Pip Edwards looks downcast as she leaves her office in Alexandria in a stylish P.E Nation outfit after a string of bad headlines
She’s been all over the headlines in recent weeks.
So it’s no surprise that Pip Edwards was looking slightly stressed as she exited her P.E. Nation office in Sydney’s Alexandria on Thursday.
Despite all the drama, the 40-year-old managed to look cool and casual in an ensemble from her own line.
Time to go: Pip Edwards was looking slightly stressed as she exited her P.E. Nation offices in Sydney’s Alexandria on Thursday
The blonde beauty had grey and neon green parachute pants and a cream sweater.
Pip had her hands full with a shopping bag and a tan coloured handbag.
The fashion designer has battled a slew of tough headlines in recent weeks.
She came under fire after her staff tried to stop an unflattering portrait of Pip from being entered in the Archibald Prize because it made her look ‘old’.
Style: Despite all the drama, the 40-year-old managed to look cool and casual in an ensemble from her own line
She also raised eyebrows this week when she offered aspiring models a chance to appear in the latest campaign for P.E Nation – however, they will not be paid for the opportunity.
On Tuesday, the 40-year-old shared two call-outs for models to her Instagram Stories, inviting people based in Sydney to apply.
One read: ‘We are you. You are us. And we are on the same team. W’ere calling on you to be in our next uni-form campaign. We want to know who you are. We want to see you and hear your story.’
Free: Pip raised eyebrows this week when she offered aspiring models a chance to appear in the latest campaign for P.E Nation – however, they will not be paid for the opportunity
It further advises that the campaign is taking place Tuesday November 24, in the Metro Sydney area.
However, a closer look at the terms and conditions on the P.E Nation website indicates clearly that the job is unpaid.
Models will need to pay their expenses, as well as work up to eight hours without remuneration.
Conditions apply: Models will need to pay their expenses, as well as work up to eight hours without remuneration
It reads: ‘Upon submission of the entry for this Casting, entrants acknowledge and accept that the work in the Campaign is unpaid and on a volunteer basis.
‘The expected hours of such volunteer work are a total of 8 hours over the course of Tuesday, 24th of November 2020.’
It also informs applicants: ‘Any travel and food expenses, or expenses of any other nature, of the finalist are not covered by P.E Nation’.
Further, any photos taken on the day remain the property of the clothing brand, the terms indicate.
Romance: Pip has become a media mainstay since dating cricketer Michael Clarke. (Pictured together)