29 October 2023 , 09:00
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A fashion stylist rushed to a teenager's rescue when her own friend told her she looked "terrible".
Susie Hasler couldn't stop herself taking action when the girl's pal was even grabbing passers-by to get them to tell her how awful she looked in a pair of sunglasses. The 36-year-old from East Grinstead, West Sussex, was shopping in Bluewater Shopping Centre when she overheard the vile insults.
And when she heard other shoppers agreeing with the teenager's friend's 'negativity' she decided to step in. Susie told her almost 17,000 Instagram followers "with friends like this, you don’t need enemies". In the footage, award-winning personal stylist Susie, who runs Styled By Susie [said: "I was in Primark and there were two girls who were trying on sunglasses.
"One of the girls - and with friends like this who needs enemies - was getting passers-by to get her friend how awful she looked. She was saying 'those glasses look awful, excuse me, can you tell my friend how terrible she looks'. I said 'excuse me, can I have a look?' She turned around and she was wearing high-fashion sunglasses, not to everyone’s taste.
"And I said 'I’m a personal stylist, and I think they look fab, and if you love them, you should get them'. At which point, the friend said 'I think I’m going to listen to the personal stylist’s point of view'. And her friend said 'but I don’t like them, I like the more classic styles'. I said to her, 'what about your friend? She likes these? She looks fab in them' - so she went and bought them."
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And Susie has a powerful message behind her intervention. She said: "Be careful who you surround yourself with and remember just because your friend doesn't like it doesn’t mean you don’t have to buy it. Follow your own style intuition. And if I’m nearby, I’ll tell them off!"
Other women commented on the post in support of Susie’s advice to the girl. Beattieabby wrote: "I love this. I prefer to shop alone because I’m not interested in others opinions of what I wear." Sorchamhyatt added: "Love this. I bet she feels amazing every time she wears them now too. Well done you for stepping in!"
Sophie.Johnston posted: "Thank you so much for interrupting her and putting her in her place." Miss_Linda_Newman added: "She should of shopped for a new friend." Smileyshazza wrote: "Good on you! Hopefully her friend will think twice in the future about doing such things."
Susie added: "It is well known that women dress for other women - so it’s important to build each other up. If a friend tells you she doesn’t like an item of clothing you pick up, it’s likely she is influenced by her own taste and likes/dislikes. If a friend asks your opinion, give her the encouragement to purchase it and tell her she will look fabulous. If you feel it’s not going to flatter her, tell her in a constructive way, while giving her a great compliment."