Feed My Vanity

So far I’ve managed to avoid Forever 21 because I live in Makati and rarely go to SM Megamall. So imagine the tragedy that befell my wallet when Forever 21 opened a branch in SM Makati.

Here’s the “damage” when worn:

Dress and shoes from Forever 21. I cannot, for the life of me, understand my fondness for stripes, especially when it is fattening. To be fair with, the dress retails at P695. Not bad eh? Here are the shoes at close-up:

Need instant long legs (at least for a night out)? Then wear nude heels! It is strange that these shoes made the list of what not to buy in Forever 21. These are relatively comfortable to wear for long periods of time. I say relatively, because high heels, no matter what brand, is a double-edged sword. Meaning high-heels make you look good and make you feel good for a couple of hours at the most. But for four-inch plastic heels, it does its job well without breaking my bank account (retails at P1,455) or my feet more than it should.

Anyway, I only bring out these shoes if I have to go to an event or I need me some long legs for one reason or another.

A couple of weeks later I came back boyfriend in tow. Said boyfriend bought me a dress. Hehehe. Will tell you in another post because tomorrow is another day and work has been incredibly hectic. I’m trying to squeeze in some time to write for a couple of publications but work has been so demanding lately. At least I’m back to the blogging world!

Believe me. If you’re a middle-class, average income-r yuppie who lives from paycheck to paycheck, who regularly sadly choose between the groceries to new shoes, an occasion such as this deserves pictures:

my preciousssss......Stuff I can only afford on sale. I am all sunshine-y like that.

topshop top and stockings

Somebody please educate me on what Ultimate 3D stretch means

Top = 599 from 1599

I have a fascination for stripes. I bought a similar top for the boyfriend a few months ago. Which produced the agreement to never wear the same top in public lest we be mistaken for couples who wear matching outfits. No offense to those who do, but it’s just not our thing.

I plan to wear the top with a short black skirt, and if I’m feeling lazy, then maybe slacks for that nautical look. I’m gonna scout around too for a necklace to match it.

Also, I’ve been on the lookout for colored stockings for a long time now. But most I’ve found are expensive (If you’re interested, Landmark has really nice colored stockings from Japan, but it’s gonna cost you around P600). I want stockings in plum, but since it was a sale, pickiness is a luxury I cannot afford. You can’t exactly see it in the pic, but the stockings are navy blue. Very slimming. *clap clap*. Stockings cost me around P150 in Topshop. Yes! P150. It was orginally P295 though. If you’re in Mall of Asia, then do drop by Topshop for what’s left of the sale.

Question of the day: What the hell are they playing at proms now?

I am genuinely curious. It’s not even prom season anymore, but it’s one of those out-of-place questions I suddenly pipe in the middle of a meeting. During my time it was “Tell Me”, “Standing By My Window”, “King & Queen of Hearts” and the sweetest asshole song in the whole friggin’ world “Would You Be My No. 2?”.

What is it now? Rihanna? Bieber? Do kids now sweetly rap together? Do they sing Ke$ha songs in unison? Educate me. I would ask the boy that is said to be my brother. But I don’t speak Gremlin.