reworked
One-and-a-half hours of sleep is really bad for you. At 525am, I stumbled out of bed groggily before groping in the dark to print my report, get dressed and leave for school. Because my blisters from yesterday are really bad, I ended up with this pair of shoes with chunky ankle straps. I realize I barely have any more slip-ons left. Note to self: more school shoes, please.
Top: Nichii
shoes: VNC
dress: secondhand
ring: Mango
belt: my Aunt’s
shades: Mango
necklace: Sportsgirl (@ Perth)
army tanks
I used to be a dead-poor student with few belongings. But I got by anyway, and somehow managed to accumulate a sizeable collection of shoes. Back in the day, I had an eye for maximizing my money. Which is quite wondrous, thinking about how I actually managed to find alot of good bargains. I started my collection of basics, especially that of racerbacks, to wear to the animal shelter where I counsel at on most weekends. Because it’s so hot, I need something lightweight.
Needless to say, I’ve found the same basics extremely conducive to wear to teach when the weather is excruciatingly scorching. But one dilemma I’ve always had was just how to dress ‘em up. Beyond solid colors. Yesterday I wore the same ol’ racerback out. And then I found some old photos on how I used to accessorize them.
eagles, eyes, and cherries
I’d always wanted a bird necklace, given my fascination with birds. My own main gripe is how much I’d have to incur for freight alone– kinda like my feelings with respect to airport taxes– and so it has impeded me substantially. And so I burst out laughing when I realized I had a bird necklace all along, for more than a year. I had bought a red bag, and wanted a charm for it. But I didn’t really like the bag charms that were being doled out by the dozen. I was in Aussie then, and had walked into Sportsgirl for the thousandth time. There, I saw an eagle chain which set off the bag perfectly. The best thing? It was on sale– there were about twenty of them left– and I got it for a steal at AUD$2 only.
I went out with the same hairstyle on Tuesday, albeit with it straightened. I look harder and tougher when it’s straightened, but apparently, I have a friendlier look when it’s au naturel.
It’s hard to believe I haven’t had a chunky fringe for more than a year!
racerback: Zara
necklace: Sportsgirl (@ Perth)
skirt: some French label
shoes: Lenotos
ring: Mango
belt: vintage (my mother’s)
red
Today I painted all my nails a deep shade of red. They’re pretty haphazard. But I reckon I’ll tire of the fingernail ones soon enough.
bangs
shoe advice
Women have their love-hate relationship with high-heel shoes. The arguments for high heels can range from the fact that it makes one look taller, gives one a better posture, makes the stomach seem flatter, the chest stick out and the butt seem perkier, or that it ups one’s sex appeal.
holiday. .
asymmetry
dusk
sketchy
I used to draw alot, although I wasn’t that meticulous about detail, taking alot of short cuts. These days, I still design quite a bit, but no longer in my trusty old sketchbook complete with colors. I draw and doodle everywhere, even on walls, for the hell of it.
Ahh well, I’ve never taken half a design class all my life, no one taught me how to draw anatomy, so I figured one day I will really learn properly. As well as to patiently fill in detail.
light
Today I speculated that it might be hot. But it rained. I froze when I awoke from my forty-minute slumber on the train. Then the sun shined mercilessly hours later.
I found this pale yellow dress with pretty embroidery on the front, thinking it’d be perfect for my dress-down days. Except that it was so sheer, I had to team it with a skirt. Ahh well, till I get some soft netting as lining. I swear it is the hardest thing in the world to actually dress casual. On most days, I take 5 minutes to choose and get dressed. On casual days, I take about 3 minutes more. Because they’re just plain color blocks, something is missing. Therefore I threw on a skinny scarf and a pair of clogs that are probably about 25 years old.
