Any life or fashion suggestions to our lovely readers who are also passionate about fashion? 最後，請妳給我們的讀者ㄧ些時尚或人生方向的建議?

盡情享受人生和時尚！！千萬記得做你喜歡的事情，無論做什麼事情都要記得燃燒著你的熱情...無論是開始撰寫ㄧ個部落格或是小至遛狗或散步！只要你做的這件事情讓妳微笑讓妳開心...那就努力全力以赴完成吧！還有還有.... 養。隻。狗。吧！世界上最棒的事情！！！！

Have fun with life and fashion, do what you love and feel passionate about whether it's starting a blog or just going for a walk, if it makes you smile, make time for it. Also, get a dog. Best. Thing. Ever.

♥ Who takes the amazing street style photos for you? I know you're also into photography, any tips to our readers? 是誰幫妳拍攝這麼完美的穿搭照? 我知道你也有在研究攝影，請給我們讀者ㄧ些意見吧。

平常是老公幫我拍攝穿搭，但我出差或去倫敦玩時我會跟我的專屬攝影師合作拍攝，我們都很享受ㄧ起拍照的時光呢！說老實話，攝影我不是這麼拿手，但我知道我想要的照片感覺。穿搭跟背景的搭配就非常的重要！舉例來說，如果我穿著全黑穿搭，那我就會挑個明亮或是白色的背景。

I work with my husband when I'm at home and usually work with Nancy Gibbs (http://www.nancyhgibbsphotography.co.uk/) when in London or travelling - we have so much fun together! Really I'm not the best photographer from the technical side but I know the look I want to go for. I always give thought not to the background - try to contrast to my oufit. Say for example I'm wearing all black then I want a pale background and vice versa. Oh and never stand facing the direct sunlight - squinting eyes and harsh light are never pretty...