@Stubbssie thanks for the scoop! I would like to see this wacko irl, preferably on a date
did she talk at all about Joe or marriage plans?
and her career as a lawyer? Since the women wanted to talk about being a lawyer, what did she say to them?
Nope no questions about Joe or marriage. She was single at the time.
I went back and read what I wrote about the meetup so it was fresh in my mind.
"She admitted she's a homebody and not interested in going out or really traveling. She also said something along the lines of "I'm not a real lawyer anymore" but unfortunately I missed most of that. Shockingly a lot of the questions were about her education and career advice. There weren't really any people heavily into luxury there. Just the scarf lady (Susie) who brought her college-aged daughter to get some advice."
"She didn't speak to me much, I moved out of the inner circle because a very shy girl showed up, and Elle did not notice her. There were also two women who ended up mostly speaking with MyDailySweet because there was no way to really get Elle's attention. This was also due to the inconsiderate attitudes of some of the more extroverted women at the meetup, but also Elle's inability to engage the group as a whole.
It was clear to me from this that she doesn't have the networking ability or extroversion to handle being the centre of a large group like that. She was not able to effectively spread her attention, rather she focused on one or two people.
She was kind, although I'm not sure how genuine she is. I think she was genuinely flattered to meet her fans. She kept remarking to MyDailySweet that it "makes it all real" to meet their followers in person.
When I spoke directly with Elle, I felt she was really speaking at me more than taking a genuine interest in my experience. I think she is quite an introverted person, and she is not the best conversationalist. Networking and working a room (or in this case a sidewalk) are skills, I just don't think she has those skills. She was fairly self-aware, commenting that she is a homebody and doesn't really go out. She prefers to stay home, cook, or maybe just go for a brunch.
She did speak briefly about her haters, saying it was all good until she reached about 50k on youtube, then haters started to appear. And she made some comment about no longer being a "real" lawyer. Somebody asked her about that but I couldn't really hear the conversation then.
Ah, as for her outfit: both were quite dressed up. MyDailySweet wore chanel pumps, a suit, a brooch, and quite a lot of makeup. Elle wore her halogen pants (Somebody actually asked her this) some velvet heels, the louhlouh bag, a silk top and of course, a scarf, despite the 28 degree weather.
One woman also asked Elle to tie her own scarf for her, which was kind of cute. Then she almost had an orgasm about that.
All in all, I would say that the reason why we can't relate to Elle or her fans is simply that they are not our speed. This grown woman was delighted to have her aliexpress pashmina tied by a woman she views as the epitome of poise. These are people who are just looking for some escapism and leadership. Perhaps you and I and the others who trash Elle would simply be interested in a different kind of leader."
I'll also remark that any opportunity to steer the conversation away from careers and on to luxury was jumped upon right away. Elle stopped mid-sentence to talk to one girl about her Chanel bag.
