25th Feb 2006
Carnivale of Couture VII– If I Won the Lottery
Send to a friend:
I am Fashion is hosting this week’s Carnivale of Couture with this topic:
“Surprise darling! You have just won the lottery! How will you, the super fabulous fashionable blogger, spend your US$10m winnings? Tell us all about your money-spending plan!”
Because this is fantasy, I am going to limit myself to selfish purchases (which I wouldn’t do in real life) and I will refrain from boring you with practical decisions like investing, etc.
First, I would become a full-time writer, and would need a fabulous writing studio overlooking Central Park or the Hudson (maybe DUMBO with a view of Manhattan), and an even more fabulous luxury apartment (dog-friendly) in SoHo or West Village (maybe Meatpacking). I would need clothing to fit my writing lifestyle and studio, which menas comfortable chic: mostly Rock and Republic Jeans with YaYa sweaters and tops.
Next, I would need fabulous apartments/homes/villas in New York, Paris, Rome, Cape Town and New Zealand, because with all the fabulous clothing I would buy (coming up next), I would need wonderful places and occasions for which I could wear it.
I would shop my favorite designers for all my moods and situations: Dior for when I want to feel feminine and completely gorgeous, Jay McCarroll when I want to be edgy and fierce, Stella McCartney for when I want to be young, hip and polished, Donna Karan and Bill Blass when I am negotiating book deals and handling other business decisions, Heatherette when I want to be completely outside of myself, Michael Kors when I am jet-setting or grocery shopping, Temperly London when I want to be completely irresistible in an understated kind of way.
I would shop almost exclusively at Jimmy Choo for my shoes, but would collect handbags from everywhere: Gucci, Dior, Kooba, Chloe, Prada (no nylon), Luella, Marc Jacobs, and many more.
But I wouldn’t purchase all my clothing at once—I would still build a wardrobe piece by piece, and I would live out my fantasy of going to fashion shows, not just to write about them, but to shop. I would love to be able to see something on the runway, put a star by it on my program not just because I love it but because I will make it mine.
Also, I would become the patron of an emerging designer who I think has the potential to be huge: Alice Dobson, whose line is Sofada.
And I would buy loads of evening dresses and host charity balls (see, a selfless part) just for an excuse to wear them.
I would also write a screenplay for a film where fashion is not central to the story, but gives the film a lot of visual depth, hire someone like Alexander Payne (who directed Sideways) to direct it, finance it myself (that makes me the Producer) and give myself sort of supporting role in it.
And, I can’t resist, I would become an Angelina Jolie – fighting for noble causes and keeping myself grounded with humanitarian work (in the fashion week off-season).
What a great topic – it’s so much fun to fantasize!
-Ali
Posted by Ali @ 12:41 pm
February 27th, 2006 at 10:24 am
Hey! Awesome plan for spending the goods, I’m glad someone else at Papierdoll decided to post.
Mine is probably a few pages back. You totally out-did me by providing pics! 
March 5th, 2006 at 10:31 pm
Hi Ali, this is Alice Dobson. I just want to say thank you so much for your kind words and support. One of the best features of sofada is you don’t have to win the lottery to afford it!!!
Good Luck to you and everything you do, thank you again. Alice.