Wanted

Aside from select pieces in SM, I would like the following in my closet.


- Oxford shoes. Basic and smart-tomboy. Would go great with a girly dress and leggings.


- Barrettes. Because I have short hair pa rin. I'm kind of sick having wavy headbanded hair.


- Dresses. Girly, preferably short. So I can wear tights and my dream shoe/oxfords.


- More opaque tights. I don't care for color. Neon, earth, black or even nurse white. As long as it fits and stays opaque when I'm wearing them.


- More flats. :D
OMG. These are from Topshop but they're sooo ADVAN!

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Thought I'd mention how much I love Topshop. I love the items and the online store is so easy to load and navigate! :D

Es-Em

You'd be surprised what you can find in your local masa mall, SM (ShoeMart to some). I came from the unfinished Bonifacio High Street after having donuts with the family (here in the Philippines, at least with my family, having Krispy Kreme is a family event.) and on my way home I asked my sister to drop me off at SM so I can finally buy the Fiorucci shoes that star in my dreams. After buying the shoes, I discovered I had a bit of money left! So I decided to splurge a bit and buy a shirt.

I was looking around SM Department store and I was blown away with the selection and choices they have. I mean, it was craaaaaazy. There I was looking quite fasyon (with a big box of krispy kreme. luwlz) and I was gasping, oooh-inh and aahh-ing at the incrediblosity of the SM Department store. Feeling ko, feeling nila na Promdi ako. Hahaha.

I was passing by the bag section (on my way to the shoe section to get me a pair of Advans) when I saw these HUGE, PATENT bags. I don't know if I'm in my sporadic trenzoid mode (and honestly, I don't care) but they were LOVELY. They had BLACK, RED and I think I spotted a BROWN one. They had them quilted (Chanel was a very obvious inspiration), a YSL Muse lookalike/knockoff/reincarnation with studs and chains and trendy fasyon. BASTA, I thought they were surprisingly lovely.

It's a shame I only had 400 left, so I drifted by them, blowing them kisses and muttering "Mummy will get you soon, loves. Muwah muwah." With a smile still plastered on my face, I went to the shoe area (I know I said I was getting shirt, but it was a floor up.) and saw ze incredible finds. Animal print flats, peep-toe pumps (Louboutin lookalikes/knock-offs/reincarnations), gold sequined and glitter flats (I was looking for red glitter ones, ala Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz) and even pointy-toed TRANSPARENT Jelly shoes. Shet! Ang crazy ng SM!! I went wild- inside. My inner-trenzoid was thrashing around, cursing my wallet to high heavens for carrying so little money.

So I turned to shirts, and I was not disappointed. The "teen" (i'm not sure what Ia m now) had all these great tops and bottoms whcih got me asking "Do these people even know what they have here? What is so readily available for them NOW? OD they even know how to work these damn pieces together?" and "Did they raid Susie Bubble's closet??" Hay. I can't describe the shirts I found and the skirts I long for because my brain refuses to cooperate. BASTA, everything was good and nice.

I'll post pictures tomorrow maybe... And I'll probably rewrite this. :D

I LOVE SM na.

Smart Casual

Whenever I go to parties (debutant balls, birthdays, reunions, anniversaries), I always almost wish that the invite would read "formal" or "semi-formal". For one, it requires me to purchase a dress and I can never be overdressed. And I'm sure, together with my dress, my mum would buy me a pair of sparkly strappy shoes to go with it. So when I see "Attire: Smart Casual", my brian kind of freezes up and refuses to wrap itself around the concept of "Smart Casual". What is it? Does it require to you look lax or professional? Should I wear my slick jeans or whip out my corporate skirts? Do I have to wear glasses to look smart? Ha ha ha.

I have approximately ten minutes to finish this post because in an hours time, I should be in a cab to Makati Shangri-la so my group and I can pass our portfolio so we can apply for a coveted internship slot. My professor, who we're going to meet up with, told us to go there at 8:30 am, bring our portfolio and be in Smart Casual. Uhm, what?

So this morning I actually asked my good friend Wikipedia to define what the hell smart casual is. This is what it said:

Smart casual (as distinct from Business casual) is a dress code which generally consists of a suit or sports jacket and/or a sweater (and other appropriate clothing). A tie is optional. As "smart casual" is not formally defined, the lines between it and the other casual styles are often blurred. See the link below, "Cracking the Dress Code", for details.

Current interpretations of Smart casual may vary from the more gentrified description above through to conservative, tailored street attire. This may include denim jeans with a collared shirt for men.

So uhm, what now? I'm still confused as ever and that's sad considering I turned to wiki and it tells me nothing.

So what do I do now? I'll rummage my closet and look for a safe and clean top with safe and clean slacks.

This entry has no resolution. It's just me telling how I hate "smart casual" because I'm pretty sure I have none in my wardrobe.

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UPDATE: A co-worker/batchmate defines it as "preppy and chic". Preppy I get, chic is just as obscure as smart casual and "sporty".

Monogram

I'm a big bag fan. I'm a bag lady. Ask my friends, I have no shame in telling you that one of my life's dream is having a swimming pool brimming with bags of all sorts. Then I dive in and emerge ala Ariel from Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' and LV's, B-bags, Kellys and Japanese bags would be flying in the air. Craaaaazy.

So naturally, I blame Khan for this post.

He and I were taking about the unfortunate slashing of his mum's bag that happened to be an LV. I grabbed my hair and squealed NOOO. Because having your bag slashed--double points if it's LV or Rafe-- is horrible.

Now I'm window shopping at eLuxury drooling over LV bags because I'm kind of a social-climbing ukay-whore who just needs a bit of monogram in her life. I'm so over Multicolore I think it's kind of tacky.(But if anyone wants to donate/buy me a Multicolore, go ahead. I'm kind and I appreciate gifts! :D Just make sure it's a BIG bag because tiny bags are kind of eh.) I'm loving Perfo though. In fuschia! :D :D Maybe I should get myself a fuschia Perfo wallet? Hmm...


So cute!

I'm also drooling over a Trouville, the ever classic speedy and the Bucket (I used to think it's really fug, but now I think it's really cute and odd!).

I don't like anything Monogram Denim. It's so pa-chic but I think it's hick and ick. >P

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My mum hates anything monogram. She says it reminds her of the bad 80's. The eighties I hate as well. She thinks they're ridiculous, tacky and just BAD. I try to convince her that it's all getting better with more interesting bag structure and treatment. She still says its ugly.

It's amusing to see one of the best designers of all time, Vivienne Westwood, take a sweet fresh and rather mocking spin to monogram.



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Monogram anything has this tita/matronly feel to it. It's as if it's a big "HAH!" to everyone who told her she can never be rich. Baka nga yun yung appeal ng monogram bag sakin. Because I want to be rich. Pero I'll never pull a Gretchen. Please.