fashion 101: what not to wear
weird, as in weird. is it me or the fashion sense of the gay community, zoning in to the people of malate becoming as trying hard as them bagging a hot guy.
richard sent a message saturday evening, dinner at serendra with his current beau jake. i was in training at viktor in trinoma, helping out people in dire need of styling and guidance in dressing up. i replied asking where to next since i won’t get off until 10.00pm. i went home shortly after and killed time watching memoirs of a geisha at hbo. i so love the dance piece of ziyi zhang, so full of emotions noh? 11.30pm, i called richard to find out they were still at bonifacio high street, at fully booked. i set a 12.00 midnight rendezvous at our hangout, cafe adriatico, called arman who’s in malabon. 12.30, i was in my lonesome at starbucks waiting from them freaking people. richard decided not to show up and arman was late as always. without jake and richard, arman and i went to sonata to kill time over booze, i need time to spend with my friend armand will all the drama in his life. catching up with our lives and occasional boy watching, my attention was caught by a group of not so hip youngsters. typical fashion, skinny jeans, printed top, but the real crime here is the scarf. the overflowing abundance of scarves everywhere. when i was in cincinnati and it was, say 39 farenheit/4 celsius i still go out with just a light jacket.
i don’t get it. since when scarves of the south became a fashion trend in a city whose average temperature is 77 farenheit/25 celsius? i am a big fan of fashion and accessories but it isn’t always fashion just for the sake of being fashionable. it’s about making it work and owning it. if you’re going for the one of a kind look, be sure you can pull it off and not stick in a crowd like a sore thumb full of scabs after the fashion police mauled you for your getup. not to mention that they have with them digital cameras that they took turns taking pictures in the bustling alley as if they are in a park on a sunny day. to each his own they say, but this one, it’s really their own and they should keep it that way.
-oOo- i am in viktor at trinoma every saturday afternoon until closing. i am a stylist and helps out customers in picking out their custom jeans. please drop by anytime for your 1 of a kind jeans, and if you need my help, i’m there on saturdays. 
listening to:
As I Am – Kristin Chenoweth: Taylor, the Latte Boy
Tags: fashion
February 17th, 2008 at 11:31 am
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February 17th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
oh my savior! wil surely drop by wen im in manila…
aha, skinny jeans for a typical southeast asian look??? another boohoo eh? yu should have seen these OFWs from europe sporting their fur coats and ugly boots at the NAIA
February 18th, 2008 at 3:01 am
hi pepe. i have to say that pinoys can pull off skinny jeans. in fact, they look great! at least on me, hehehe. do drop by at viktor, i’ll style your custom jeans with flair and sensible fashion.
February 28th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
I love your saturday job!!! kainggit!
re scarf: guilty!!! haha pero in my defense, they’re lightweight and i wear them on cool days. i stopped wearing them though when The Correspondents look began to take over… i’m not sure what you call them but they’re the type you see in Saudi Arabia, hehe. I see it everywhere! *defensive mode ends*
February 29th, 2008 at 2:15 am
if you have time to drop by sa trinoma, i’ll be more than happy to assist you. or pwede sa podium, but that’s by appointment, hehehe. feeling in demand. :-p
March 1st, 2008 at 12:51 pm
you wrote about this pala. haha, imagine scarf ang init init!
and remember the guy wearing a plaid shirt and checkered pants (or was it the other way around?). talk about clash!