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Elaine Hersby from ACNE
Elaine Hersby from ACNE
Photography: Caleb Ming
Elaine Hersby from ACNE
Elaine Hersby from ACNE
Photography: Caleb Ming
Elaine Hersby from ACNE
Elaine Hersby from ACNE
Photography: Caleb Ming
Ella Bailey from Acne
Ella Bailey from Acne
Photography: Caleb Ming
Ella Bailey from Acne
Ella Bailey from Acne
Photography: Caleb Ming
Ella Bailey from Acne
Ella Bailey from Acne
Photography: Caleb Ming
Sunday Rennie from FAT
Sunday Rennie from FAT
Photography: Caleb Ming
Ellice Blakeney from FAT
Ellice Blakeney from FAT
Photography: Caleb Ming
Sandy Ho from Neuw: Stockholm Syndrome
Sandy Ho from Neuw: Stockholm Syndrome
Photography: Caleb Ming
Sandy Ho from Neuw: Stockholm Syndrome
Sandy Ho from Neuw: Stockholm Syndrome
Photography: Caleb Ming
Ruth Ziller from Shappere
Ruth Ziller from Shappere
Photography: Caleb Ming
Ruth Ziller from Shappere
Ruth Ziller from Shappere
Photography: Caleb Ming
Ruth Ziller from Shappere
Ruth Ziller from Shappere
Photography: Caleb Ming
Amy Dickinson from Kinki Gerlinki
Amy Dickinson from Kinki Gerlinki
Photography: Caleb Ming
Amy Dickinson from Kinki Gerlinki
Amy Dickinson from Kinki Gerlinki
Photography: Caleb Ming
Shop Girl

Forever glamourous, the girls working in our favourite boutiques are an integral part of the fashion industry.

By Caroline Clements, 1st September 2011

S
ometimes I walk into a shop and am not sure to look first at the mannequin in the window, or the lush, well-kitted ladies that roam the floor in the garments, stylishly clad like a model straight out of the look book.

These are the ladies at one end of the rag trade that finish the sale before shutting up shop. An integral part of the retail industry, they are also a walking, talking PR machines for the labels they work for, looking good in the clothes, making customers want to pull exact outfits off the racks to emulate and subtley coaxing them to part with their pennies for that signature piece.

But, with this doll-like appearance, there is an art to being a good shop assistant and it lies somewhere between being helpful, attentive and friendly, but not too much of any of those. Shopping can be overwhelming for even the most seasoned shopper, and sometimes you just wanted to be left alone to sort through the racks yourself.

Our photographer Caleb Ming went out in search of capturing some of these shop girls in action around Melbourne, looking good while they work. Here's what he got.

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