those days

wearing socks was intentional. reason: i was visiting the big boss' place; there'd be many other colleagues there, so i was shy about exposing my ugly feet. and since i haven't figured out how to wear such socks with skirts or dresses, i wore the jeggings, which're tight. i thought i'd lost weight (someone observed so and i could fit into my cheongsam comfortably). jeggings and socks weren't exactly advisable in today's heat.

wearing the hasbeens lookalike wasn't that intentional. it was between a pair of maroon 9wests and the naturalizers (or is it more like hasbeens resemble naturalizers?). i got in and out of a few outfits before  settling for this one. the tunic's never worn. so you see, there's no point in buying new clothes for CNYs. lol. anyway, the granny shoes looked better. truth be told, i'd prefer to wear the 9wests. reason: i didn't wish to look typical. i mean, everyone seemed to be doing vintage these days. i was honestly not keen on looking too common.

ever since i entered the blogging world, i'd gradually toned down the vintage vibe in the way i dressed.  and i wasn't already doing full-blown vintage in the first place. the naturalizers had been ignored for sometime now. and frankly, wearing socks with such shoes could be potentially embarrassing. i'm not talking about being teased for looking like a granny. you know how socks could be slippery? now go imagine the scenes of embarrassment.

but i know it's self-contradicting. think about it: some, or many of us, would like to declare that we don't like to be slaves to trends. so we invest in classic clothing items. so there're many of us who'd end up looking exactly like each other. and isn't classic = vintage?     

much more better

decided to go crazyyy with colours today. i've done it before but there's the purple jeans this time. dunno what got into me, ha ha.i had in my head to wear a mustard top but i couldn't think of the shoes to go with the outfit. plus, it's still nippy, so it's sockit time.

and if not for the sudden courage, i won't have found out that the left shoe's coming apart. damnnn. 

every little thing

gotta say i liked wiw here. the top almost never came home with me. i did eye it for a wee as i scanned the rack. then the guru picked it out and insisted i try it on. of course it had to be mine. did you know that save for the inner top and bag and socks, all other items i wore were bought during my shopping trips with her?

and i finally wore one of the many pairs of socks i bought from tokyo since feb this year. i needed something navy and i felt i couldn't wear these shoes plain with these pants.

sockit

another failed attempt to wear the vivienne westwood socks. too much going on? exactly my intention. excuse the dark pictures. i think the socks are ok with these shoes but they don't go with this skirt. a longer sandra dee skirt should work better. whether a sandra dee skirt looks ok on me is another matter altogether. lol. 

my colourful shoes finally get to walk the streets. the bag's the shade of liver. coral flowers meet fuchsia and purple stripes. maroon. blue and green. you can say these inspired me. 

can do, style guru? please approve! lol.

i'm also wearing my vintage pendleton wool coat which is a near-exact match with the skirt. i like how the vermillion cardi looks like a men's vest underneath the coat.