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vetendedtodoinconventionalmedicineisbreakthingsdowntoapointwherewe'

reactuallyonlylookingatonepartofthepersonandwe'

renotactuallyrelatingterriblywellthatparttotherestofthebody,whereasholisticmedicineinsiststhatifthereisaproblem,er,withyourrightfoot,thatisgoingtosomehow,um,affectyourentirebody.

Interiewer:

Um,yourspecialityisacupuncture.Er,isthatapartofholisticmedicine?

Acupunctureisverymuchaholisticsystem.Um,traditionallytheChineseregardedthepersonverymuchasawholeentityandacupunctureitselfworksonanenergysystembasically,andinaverysimplifiedway,it'

ssayingthat,er,youhaveanenergysystemwithinyourbodyandwhenthatenergybecomesblockedortaintedinsomeway,thenyouwillmanifestcertainsymptomsandthethingsthatwelookatinconventionalmedicineasthingslikearthritisorrheumatismare,totheChinese,merelyanimbalanceoftheenergy.So,inthisway,theymaysaytoyou,well,yes,youhaverheumatoidarthritisbutwe'

regoingtoactuallylookatyourenergybalanceandrebalanceyou,and,asaresult,yoursymptomsshoulddisappear.

Um,isacupunctureessentiallyaformofpreventativemedicine?

Traditionally,itwas,verymuch.Um,infact,traditionally,inChina,peopleonlyusedtopaythedoctorwhiletheywerewellandtheyusedtogototheirdoctorfairlyregularlyon,youknow,maybefourorfivetimesayear,andtheywouldonlypaythedoctorwhentheywerekeptwell.Andiftheygotsick,theydidn'

tpaythedoctor.Andthedoctorhadvariousmethodsofwhichacupuncturewasone,dietwasanother,exercisewasanother,er,ofensuringthatthepersonlivedarightlifestyleandtheiremphasiswasonifyou'

relivingarightlifestyle,ifyou'

relivingintunewiththelawsoftheuniverse,goingtosleepwhenit'

sdark,wakingupwhenit'

slight,working,resting,doingallthesethingsproperly,thenyouwon'

tgetsick.Unfortunately,ourwayoflookingatlifeintheWestisverydifferentinthatwetendtostruggleoninspiteofourheadacheandnottaketerriblymuchnoticeofourbodywhenthingsarenotquiterightandwetendtostruggleonuntilwefalloverandwegetcartedofftohospitalinanambulance.Andso,acupunctureintheWest,unfortunately,inaway,hascometobenotthepreventativemedicinethatitcouldbebecausewe'

renottakingresponsibilityenoughforourselvesingoingalongandmakingsurethatwestaywell.

Janice:

Soyoureallybelievethatclothescarryakindofmessageforotherpeopleandthatwhatweputonisinsomewayareflectionofwhatwefeel?

Pauline:

Ohyes,verymuchso.Peoplearebeginningnowtotakeseriouslytheideaofakindofpsychologyofclothing,tobelievethatthereisnotjustindividualtasteinourclothesbutalsoathinkingbehindwhatwewearwhichistryingtoexpresssomethingwemaynotevenbeawareofourselves.

Butsurelythishasalwaysbeenthecase.Wealldressupwhenwewanttoimpresssomeone,suchasforajobinterviewwithaprospectiveemployer;

wetendtomakeaneffortandputonsomethingsmart.

True,butthat'

saconsciousact.WhatI'

mtalkingaboutismoreofasubconsciousthing.Takeforexamplethestudentwhoisawayfromhomeatcollegeoruniversity:

ifhetendstowraphimselfupmorethantheothers,thisisbecauseheisprobablyfeelinghomesick.Similarly,ageneralfeelingofinsecuritycansometimestaketheformofover-dressinginwarmerclothesthanarenecessary.

Canyougiveanyotherexamplesofthiskind?

Yes.Ithinkpeoplewhoaresociableandoutgoingtendtodressinanextrovertway,preferringbrighterormoredazzlingcolours—yellows,brightreds,andsoon.Inthesameway,whatmightbeseenasaparallelwiththeanimalkingdom,aggressiveclothesmightindicateanaggressivepersonalityorattitudetolife.Thinkaboutthethreatdisplaysusedbyanimalswhentheywanttowarnoffopponents.

Doyouthinkthecare—orlackofit—overthewayweactuallywearourclotheshasanythingtotellus?

Yes,indeed.Thelength,forexample,ofaman'

strousersspeaksvolumesabouthisawarenessofhisownimage.Or,ifhistrousersareathalf-mast,allsortofhangingdown,thisprobablymeanshe'

sabsorbedbyotherthings.

Really.

Or,togiveyouotherexamples,oftenminoritygroups,whohaveperhapsfailedtopersuadewithwords,tendtoexpressthemselvesbywearingunconventional,orwhatsomemightconsideroutrageousclothing,asawayofshowingtheirthoughtsandfeelingsaredifferentfromtherest,andsotheyfindanoutletinthisway.

Thatsurelyspillsoverintootherthingsaswell.

Ohyes,indeed.Haircuts,jewellery,kindsoffabricused—thesethingscanallbeaformofrebellion.Buttogetbacktoclothes,Iwouldliketoaddthatawholelotaboutourpersonalityisconveyedinourclothesandthewaywelook—aggressiveness,rebelliousness,happiness,sadness,andsoon.Thesecanallbeinterpreted.Thinkoftheageingpopstarwhomaybepushingmiddleage,he'

llkeepondressinguplikearebeltotrytoprovehe'

s'

withit'

still,andintouchwithhisyoungfansandcurrenttrends.

Doyouthinkthatatworkclothesandgeneralappearancehaveanysignificance?

Definitely.We'

vealreadyspokenaboutjobinterviewsabit,andit'

sinterestingtonotethatinarecentsurveyitwassuggestedthatemployerspreferyoungexecutivestosticktogrey,blackanddarkbluesuitsiftheyaremen,andclassicaloutfitsanddressesinsobercoloursiftheyarewomen,perhapsbecausetheyfeelthisisareflectionofamoreresponsibleandsoberattitudetoworkandwillalsoprojectthisimagetocustomers.

Doyousubscribetothisopinion?

Ipersonallythinkthattoomuchconservatismdefeatstheobjectoftheclothesindustry.Theywanttocreatenewfashionsandcolourtosellclothes,soIcan'

treallysaythatIgoalongwholeheartedlywithit.Thereshouldberoomformanoeuvre,leavingpeoplescopetoexpresstheirindividualityinwhattheyarewearing.

We'

veallseenthemonTVcommercials,lookingoutatusfromthecoversofglossymagazinesorshowingoffthelatestcreationsfromParis,anditmusthaveseemedtousthattheyhaveliveswhichareallglamour.JeffreyIngramshasbeendelvingintotheworldofthefashionmodelandhascomeupwithsomeinterestingfacts.

Denise:

Theaveragemodelcanearnroughlythesameasatopsecretaryonthebasis,thatis,thatshe'

safreelancewithanagentwho'

llsendheroutforauditionsandinterviewsandgetworkforher.

Jeffrey:

DeniseHarperisamodelagent.TheCentralModelAgency,inwhichshe'

sapartner,isverycloselyassociatedwiththeMetropolitanAcademyofModelling,wheredozensofaspiringmodelshavecomeovertheyearstopaytheirmoneytotakeabasiccourseinthetechniquesofbeingamodel.Justoverfiveyearsago,onesuchaspiringmodelwaseighteen-year-oldMargaretConnor,freshfromschool.

Margaret:

Yourmotherhastoldyouthatyou'

reaprettygirlandyouthinkthatyou'

reGod'

sgift.You'

renot,ofcourse,buttheAcademygiveyoutheworks,howtodomake-up,howtowalk,howtodoyourhair,dresssense,thelot.

NowbeforewegoanyfurtherIreallyoughttogiveyousomeideaofwhatMargaretlookslike.She'

sabout5feet8inchestall,withshoulder-lengthauburnhair,hazeleyesandareadysmile.LikeMargaret,everymodelhasherindexcardwhichpotentialclientscankeepintheirfilestoreferto.Whennotworking,Margaretisaratherprettier-than-averagegirl-next-door,butherphotographaloneseemedtoshowthatshecanbeasversatileandasfashionableasanyonemightwant.ButwhydidDeniseHarperpickheroutfromtheothersimilarapplicantsforthemodellingcourseattheAcademy?

Ialwayslookforpersonality,poise,goodheightand,veryimportant,initiative,allofwhichMargarethas.Youtrytofindaboveallagirlwhoyouthinkwillworkandisnotonlyinitforthemoney.

Naturally,whenthey'

vefinishedthecourseitdoesn'

talwaysmeanautomaticallythattheyaresetforstardom.MargaretoccasionallygivesclassesattheAcademyandshetoldmewhysomegirlsjustpackinthejob.

Sometimestheworkistoohard,sometimesit'

stooscarceandsometimesyouhavetopushyourselftoomuch.You'

vegottobeasaleswomantobeamodel,justsittingbackandthinkingyou'

regoingtobecossetedisnogood,you'

vegottogooutthereandgetwork.Butonceyou'

vegotit,OK,fine.

Whenworkdoescomealong,itcouldbeprettywellanything.

Reallyit'

sadifferentjobeverytime—itmightbeTVadvertisements,liveadvertisingpromotions,aphotosession,anything.

IaskedMargarettogivemesomeideaofatypicaldayinherlife.

Thisisthe