In a last-ditch attempt to make some cash before she heads home for the holidays, the Intern has convinced her editors that she can complete five days work in just four (at least for the month of November), leaving her free to pursue a Friday role at a little boutique off High Street Kensington, Musa.Musa sells a range of contemporary and vintage clothing and jewellery for women, by original designers, from all over the world (including British label Pink Soda, Australian designer Megan Park and New York jewellery designer Yvone Christa). Its owner formally dressed the rich and famous before opening her store, and now has her own range of original Musa footwear – ornate sandals made in Italy and studded in Swarovski crystals. Having pre-sold her entire first order (retailing from £100 for a basic set) it is clear that the store isn’t her only bread-and-butter. This leaves the Intern dusting and folding the shop and preparing tissue paper for the upcoming (and much-anticipated) shoe packing in December.
Like many of the boutiques in the area, customers are few and far between. Those that do stroll in are of the highest order – the wives of wealthy traders who spend their days at the spa, or with their personal trainers – and barely blink an eyelid at spending upwards of £600 on an outfit for a casual dinner or weekend get-together. Last Friday was no exception. Open from 11 until 6pm, the store saw less than a dozen shoppers, and made only two sales.
This new role will certainly be a source of more entries to come – ladies of leisure can be so much fun!
Musa
31 Holland Street, Kensington, London, W8 4NA
020 7937 6282
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