第150集 Nothing But Vogue

Coco is 13, and on the beginner 1)slips of shopping. She takes her 2)inspiration from teen magazines. There’s not much she doesn’t know about shopping, anywhere in the world.

Coco: I love to go shopping in Rome, right by the Spanish steps. They have a little kid’s shop with all the designer clothes for me, that’s where I love to go. And Paris, the Lebon Marche, I loved it there. I loved all the places in Europe to shop. I think what age I felt like I was marketed by companies was when I was 7 years old, and the GAP had the “Aalentine’s Day”shirts. They had little cat shirts with the little 3)tiaras on. I would buy those, and I would love them.    

Coco’s mother likes to help her daughter to shop, it’s a regular part of life for Coco to go to one of her favorite designer 4)boutiques.

Coco: I’m trying to 5)reinvent myself, you know, you can try to reinvent yourself in there. And it’s key, because they have so many different styles.

Coco’s mother: My opinion is meaningless, ha, ha, ha. I’m just here to pay.

Coco: I’m trying to look very 6)cute and sexy, because I haven’t looked like that in the past.

Coco’s mother: You don’t think?

Coco: Do you like this?

Coco’s mother: No!

Coco: I like it.

Coco’s mother: Ha, ha, OK.

Coco’s mother: I go shopping, one way or another, almost every day, but with Coco, pretty much every weekend. She loves to go uptown also. And this is our favorite teen shop. This is a little Versace outfit. That is very cute on you. Occasionally I like some Versace, but only the 7)couture 8)stuff, the other stuff is a little too 9)trashy for me.

Coco: You know if you had something from Versace, it’s nice, you know, to have something from a designer. It’s nice, it just makes you feel good. And I know it’s not like the 10)anecdotes you want to make you feel good, but it’s true. I think I might buy it even if it wasn’t a Versace top, because I think it looks good on me. I think it fits me nicely, and I think it’s the fun 11)thrifty top that I want.

Coco’s mother: I think it’s very stylish.

Coco: And style is everything. For Mary Ellen Cashman.

Coco’s mother: Ha, ha. What did I add? A jewelry box for Coco’s Tiffany jewelry. Are you happy?   

What Coco learns now, will define her behavior in the luxury-shopping world of the future.CE

24、我只爱时尚

可可13岁，刚刚开始学习购物。她常常从少年杂志中吸取灵感，对世界各地的购物信息无所不知。

可可：我渴望去罗马购物，就在西班牙广场旁边有一家店，里面的衣服都是名师设计，很适合我这样的孩子，我很想去那里。我喜欢巴黎，尤其是那里的Lebon Marche，我想走遍整个欧洲购物。七岁那年，The GAP 推出的“情人节”衬衫使 我第一次有了想穿名牌服装的念头。那些紧身上衣配上王冠形状的头饰显得格外漂亮，我很想买，也很喜欢。   

可可的妈妈喜欢帮助女儿购物，逛自己最喜欢的服装专卖店已经成为可可生活中的一部分。

可可：我想要重新包装自己，你知道，上专卖店可以成功地改变你的形象，主要是因为这里有很多服装款式。

妈妈：我的意见无关重要，哈哈……我只是来付钱的。

可可：我想把自己打扮得可爱而且性感些，因为我从来没有尝试过这种打扮。

妈妈：没试过吗？

可可：你喜不喜欢？

妈妈：不喜欢！

可可：我喜欢。

妈妈：哈哈……那好吧。

妈妈：无论如何我几乎每天都要去购物，但是和可可一起去的话，基本上都是在周末。她也很喜欢逛街，我们最喜欢逛这家青少年服装店。这是“范思哲”套装，穿起来显得很可爱。我偶尔也会穿“范思哲”，不过我只选高级洋裁款式，我觉得我穿其它款式不好看。

可可：你知道的，如果能有一件“范思哲”的衣服，是多开心的一件事呀，因为“范思哲”的款式全是名师设计，非常好看，能令我开心。我知道这不是一剂万灵药，总能让你兴奋，不过事实的确如此。即使不是“范思哲”我也会买，因为我穿得很好看，很合身，我就是想买这种有活泼感觉的上衣。

妈妈：我觉得很时髦。 

可可：不时髦不要。快付钱给玛丽·艾伦吧。

妈妈：哈哈……我还买了什么？一个首饰盒，给可可放“蒂凡内”的首饰。开心吗？   

可可现在学到的购物方式将决定她日后购买高档商品的行为。CE

1) slip [slip] n. 失足，滑

2) inspiration [9inspE5reiFEn] n. 灵感

3) tiara [ti5B:rE] n. 冠状头饰

4) boutique [bu:5ti:k] n. 专卖流行衣服的小商店

5) reinvent [9ri:in5vent] v. 重新包装，彻底改造

6) cute [kju:t] a. 可爱的，聪明的

7) couture [ku:5tjuE] n. 服装设计（师）或其服装店

8) stuff [stQf] n. 原料，材料

9) trashy [5trAFi] a. 无价值的，没有用的

10) anecdote [5AnikdEut] n. 轶事，奇闻

11) thrifty [5Wrifti] a. 节约的