Glenda leads a
seemingly double life; she dons chic corporate attires in the morning and
occasionally succumbs to “excessorizing” however, after her eight-hour stint in
the office, she deliberately takes off her bangles, cocktail rings and hoop
earrings. She’s now Miss Plain Jane.
“My boyfriend hates my
bangles and rings, they get in the way when we hold hands,” she reasons out to
me.
Aah, the dangers of
“fashion audience,” I thought. Fashion audience er …what? It’s just a term I coin
for dressing to impress but always noting who is your ‘audience’, something
like that.
My officemates and I
love Glenda’s outfits but her man would rather see her uncomplicated.
Just like writing for
a specific audience, love of fashion also seems to undergo the same premise.
Fashionistas can always wear the latest trend but they should not expect
everyone to love, understand, and relate with their eccentric, feminine or
rocker-chic get up, especially the opposite sex.
Dress to impress
Your girlfriends may
totally adore a fitted bodice and lace top but don’t expect the elderlies or
your parents to worship them.
Moreover, no matter
how high-end or expensive your skinny jeans or sheer blouses are, expect your
man not to mind the labels: where you get your clothes, or whether you were up
and about before the malls open just to get the clothes you’ve been eyeing for,
at first hand. The opposite gender, it turns out, is after the “by-product,” on
how great, sexy or cute you look on your skinny jeans.
I perfectly understood
and somehow, related with Glenda’s case. I remember when my family and I were
once out for dinner on a cold evening. Expectedly, I had to warm up by either
layering (putting my cardigan on) or wearing a scarf. I chose the latter.
But much to my dismay,
my father (since I don’t have a boyfriend) restricted me to wear such. I can
still remember his words up to this day, “mukha
kang OA, pagtitinginan ka lang sa labas.”
To my defense I was
not aiming for any attention, it was just cold and I thought that my
zebra-print scarf would add oomph to my rather blah outfit. My mother totally loved
my ensemble but would rather not argue with the Head of the Household.
See? Fashion philes
may want to keep this in mind: it’s okay to lead a double-life so long as you
dress according to where you are going and who you are going to meet. Your best
friend may find you cute in your print-on-print ensemble but your boyfriend (in
case you don’t have one, your brother or father) may get dizzy with the Aztec
and floral combo.
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Nay or yay?
I love fashion but I
don’t completely embrace it at face value. Here is my list of fashion items
that I think should bid a permanent goodbye. (*photos from google)
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Printed leggings/jeggings
–Sweet and girly-girl fashion items are not just my thing.
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Circle shades – don’t
expect me to buy these just because Mary-Kate Olsen likes them. These shades
look sooo funny, it seems like two bottle caps are on your eyes!
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These are just plain
hideous and baduy, and so are the
fruit/flower emblem slippers!
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