Black and gold

Something for the somber yet glorious week.

Striped tee with side vents, APC; micro houndstooth semi-stretch pants, Custom Made; leather filigree belt, Brave Beltworks; thrifted gold sneakers, Adidas; nylon messenger, Tumi; watch, Omega Seamaster; card holder used as a wallet, Marlboro Classics; leatherette coin purse, gift; tumbler, Starbucks

Summer palette: Yellow, green, red

I was so inspired by the outfit of a girl I photographed yesterday for my street style blog, La Folie Douce, that I replicated her color palette for my own outfit today. Very apt indeed for the increasingly warm and humid days of a ripening summer in the tropics.

Yellow v-neck tee, French Connection; fatigue cargo pants, Izzue; leather filigree belt, Brave Beltworks; sandals, Marlboro Classic; nylon messenger bag, Tumi; gold-plated automatic watch (not seen); Omega Seamaster


So this post introduces my gym locker snaps, which, together with my bed spread posts, comprise my "outfit" entries on days when I have no photographer (still have to get a tripod) or when I am just plain lazy. (Blame the heat.)

Looking at the bright side

I've been sick again the past few days (warning: whiny post ahead), dragging myself from bed to office feeling relatively alright in the morning but feeling terrible when I haul myself back to bed in the evening.

But looking at the bright side of things, I have had excuse to rummage through my closet and bring out this thick 5cm jacket I bought in Hong Kong ages ago. Sounds shallow, but for someone who is susceptible to chills when mildly sick, this is a matter of survival. Even mild breezes make me brrrr.

Wearing the jacket over a two-tone scarf with a clover design that looks like a monogram.




It's like there are two temperatures fighting to get the better of the other. Hopefully my own spring of health arrives soon. Given of course that I rest more and do less. Pretty soon I will have to let go of something...

Whiny post concluded.


Jacket, 5cm; Bossini shirt and jeans, Timberland boots, and scarf: all thrifted; belt, Brave Beltworks; nylon messenger, Tumi

Photos by Patricia Suzara