《时尚女魔头 穿普拉达的恶魔 英文原版》

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时尚女魔头 穿普拉达的恶魔 英文原版- 第106部分


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  “Sure;” I muttered。 “And thanks。”

  Just talking about those massages had sounded so good; I 
  decided to book one for myself。 There wasn’t an appointment 
  available until early evening; so I called room service in the 
  meantime and ordered a full breakfast。 When the butler 
  delivered it to me; I’d already crawled back into one of the 
  plush robes; donned a pair of the matching slippers; and 
  prepared myself to feast on the omelet; croissants; Danishes; 
  muffins; potatoes; cereal; and crepes that arrived smelling so 
  good。 After devouring all the food and two cups of tea; I 
  waddled back to the bed I hadn’t really slept in the night 
  before and fell asleep so quickly that I wondered if someone 
  had slipped something in my orange juice。

  The massage was the perfect way to top off what had been a 
  blessedly relaxed day。 Everyone else was doing my work for me; 
  and Miranda had only called and woken me once—once!—to request 
  that I make her a lunch reservation the following day。This 
  isn’t so bad; I thought; as the woman’s strong hands kneaded 
  my twisted neck muscles。 Not a bad perk at all。 But just as I 
  started to drift off once again; the Cell Phone that I’d 
  grudgingly brought along began its persistent ring。

  “Hello?” I said brightly; as if I weren’t lying naked on a 
  table covered in oil; half…asleep。

  “Ahn…dre…ah。 Move my hair and makeup earlier and tell the 
  Ungaro people I can’t make it tonight。 I’ll be attending a 
  small cocktail party instead; and I expect you to e with 
  me。 Be ready to leave in an hour。”

  “Um; sure; uh; sure;” I stammered; trying to process the fact 
  that I was actually going somewhere with her。 A flashback from 
  yesterday—the last time I was told at the very last minute 
  that I was to go somewhere with her—flooded my brain; and I 
  felt as though I would hyperventilate。 I thanked the woman and 
  charged the massage to the room even though I’d made it 
  through only the first ten minutes; and I ran upstairs to 
  figure out how to best maneuver around this newest obstacle。 
  This was getting old。 Quickly。

  It took just a few minutes to page Miranda’s hair and makeup 
  people (who; incidentally; were different from my own—I was 
  pieced together by an angry…looking woman whose look of 
  despair on seeing me for the first time haunted me still; 
  while Miranda had a pair of gay guys who looked like they 
  stepped directly out of the pages ofMaxim ) and change her 
  appointment。

  “No problem;” Julien squealed in a thick French accent。 “We 
  will be there; how you say? Wearing bells! We clear our 
  schedules this week just in the case that Madame Priestly need 
  us at different times!”

  I paged Briget yet again and asked her to deal with the Ungaro 
  people。 Time to hit the wardrobe。 The sketchbook with all my 
  different “looks” was displayed prominently on the bedside 
  table; just waiting for a lost fashion victim like myself to 
  turn to it for spiritual guidance。 I flipped through the 
  headings and subheadings and tried to make sense of it all。

  Shows:

  1。 Daytime

  2。 Evening

  Meals:

  1。 Breakfast meeting

  2。 Lunch

  A。 Casual (hotel or bistro)

  B。 Formal (The Espadon in the Ritz)

  3。 Dinner

  A。 Casual (bistro; room service)

  B。 Midrange (decent restaurant; casual dinner party)

  C。 Formal (Le Grand Vefour restaurant; formal dinner 
  party)

  Parties:

  1。 Casual (champagne breakfasts; afternoon teas)

  2。 Stylish (cocktail parties by nonmajor people; book parties; 
  “meet for drinks”)

  3。 Dressy (cocktail parties by major people; anything at a 
  museum or gallery; postshow parties hosted by design team)

  Miscellaneous:

  1。 To and from the airport

  2。 Athletic events (lessons; tournaments; etc。)

  3。 Shopping excursions

  4。 Running errands

  A。 To couture salons

  B。 To upscale shops and boutiques

  C。 To the local food store and/or health and beauty aid

  There didn’t appear to be any suggestions for what to wear 
  when one was unable to establish the major…ness or 
  non…major…ness of the hosts。 Clearly; there was the 
  opportunity to make a big mistake here: I could narrow the 
  event down to “Parties;” which was a good first step; but at 
  that point things got gray。 Was this party going to be a 
  simple number 2; where I’d just pull out something chic; or 
  was it really a 3; in which case I’d better pay attention to 
  choose something from the more elegant choices? There were no 
  instructions for “gray area” or “uncertainty;” but someone had 
  helpfully included a last…minute handwritten note toward the 
  bottom of the table of contents:When in doubt (and you never 
  should be); better to be underdressed in something fabulous 
  than overdressed in something fabulous。 Well; OK then; it 
  looked like I now squarely fit into category; party; 
  subcategory; stylish。 I turned to the six looks that Lucia had 
  sketched for that specific description and tried to figure out 
  what might look less ridiculous once it was actually on。

  After a particularly embarrassing run…in with a 
  feather…covered tank top and patent…leather thigh…high (as in 
  yes; over the knee) boots; I finally selected the outfit on 
  page thirty…three; a flowy patchwork skirt by Roberto Cavalli 
  with a baby…T and a pair of biker…chick black boots by D&G。 
  Hot; sexy; stylish—but not too dressy—without actually making 
  me look like an ostrich; an eighties throwback; or a hooker。 
  What more could you ask for? Just as I was attempting to 
  choose a workable bag; the hair and makeup woman showed up to 
  begin her frowning and disapproving attempts at making me not 
  look half as horrific as she clearly thought I did。

  “Um; could you maybe lighten the stuff under my eyes just a 
  little?” I asked carefully; desperately trying not disparage 
  her handiwork。 It probably would’ve been better to have a go 
  at the makeup myself— especially since I had more supplies and 
  instructions than the NASA scientists missioned to build 
  the space shuttle—but the Makeup Gestapo showed up like 
  clockwork whether I liked it or not。

  “No!” she barked; clearly not striving for the same 
  sensitivity as myself。 “It looks better this way。”

  She finished painting on the thick black paint along my bottom 
  lashes and vanished as quickly as she’d arrived; I grabbed my 
  bag (alligator Gucci bowling bag) and headed to the lobby 
  fifteen minutes before our estimated time of departure so I 
  could double…check that the driver was ready。 Just as I was 
  debating with Renaud whether Miranda would prefer for us to 
  each take separate cars so she wouldn’t have to speak to me or 
  actually use the same one and risk catching so

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