All That Glitters

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Authors: Ilana Fox
it. She was going to act as a stylist, model and fashion journalist all in one?
    ‘When have I ever joked about your career as Mrs Riding?’ Aaron said wryly. ‘I’m all about making you and Danny superstars, aren’t I?
    Ella had to admit he had a point.
    The moment Ella walked into Cerise magazine, she wondered if this was all going to be a terrible mistake. She’d been greeted warmly by Lucy, the editor, and had been shown a desk she could sit at while she looked over some clothes samples, but she felt really uncomfortable. Out of place. Everywhere she looked were well-dressed girls who were obviously super-clever and ambitious. In comparison Ella felt a bit dumb. Okay, so she wasn’t stupid – she had run her own business for a while, and still tried to keep up to date with current affairs (so long as they weren’t too boring) – but she was adamant that being a supportive wife to Danny was her new job. Her new career. She knew it sounded old-fashioned, but her relationship with Danny was important to her, and she’d made the decision to support him. It wasn’t her being enslaved to him. It was about her making a choice, and she hoped other women – especially the ones in this office – could respect that.
    ‘When Aaron Kohle set this up he told us you weren’t into doing the usual footballer’s wife thing of looking slutty . . . which is good, obviously, as we’re not that sort of magazine,’ Lucy began conversationally as she took a sip of her skinny latte. ‘I take it you’ve read Cerise ?’
    Ella nodded. She had, but Cerise wasn’t her first choice of reading matter – she preferred trashy magazines where she could secretly scour photos of celebrities’ bodies for imperfections. And even though Ella knew most of the gossip in some magazines was embellished almost to the point of untruthfulness, she didn’t care. Tacky magazines like Heat and Now were pure escapism, and didn’t require much thought.
    Magazines like Cerise , however, did.
    It was high fashion, high intelligence, and one of those magazines that Ella never really bothered to look at because it didn’t seem to have much of a sense of humour. Not that she’d dare tell anyone at the magazine that.
    Lucy smiled briskly. ‘Brilliant. Anyway, Tatiana’s our fashion editor, and she’ll be leading this column. She’s out on a shoot right now, but she should be back in an hour or so.’ Lucy looked at her vintage Cartier tank watch and frowned slightly.
    ‘So what we want you to do is pick out six outfits from the rail – although we’re only going to publish four – and when Tatiana gets here you’ll get a car down to the studio. You need to make sure they’re related to a something based in current affairs – and you can discuss that with Tatty later. There’s a make-up and hair team all ready to go, and we’ll shoot you in the outfits.’
    ‘Okay, that sounds good,’ Ella said in a small voice. Lucy was one of the best editors in the country, and even though she was being perfectly friendly, Ella was still intimidated. Lucy was a career woman who’d worked hard for everything she’d earned. In comparison Ella had just married Danny.
    ‘Right, well, I’ll see you later then. Have fun,’ Lucy chirruped, and then Ella was left alone and in front of a rail filled with next season’s clothes. Her hands trailed over a Burberry Prorsum tuxedo jacket, a silk-mousseline blouse from Fendi, a grey Stella McCartney cashmere sweater, white Helmut Lang skinny jeans, and a Matthew Williamson beaded chiffon gown. Ella sighed in pleasure. She may not be pursuing her dream of starting her own business any more, but there was definitely a buzz that only working provided, and it was coming back to her now, in droves.
    She could do this.
    ‘That’s right, now tilt your head down slightly, a bit to your left . . . that’s perfect. Hold it.’
    Ella stood still in front of the muslin backdrop, and hoped that the hot lights wouldn’t

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