Inspiration Sets In

After what seemed like aeons of non-purchase of clothing material. I finally got to buy 2 collared shirts and a black striped shorts.

I needed to buy 2 shirts because I am super running out of friday looks. Friday Looks, in my book, means civilian but its important that the shirts I wear are collared, as per the corporate world's unspoken decree. For that I bought 2 shirts for Php1K. Not bad, because I'm not really after avant-garde-esque looks, just plain simple collared shirts. No, I have not lost my interest in runway looks but I have to take into consideration wearability. So what I bought are 2 shirts, one is colored dark blue and the other is dark teal. What's with dark colors? I'm not sure either but I have to tell you that color wise, it was a rather spur-of-the-moment decision to pick those. The influence behind the blue and teal colors were because of the trend I read 2 weeks ago in men.style.com and Louis Vuitton Fall Men's collection, respectively.

Dark Blue I found inspiration in Spring 2008 Mens. I was looking for something brighter, kind of like turquoise turning to blue (rather than green), but I didn't find anything, save for a baby blue one which, I have to say, is not what I'm looking for. So I settled for something close to the idea.

Dark Teal I found inspiration in Louis Vuitton Fall 2008 Men. It was nice to have something different, plus the fact that I saw Marc Jacobs wear a look that was, as per Tim Blank's review, by far one of the strongest and memorable looks of that collection. That to me is more than just advertisement, it's a statement, that's why I got dark teal.

To be honest I wanted to go to The Podium so I can buy those shirts with a really nice shade of blue, and they're not over Php700, but I didn't want to walk there because the sun is scorching...and my semi black ensemble wouldn't permit it. Everyone knows black absorbs heat more than the other nonblack fabrics do, and I don't want to perspire excessively, as I might lose much more water than when I workout. Dehydration is not my end goal for working out. Besides, they're not collared, they're ordinary shirts. The collars are my priority, for me they can take on any color, so long as it's collared.

I got those shirts from Blue Star Exchange, which they were selling for like 1 for Php599, 2 for Php999 and 3 for Php1299. The saleslady was kind of asking me if I wanted 3 for Php1299 but I said no, maybe next time. Truth be told I only remember the 2 for almost a thousand bucks, so I stuck with it and alloted my budget of 2K. Of course I tried them on to see if they fit, and they did, thank Heavens my workout is working out, not that I'm having abs yet but that I was slim enough to fit in those shirts. They weren't exactly body fit ,which was good but that at least it was very comfortable.

After that I hopped to Diego to buy some shorts. At first I didn't go there at once because...I didn't feel like going in. Actually that twinkish guy sales clerk wasn't there so I kind of was a little bit sad and hesistated a bit. Now when I came in there after some time the first thing I did was to go to their shorts section and I saw this beautiful brown shorts with faded gold, thin stripes and the pocket with a plain deeper shade of brown, kind of like chocolate brown. There's just one problem: It was too big for me. I can tell.

I saw the price tag, it was almost a thousand, just the way I budgeted it but the size was another story. To be honest I thought they would have stocks of it, I found out there was none as was told to me by the sales clerk, guy sales clerk. So I ended up getting this black shorts instead. The black shorts was not part of the plan but it was chic. I always perceive black as the color that represents chicness and in a way I'm kind of looking for pieces with a timeless appeal. Shorts are not really timeless I think but black is, so I guess color outweighs the garment. So I tried it on and again thank the azure Heavens it fit almost exactly and it the length of the shorts was exact to my knee, therefore making me tall!! Hahaha.

So I bought it and that completed my agenda, almost completed. I bought a new deodorant because I used up the last one. I gotta say I couldn't find the "scent" I was looking for therefore I, again have to find another one. The one I use was called "Vice" and the one I got was "Touch". Goodness are we referring to Tom Ford here? Well, not really.

After completing my agenda of buying clothes and deodorant I spent the rest of my time in the mall playing arcade. I love playing the arcade ever since Carrie BlowJob (Not real name bwahahahahaha) lent me her PSP and played Mortal Kombat. Well, my problem with arcade is that I never seem to get past the fourth opponent. Oh well, that remains to be solved through constant playing.

I think my next agenda would be to buy a loafer or rubber shoes somewhere in St. Francis. St. Francis is like a flea market inside a building and I remember that was one of the places my organization, DLSU Chamber Ensemble performed back I think in 2005. I also know that they sell really good stuff over there and it doesn't cost so much. I guess my philosophy is not to spend too much on shoes or other footwear and pants but the tops...it's a shopping craze! I'm still researching what are the classic designs for footwear so I can update my wardrobe a little bit. I saw these Gucci shoes on Multiply and obviously I was wowed, though the design was not my thing. Not to mention the price was Php9K. I can definitely buy it, but it's not worth it because it's too expensive, taking my budget into consideration. That's why I didn't buy it, even if I can.

I also want to accumulate 3K in Diego because if I did they'd give me a discount card. That's gonna help. I also saw this jacket in Blue Star Exchange, where I bought my 2 shirts and saw this really nice vest. It was pricey, around Php1700. Again, I need to raise money so I can buy it. Vests are so in right now (a trend perhaps?) ever since I saw the frontman of Maroon 5 (Adam Levine) and some contestants of Project Runway season 4 (Christian Siriano & Kevin Christiano) wear vests. I guess that means I'll raise funds again for that. I'm not thinking that vest would be gone in a jiffy because, it's pricey, unless someone is desperate to get those so that leaves me more time to save my compensation for that.

Going back to the shorts, I actually saw a short in Oxygen that's really nice looking (except for the black insignia or something on the upper right hip part of the garment), kind of reminds me of Gucci Fall 2008 Men's collection because of the checkered print but minus the chic factor and it was a slightly deeper shade of gray. It's more expensive than the ones I got from Diego. It's worth Php1099. Of course I want it because it I think will fit on me, even though I tried the small size, but I found it too...chichi for my liking, even if I like Gucci more than Louis Vuitton. My philosophy in style is to be simple yet elegant and chic, and that Oxygen checkered shorts was anything but.

I guess that's my new fashion mission, to update some of my wardrobe, know the color of the trend and most importantly, allocate money for timeless pieces. The money allocation would retroact if I have more than one source of income, but I don't want to run afoul with the law so I would have to rely on my compensation, for now.