
For those of you who don’t know Agyness Deyn, we wrote a little biography of her HERE when we first introduced this lovely model. While (in this photo) Agyness is on her BlackBerry and iPod at the same time, BlackBerrys in the office is frowned upon in the fashion industry. That’s certainly odd since BlackBerrys were invented for efficiency in the office. Style.com recently wrote a small blurb about interns and their techie devices:
As much as the vibrating siren song of your BlackBerry’s IM or thoughts of who might have just poked you on Facebook might call, ignore them like Odysseus should have done if he wanted to get home on time. “Personal phone calls should be the exception, not the rule,” says W’s Foley. “Cell phones, texting, and IM’ing should take place outside of the office,” agrees Vanity Fair’s Hutton. “Be wary of giving the impression that there are a million other things you’d rather be doing.” IPods, on the other hand, can be welcome under the right circumstances. “We always want to know what the kids are listening to,” says Perrett. “Listening to iPods is encouraged, as long as it’s on our iPod dock.” And for a few open-minded employers, your youthful tech savvy can be a plus all around. Says Barneys’ Doonan, “[Interns] should show me all the latest tricks and technology. I consider it their duty to prevent me from becoming an old fart.”
Good thing Agyness (and us!) aren’t office workers. We would have been thrown out and forbidden to come back a long time ago.
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