Unzipped: Belinda Smart

We recently revealed our new look Unzipped column. To celebrate its relaunch each issue we will be introducing you to a member of the Ragtrader team. This issue it's the turn of Belinda Smart, the magazine's web editor and Melbourne reporter.

NAME  
Belinda Smart

SOMETIMES PEOPLE CALL ME             
Brenda. Honestly, do I look like a Brenda?                     

I EARN A CRUST BY...
Cutting them off bread. Have I missed something?

JUST BEFORE I ANSWERED THESE I WAS
Wondering how I would answer these

MY WORST HABIT IS       
It's... no, I can't bring myself to say it. My second worst habit is caring what people think

IF I WERE A FASHION ITEM I'D BE      
Having difficulty with the keyboard right now

WHO I'D LIKE TO BE IF NOT ME
The girl in the Tic Tac ad. All she says is "It's not just a mint, it's a Tic Tac"...but there's just something about her

PEOPLE TELL ME I'M
Wrong to love Copacabana by Barry Manilow, but I know different

MY WARDROBE FAVOURITE IS
A frill coat by Dizingof    

IF I COULD BANISH ONE TREND IT WOULD BE
Tattoos. They're just wrong

MELBOURNE IS THE NATION'S FASHION CAPITAL BECAUSE   
It's my considered, objective opinion and anyone who disagrees with me is just plain nuts

MY BIGGEST RECENT SPLURGE WAS            
A plum coloured Vespa, fondly known as Violetta. I guess wearing it would entail a stint in traction, but don't tell me the big 'V' isn't a style statement 

MONEY CAN'T BUY HAPPINESS BUT
You can never have too much of either

I'VE NEVER TOLD ANYONE THIS BUT
I'm fond of watching Top Gear while eating Cheds

WHEN DOWN TO MY LAST $1000 - TOM FORD OR TARGET?
Tom Ford. If you're spiralling out of control, do it in style

WHAT THIS INDUSTRY NEEDS IS
A cunning plan so we can stop consuming so much but maintain current levels of a) shopping and b) employment. Tricky huh?