April 30, 2011

Location: Bogota, Colombia

Weather: Sunshine reggae

Mood: Worried

So you know how I mentioned the other day that I use to have all my clothes from Zara but then Forever 21 took over my wardrobe? Yesterday I found out why. It was really sunny outside and I’m stuck at home for 20 odd hours of the day, 7 days a week so I decided I needed a break from work and I went out for a little stroll – and casually my stroll ended up in the shops – what a coincidence! So I wondered into Zara to see what’s new in the world of fashion, and OMG would you look at the price tags! I know Zara is a Spanish label and that there are import taxes to pay and so on, but $80 for a shirt? A SHIRT?!?! Honestly, I don’t remember this shop being so expensive, and it got me thinking… Zara in Spain is like buying your clothes in K-Mart - not that there’s anything wrong with K-Mart, you can find really cute things if you browse long enough… I actually bought these really cute olive green tights there which I should really use more often… Anyway, that’s not the point. The point is, Zara is not a high-end store, now is it? When I went to Spain with my parents I had the greatest time shopping there because everything was so much cheaper. Even to my exchange rate, which makes Euros quite expensive, I was buying clothes for less than half the price that I would get them here. I even have a friend whose mum lives in Spain and when she comes and visits, she brings loads of gorgeous clothes for her daughter. My friend basically just goes to Zara here, looks up what she likes, e-mails her mum like “hey there’s a really cute dress I liked” and her mum buys it for her and she pays her back! But not all our mums live in Spain, so were stuck with the prices they bring to Colombia. Just to prove my point I bought a royal blue v-neck tee (really cute) which cost me $25 UDS (49,000 COP.) I carefully removed the price tag covering the real price which is in Euros and it only cost €6! Convert that to dollars and you get around $9. That’s 36% under the price they sell it here! Talk about overpriced! Anyway, I got a new t-shirt out of it. I then wondered into a small smaller corner shop which caught my eye because they had a “go green” sign on their window display. Things were seriously overpriced, but I soon found out all their money goes to a foundation in charge of the environment and saving the Earth. I bought a little paper weight which I can save for some present I have to give some time or another, but I felt really good about contributing, even just a little on saving our planet. It got to me so much that I planned today’s outfit in favor of pollution awareness. My entire outfit is earthly colors, blues and greens and browns… Colors we won’t be seeing for much longer if we keep polluting like this… Speaking of which… I wanted to dedicate a small slot of today’s blog to remind all you readers out there that the world we live in is our home, and as such we should take better care of it. People pollute and don’t really care about the environment if it doesn’t affect them directly – what they don’t realize is that it does. It’s our planet, and what we do with it is what one day we’ll leave to our children and their children after that, and their children after that, and so on. We pollute the world today, there might not be any of it left in 100 years. Think about it, that isn’t too long into the future from today.

Take a few minute from your time to watch this award winning animated video on global warming, and a small animated video about polar bears discussing climate change. Together, we can all make a difference. –Rx.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9tCenQh3Rw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zo7wTOdc_M&feature=related

April 29, 2011

Location: Bogota, Colombia

Weather: Raining with Sun

Mood: Sleepy head

I’m sooo tired. As probably all of you know, considering it’s hard to ignore, today was a day of celebration for the British Royal Family. Today was the wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton, otherwise known as Waity-Katie. She’s known William for over 8 years now, and after several disturbing break-ups, him serving his country, his doubts, her doubts, everyone’s doubts, today, April 29, 2011, they finally tied the knot. Today in a very important day in world history and I had to see it first hand, even if it was via CNN right in the middle of the night… Fortunately my best friend is almost as crazy as I am and we watched it together. So there’s the odd little hiccup that she’s all the way in Spain, but that’s what technology’s for, right? Besides, Kate Middleton got the fairytale ending every little girl wants to have: she married her prince charming and became a real princess. So, in honor of the blue-blood family and the blue prince, I wore blue too. My blue v-neck, low back from Express with my matching blue Tod’s moccasins looks pretty nice.  But I’m not really too fond of smurfs, they kind of scare me all blue and suspicious, so I matched my outfit with a white cardigan sweater from St. John’s bay that I bought in JC Penney last time I went I to Orlando in September. You know what I just realized? Everything I’m wearing today I bought in that same trip. I bought the Express top and the pashmina one day that my boyfriend went off to brows games at a video store; I bought my gorgeous Tod’s at an outlet after my boyfriend convinced me they were worth every penny. At another outlet I wondered randomly in JCPenney and realized I didn’t really have any white cardigans so I bought the one I’m wearing today. Finally, my Coach handbag, now that has a story behind it. Where to start... Every year I fill a piggy bank and at the end of the year I break it and treat myself to something I wouldn’t usually buy. Last year I had collected quite a reasonable amount, so I entered the Coach page to look at the new Poppy collection. I instantly fell in love with a gorgeous pink handbag with 2 hearts on the side. Unfortunately this was way back in February and I wasn’t going to risk buying it online and have it get lost in the post. By the time of the trip, the bag was out of stock. However, there was an even cuter handbag that caught my eye. Full of colors and with a gold strap. It was perfect. It would go with everything I wore. It would brighten up a black outfit. I wanted it. So that was settled, that was the one I was going to buy. However, when I got there it was sold out! I looked everywhere, Coach, Macy’s, the outlets… It was gone. However the Coach shop assistant was a really nice girl called Jessica who saw me so desperate, she looked in her system and there was one left in the whole country! Unfortunately, it was in Hawaii!!!! Lucky for me, she could have it shipped over to Orlando. It took a couple of very long days, but finally it arrived and it was mine. I have never appreciated any other handbag so much. I take very good care of it and use it more than all my other handbags. It’s a real treasure. So, enough about treasures; I’m going out to see what else is out there for me. And to Kate and Will, I hope they have a very happy life together for as long as they both shall live. And congrats on the wedding; it was really worth staying up for! – Rx.

P.S sorry I’m posting this so late, my Internet broke down due to the stupid weather… 

April 28, 2011

Location: Bogota, Colombia

Weather: Cloudy

Mood: In loveee…

“Men Are from Earth. Women are from Earth. Deal with it.” – George Carlin. Hahaha. I love that quote. You know George Carlin, right? He’s like the most famous New York comedian that ever live. Sadly he died about 3 years ago, I think, but he did record a stand-up comedy called “7 words you can’t say on TV” which I highly recommend; it’s hilarious! I’m in such a good mood today. It’s a bit cloudy outside but the sun if fighting its way into the sky and I have my hopes up that it will indeed succeed and we’ll have a beautiful day like we have for the last couple of days. Besides, I’m particularly proud of today’s outfit. I bought this cardigan not too long ago, maybe a couple of months, from forever 21 and it was worth every penny. It has the cutest red heart print, and it’s so light and warm at the same time. You know, until recently I thought most of my clothes were from Zara, but since I’ve been writing this blog I've realized more and more how I’ve become a faithful Forever 21 customer. They have such gorgeous clothes at such reasonable prices. For someone who doesn’t live in The States, I’m a very loyal customer. I should get like an international, loyalty, platinum, preferential customer card, at least! Too bad they don’t have one. But they definitely should. Anyway, it’s kind of a special occasion today and I was hoping I could drop by my boyfriend’s office and go out for sushi. I initially thought about surprising him, but he made it clear a couple of days ago he reads my blog very loyally every day when he can spare 5 minutes, so there wasn’t much point doing that if I wanted to share it with you, which I do! I can’t keep these things to myself. When I’m down or sad I’ll draw back and be much more reserved; but I can never keep my mouth shut about good news or when something excites me, even a wee bit. I love sushi, don’t you? It’s so yummy and it comes in so many flavors and combinations, its great! So anyway, with any luck I’ll be having sushi for lunch and then I have to run hundreds or errands, which is fine as long as the traffic isn’t hectic. I don’t know what’s going on lately, but traffic’s gotten a lot worse the last month. Mind you, our mayor isn’t any good and then government, well they decide to re-do the city all at the same time, so that doesn’t help. Oh well, never mind. Fortunately I have things to keep my mood up. High up in the sky, actually. For starters, there’s only 8 days ‘till Orlando! OMG I’m going to Orlando. I still haven’t started packing, I have to get to it today! I can do it tonight actually, since my boyfriend’s got football practice and I have the evening to myself. Well, better get ready if I’m going to make it in time for lunch! TTYL (hopefully semi-packed, at least!) - Rx

April 27, 2011

Location: Bogota, Colombia 

Weather: Sunny, yay!

Mood: Wonderfully happy

It’s a beautiful day of spring. The sun’s out, the sky is clear, and all hopes are up for Real Madrid to win against Barcelona this afternoon to get closer to the Champions League finals. Man United did an excellent job yesterday again the Germans, which I’m quite proud of, so that has me in an even better mood. Also, I went to pick up a package I got from forever 21 because I had ordered some nail polish and a gorgeous skirt and I was so surprised when I opened the box and there were 2 rompers in it as well! I had totally forgotten I had bought them, mainly because I ordered them weeks ago and I can’t keep track of everything in the world. There’s a lot going on at home, in my country and I have to study, and work, and watch the news, and football… so I completely forgot. Point is, it felt like Christmas. I was so excited I got home and tried everything on. Fabulous, as usual. I’m also quite excited because I love to give gifts to people. I get so much pleasure out of packing them all nicely and seeing people’s face when they open them. And as you all know, it’s mother’s day soon but I won’t be here ‘cos I’ll be in Orlando so I’m actually going to celebrate it for my mum this Sunday instead. You didn’t think I was going to leave her without a proper celebration, did you? I also offered to pack my boyfriend’s present for his mum, so that gets me all enthusiastic about today. Finally, I’m buying part of my mum’s birthday present today – which I know she’ll love – so I get to pack that too!! My mum’s birthday isn’t for another month but when you see the perfect gift for someone, you should buy it then and there. Believe me, you leave it for later, you probably won’t find it. This is all so exciting! I even woke up this morning really eager about something and it took me a few minutes to remember I had a brand new skirt and with the wonderful weather outside, I can definitely wear it. A white V-neck tee to show my support for the Real Madrid players and fans out there,  gray boots and a gray cardigan and I’m all set. God, I love days like today. Hope you all have a great day too! GO REAL MADRID, GO! - Rx

April 26, 2011

Location: Bogota, Colombia

Weather: Surprisingly Sunny

Mood: Glowing

Nothing can bring me down. Not today. Yes there’s the stupid drill outside, and I have a throbbing headache from sitting in front of my computer all day, but I’m so excited I don’t really care about anything else. In exactly 10 days I’ll be on a plane to Walt Disney World!!! When countdowns begin for events that make me happy such as trips or birthdays (especially mine) I’m in a glowing good mood until it happens. (Not that my good mood goes away when it does happen, just to be clear…) 10 days… I can’t wait!!! I have to start thinking about what I’m going to pack. Partly because I need to have everything ready before I go – clothe-wise – so I can keep blogging to you from the poolside and partly because that’s just what I do. I pack ages before, just so I don’t leave anything out. After all the packing is done I usually start changing my mind about things I want to take and things I should take… and things I don’t need to take because I don’t need fur covered boots in Disney. Not at 30°C anyway… Besides, it might sound crazy but I’m not even taking a suitcase with me because I’m buying a new one there for my aunt and I’m only allowed one suitcase on the stupid plane (who makes these rules?) so, I was planning on packing my stuff into my boyfriend’s suitcase from Bogota to Orlando… Ok, maybe I’ll just take a tiny suitcase, one of those hand luggage ones just so we don’t start to disagree on how much clothes I really need to take. I read this really amazing book once that said you should respect each other’s space when it comes to relationships, and I don’t want to take any chances. Maybe he can just take a couple of my t-shirts and I’ll pack the rest. Not that I need to take tons of stuff, I mean I might not even need to pack anything in his bag. I’m only going to buy a thing or two while I’m there. I mean it’s not like I’m going to go crazy or anything. Right, so that being settled, I need to start by choosing what I’m going to wear today… Ok, so I might have actually chosen it already. Since last night, to be quite honest… The thing is, I was browsing random pages on the internet and I saw this gorgeous plain white tee with a pink heart and I was like “omg I love it” (except it cost like $700 dollars because it was from some designer I hadn’t even hear of…) Still $700!!! That's more than... Well I don’t know, more than I’ll ever spend on one piece of clothes. Who spends $700 on a t-shirt!!!  But I know myself, and that wasn’t going to stop me. Walt Disney himself once said “all our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” And ok, this t-shirt wasn’t a dream per se, but you don’t have to take everything so literally, not “word for word” (in an Oda Mae Brown voice.)  The point is, if you really want something and there’s nothing stopping you from having it (as in you don’t have to kill anyone or never talk to your mother again sort of way) then why not? Don’t ever let anyone stop you from doing, or having, what you want. So I grabbed a plain white, long sleeve tee, I saved a pink heart into my memory stick, went to a tee shirt shop just around the corner, and I had it printed out for $10! So HA! to the designer with the really expensive tee! I have the same one, custom made and I bet mine’s even prettier – so I might have had a tiara printed on the back, but that’s not the point. I wanted it to be a one of a’kind. Today, my new t-shirt, a pair of jeans, pink UGG boots (pink really makes my day) and my pink Gucci. Fabulous. Absolutely fabulous. I’m going to have a great, sunshiny day. “It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) sun-shiny daAay.” –Rx.

April 25, 2011

Location: Bogota, Colombia

Weather: Sunny

Mood: Diva

It's hectic. Absolutely hectic. I have soooo much to do today it’s not even funny. I even had to do a hand written list so I don't leave anything out.  You know, I've been thinking that maybe you might be wondering why I post my blog so late in the day. It’s not that I don’t get dressed until mid-day. Well, except for Sunday, but that doesn’t really count. It’s that it still takes me forever to put it all together. It’s not like I have all my wardrobe stacked up in neat files in my computer and I can just add and go. I have to 1) Think what I’m going to wear 2) take a picture and get rid of the background – which I’m only starting to learn how to do because my PC skills go up to opening word – 3) nicely organize it all together until I am satisfied and 4) sit down and write… So all that takes up time, wouldn’t you agree? I don’t know if I’ve told you, but I’m new at this whole blog business, I’ve never done it before, yet alone start putting together outfits on my computer. I feel like Cher Holowitz matching plaid skirts and jackets before leaving the house. Now that would be cool, to have a program like she did to put everything together. But my daddy ain’t Dan Hedaya and we’re not multimillionaires… And I’m not a spoiled brat like Cher, so I have to do it the human way. Anyway, back to today. I have to go to the gym, the supermarket, the veggie market, the drycleaners, the post office, and pick my mum up at 7 this evening. God, I feel like one of those American soccer moms, without the kids… or the soccer. Still, I need comfy clothes, something I can move it swiftly because I can’t lose a minute of the day.  I picked out some really cool, black harem trousers which I bought in New York a couple of years ago with a pink tee for self-confidence. Nice pair of black suede booties (I’d wear flats today if I was 100% sure it wasn’t going to rain later, but that sunny, clear blue sky doesn’t fool me.) And just so I don’t look like a pink lollipop, a zebra printed canvas tote and matching scarf. Oh, before I forget, I’m changing my picture format a little, trying to make it look a bit more alive and reflect my mood, so if you have any suggestions or comments please write back. Pink's my favorite color btw, for those of you who didn’t know. For those of you who did know, just bear with me folks. So when I wear pink, which I usually don’t mainly because I can never find nice pink things I like that don’t make me look like Strawberry Shortcake, it gives me a little boost of confidence. It’s as they say, “pink isn’t just a color, it’s an attitude.” Rx.

PS. Watch this if you have a chance, I love Jasper.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BDFJ7BH7ug&feature=related 

April 24, 2011

Location: Bogota, Colombia

Weather: Cloudy vs. Sunny

Mood: Lazy Sunday

Easter Sunday. I feel like it’s been Sunday all week. And today I’m in total bliss. Woke up late, stayed in bed all morning… Nothing to worry about but what to wear… Suddenly I looked at my watch and OMG it was nearly 12! I have a lunch appointment today and I’m supposed to be cooking, so I finally dragged myself out of bed and hit the showers. I haven’t gone to the gym all week, partly because it was nearly closing time when I dropped by on Wednesday and that really put me off, and partly because Easter’s a holiday, right? I mean you can’t work or exercise on holidays. It bad for you or something. Anyway, I turned on the TV and CNN was doing a special broadcast about Topshop’s founder Peter Robinson and how he singlehandedly founded it back in 1964. I find it fascinating how people have that drive that makes them go the extra mile and start businesses from scratch. I love how people start shops that become international retail shops so popular even British supermodels such as Kate Moss have her own clothes line there. I remember when I was in boarding school in England, I use to love to go out on the weekends and walk up and down, up and down, up and down Oxford Street over and over and I could spend hours in the Topshop just browsing around and wishing one day I could have enough money to buy all the clothes in the shop. Ok, maybe not all of them, I mean there were things I didn’t even like, but you know what I mean. I would lose track of time as I drifted happily from floor to floor surrounded by beautiful clothes and people. I remember I didn’t have much pocket money then, just enough to eat and to pay for the bus fares back to my guardian’s house when night fell, so I couldn’t really buy anything. One day, however, I walked in and my eyes met this gorgeous navy blue military jacket with aged golden buttons and it was love at first sight. I had never seen anything like it. I stood there for what seemed forever. Finally I got up the courage to look at the price tag and my happiness ended right then and there. ₤40 GBP. That was never going to happen. But the thing was, I really, REALLY wanted it. For weeks I saved every penny I could hoping no one would buy mu jacket and that I could collect enough money to but it before it was too late. Fortunately for all of you reading this, today's story has a happy ending. I walked into the shop one saturday morning, money in hand and paid for my beautiful jacket. I had never felt so happy as I grabbed that brand new, shinny carrier bag and I knew it was all mine. So this morming, after watching the CNN special, I suddenly felt back in 2001. I nearly ran to my closet, opened the doors and there it was: my beautiful navy blue jacket, just as wonderful as the day I bought it. I put it together with a white and blue t-shirt and matching shoes and… I haven’t felt so happy in a long time about clothes. There’s definitely a great pleasure in buying something you’ve worked so hard to get. It gives it an added value no one can ever take away from you. Belive me. Oh, and btw, Happy Easter everyone! – Rx.

April 23, 2011

Location: Bogota, Colombia

Weather: Clouded

Mood: Smily!!

Remember how I told you that I had a few things to do 'till the end of classes? Well I'm thrilled to now tell you, I’ve successfully finished yet another course on my syllabus. Two actually. I got an A on my Math quiz, which I’d been worrying about, but now it’s all over and I’m ecstatic.  Next week, brand new subject: marketing communication. But right now I’m no longer going to worry about studying or work due. I can finally lie back and relax for the rest of the weekend, and that’s exactly what I’m planning to do. It’s quite chilly today, although thank God it’s not raining (yet) so I’m in the mood for something warm and snuggly. I almost feel like curling up in bed and just hibernating for the next 48 hours. However, I still haven’t gone to the market (although I did buy enough food in order to survive until Monday when I’ll do proper food shopping) and my boyfriend invited me over to his parents’ house for a yummy lunch, so I need to get dressed. (I don’t think I could just show up in my PJs.) So… Something comfy: jeggins (when in doubt, always jeggins.) Something warm: I’m in the mood for a long sleeve button shirt today, which isn’t very common, but I have this gorgeous, flannel, plaid shirt which is a bit Paul Bunyan, but which I absolutely love, so I’m wearing that and black suede booties so I don’t look like I’m going out any time now to chop me’self some wood, aye? Speaking of which… You know who would make a great Paul Bunyan if they ever decide to do a remake? RUSSEL CROWE! He would totally play the part, don’t you think? Anyway, that’s not the point. I’ve paired up my outfit with a black, wrap around black jersey cardigan and yesterday’s handbag. I’m using the same handbag for 3 reasons. First, I don’t have to transfer all my crap from one to another. Second, I want to still it up a notch. Finally, a piece of advice, don’t ever worry about wearing the same garment or accessory twice in a row. So who cares if you have the same shoes you did yesterday or the same handbag or even cardigan or jacket? It’s a brand new day, a whole different outfit and if IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD with whatever you wore the day before, why shouldn’t you repeat it? So hold your head high and feel proud. You look as good as ever! - Rx. 

April 22, 2011

Location: Bogota, Colombia

Weather: Clouded

Mood: Diva

Friday Finally. So it's Good Friday and it feels more like a Sunday than a Friday, but still. I'm in a mood for pasta and a movie. I might change pasta for pizza and as for the movie, it'll have to wait because I seriously need to go shopping. And no, not shopping for clothes (I WISH) but for food, or I'll starve and won't be found until it's too late "three weeks later half-eaten by Alsatians." (Bridget Jones' Diary) Still, I realized I was feeling quite bold today. I know I've only been writing this blog for 4 days now, but I'm going to let you in on a little secret (if you haven't already caught on): I'm not the daring type. I prefer to stay on the safe side of things. Not just clothes, anything really. For starters I'm quite jumpy. I'll even convince myself there's a serial killer in my kitchen and won't dare go in the middle of the night wondering through my house, just in case he's waiting for me (I just now realized I think it's a man). I've watched Scream about 1000 times and even though I know exactly what's going to happen, I still hide behind a pillow (so if you want to be quite technical, I can't really say I've seen it... Although I've heard it, does that count?) This one time my best friend and I were home alone making sushi and cosmos (I was cheering her up) and she thought it would be extremely amusing to go hide and make me go looking for her in the dark. She jumped out behind a wall and even though she denies it, I'm sure she still quite hasn't forgiven me for throwing a lemon at her face. On my defense she scared the living soul out of me!! It’s called SELF DEFENSE for crying out-loud! Anyway, point is, I’m not the venturous type. So, I prefer to go with what I know, and that means, white T’s. I have tons of them, you’ll soon realize, in all shapes and sizes. Today, however, I did my little closet ritual and the result was quite astonishing: I felt like wearing yellow. And not light, chick yellow – bright, BRIGHT YELLOW!  Most people believe blondes shouldn’t wear yellow because it clashes. I however, think if combined appropriately, it can look really good. I mean no one tells brunets not to wear brown, right? SO I pulled out my yellow t-shirt from forever 21 (I mean if I bought it I should wear it at least once) and a pair of black jeggings (a new fashion breed between jeans and leggings, for those you aren’t acquainted.). However, when I put it on, I looked at myself in the mirror and it looked completely wrong – mainly because my black jeggings are far from black – they’re… well… Gray. I guess I’ve worn them too many times. But I wasn’t about to give up on my yellow top. So off come the jeggings and on comes a lovely linen black skirt I bought in London last summer. Paired it up with knee high, black suede boots and my black leather jacket (which I finally got to wear) and it was perfect. So for all you shy people out there, here’s a challenge: wear something you normally wouldn’t once in a while. You might find it really suits you! - Rx 

April 21, 2011

Location: Bogota, Colombia

Weather: Suprisingly sunny

Mood: Cutie Pie

Ahhh... I love bank holidays, don’t you? I know I still have to study and all, but its fine; national holiday means NO DRILLING... I woke up to the wonderful sound of silence. And yes, there's literally no food in my fridge and I was going to have biscuits and juice for breakfast (which I later didn't because I got distracted and before I knew it, it was lunch time already... Bust as they say, "time flies when you're having fun") but it wasn't really important. To be honest, I had a more crucial dilemma: I didn't know what to wear. You know how in cartoons there's always the little angel and demon sitting on the character's shoulders telling them what to do? Well mine were in quite a big fuss today. One part of me desperately wanted to celebrate the sunny weather and wear this adorable yellow summer jacket my mum bought for me once from Zara (even though I knew it would probably rain later, as it does in this city, and I would freeze and probably catch a cold) but another part of me felt the need for something less "When Harry met Sally." That other part of me felt "scruffy meets sexy" and wanted me to wear ripped jeans (sooo fashionable these days) with a black leather jacket. I thought it through and after talking to my bf for ages on the phone, I decided I would not listen to either of my little imaginary friends. It was the fair thing to do, I mean, I couldn't just ignore one of them, it might backfire later. So I pulled on a pair of jeans from Zara, a round neck white T and my Minnetonka moccasins which I absolutely adore and don't really know why I don't wear them more often. They're sooo comfy. I actually bought them not so long ago in DSW (one of my favorite shoe shops in the world; excellent prices, gorgeous shoes. Too bad they don't have a shop here.) Anyway, I grabbed a cardigan to go with my shoes (I often do just dress according to my shoes), my Boston Gucci and I was as cute as ever! Sorry shoulder dudes, maybe next time! - Rx. 

April 20, 2011

April 20, 2011

Location: Bogota, Colombia

Weather: Rainy and gray (no surprise there)

Mood: A few clowns short of a circus, are we...?

Wednesday. Honestly. Why does everyone hate Mondays so much? They're not thaaat bad; they're the start of a brand new week, full of potential and opportunities. Wednesdays, on the other hand, are mid-week. Still the same amount of days that have gone by 'till its Friday. Whoopy-pee-doodle-doo. To top things off, I woke up and thought “oh good, it’s not morning yet.” Ha! Prank’s on you! I don’t normally sleep with my curtains closed, but last night apparently I did, so when I really thought it was around 5AM it was really 8.  And if that wasn’t enough, all I can hear is ratatatatata boom boom boom pah pah pah. Building constructors aren’t very bright. They decided to re-do about 3 buildings in my block all at the same time which means 2 things: 1 there goes my sleep out the window, and 2 my street looks like a war zone. Still, never mind. So I open my curtains and SURPRISE it’s raining. Again. Not big-fat-drop rainy, just the annoying drizzle. I have to go out, but I’m not really walking anywhere so I can wear flats. (It’s not nice to have wet, cold feet, is it?) On the other hand, my mum send me a picture of what she was wearing this morning, (she’s by the beach (working, but still, BY THE BEACH) while I’m here freezing) and her outfit was very French-navy inspired, all blue, red and white (she kinda looked like the 4^th of July.) So I decided I was going to wear blue too, just to cheer me up a bit. Still, i can’t look too colorful, its bloody raining, and i don’t want to look like some kind of wet parakeet.  So after staring at my wardrobe for ages (I have this little ritual where I open my closet doors, one in each hand and just stand there looking into space until I finally snap out of it and “ta-daaah” inspiration comes to me, just like that) and I pick out black trousers with tiny blue strips, a royal blue cardigan to match, blue flats, a white Old Navy T (my favorite) and a black pashmina to accessorize (and keep warm.) About the white T, by the way, everybody should have one. There’s nothing more comforting than to know that if you don’t know what to wear, you just grab your favorite worn out jeans, that special plain white t-shirt and you’re ready to go! Don’t you think? – Rx.

April 19, 2011

Rito’s Wardrobe Fashion Project

Started: April 19, 2011

First Entry

I’ve been thinking about my final Project for my BA in Fashion Merchandising and a series of factors drove me to create a blog called “Rito’s Wardrobe Fashion.” I know I only just started studying and I still have a long way to go, but hey, it’s never too early to start working on a final project, is it? I’m Rito, or at least that’s what my friends call me. I’m a clothes lover with a big enough wardrobe (that's what my dad says) and a pretty good sense for street fashion (well, I think I do.)

One day I woke and decided I was going to keep a diary of everything I wear and why I wore it. I’m going to keep several factors in mind, including location, weather, mood I wake up in, what happened the day before, what I’m doing that day, etc. For example, if I’m going on a trip, I have to pack before, do I need to carefully choose what I’m going to take with me. Then, I want to look back and know if what I took I actually wore, if I felt I needed different clothes after I got there, if I went on a mad shopping spree, etc.

People tend to have certain trends that others associate them with. I can’t imagine my auntie Uga in jeans, let alone any type of trousers, or my mum missing the chance to wear a tailored Chanel inspired suit for any semi-elegant occasion. 

So I, Carolina Noguera, am going to let you read into my life for the next couple of years, in order to be able to analyze myself, and see if there’s any correlation between my life and my wardrobe and how my daily life takes me to choose the clothes I wear. It’s a pretty demanding project and it will require a lot of commitment on my behalf… So here goes!

(Feel free to comment, btw.)

April 19, 2011

Location: Bogota, Colombia

Weather:   Kind of gray, dark and rainy.

Mood: Drop dead gorgeous!

I woke up really early and suddenly realized, this week I finish my algebra course, I hate math, but I’ve come to realize, the more I hate a subject, the more effort I put into it (so I’ve basically got straight As so far; I’ have to wait and see how I do in my last quiz and Individual Project.) In any case, that made me smile. I got out of bed, looked out the window and oh God its gray out. Still, never mind.  Nothing can ruin my day. I grabbed some breakfast, went to the gym, got home, had a shower, and YAY! I remembered I was really low yesterday so I went shopping (a little treat always boosts my mood) and bought the cutest leopard T-shirt I’ve ever seen. My boyfriend’s not a huge animal print fan (he forgives zebra ‘cause he says it’s just black and white strips) so I couldn’t exactly buy a full leopard-print T and expect him to love it (or like it, or even let me wear it without judging me.) But this was different. It was a plain white tank top with a baby leopard on it that says “Wild Leopard” so it’s still animal print but it doesn’t really count. Anyway, he loved it, and I simply HAD to wear it today. I can’t help it, if I buy something new, I have to wear it the next day! Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t very “tank top friendly” so I paired it up with my caramel brown UGG Australia boots and a leopard print pashmina (hoping that I could get away with) and a brown drop tie knit cardigan. Hair up, Gucci Boston handbag, and I was ready go. World, here I come!    - Rx.