Mary Smiley
London
Mary Smiley
London
Just a bit about moi, I have fingers in many, many pies. I studied journalism at the London College of Communication, Backhill branch - I always say that because the Backhill branch was right next to the Guardian and many of us dreamed of one day working right there... those days were great. The adrenalin of getting that assignment and having 40 mins to complete it then running across the road to get that just-in-time-stamp on the cover was such a rush but for some reason I took a detour and felt I needed a degree so switched courses and went into the last year of the Publishing degree which was ok but not as exciting... I had no friends either as everyone had formed their friendships earlier - oh well no can do. I got by as I always do. Being resisilent and getting the job done. Upon graduating, I got my first 'real' job in PR for a magazine group but always had a penchant for fashion.
While in university I worked for the fabulous Kurt Geiger and my love of fashion never stopped. I'm always asked how many pairs of shoes I have and the answer is I don't know but it's a lot. And they are everywhere; my mums, my flat, my boyfriends - I've run out of places to hide them.