The Angel Theme: I Am Fashion Consultant
Besides being a lifestyle coach, personal trainer and sports nutritionist, I can now add another tag behind my name with pride – that of fashion consultant 
Indeed. That was my role this late morning when E asked me what he should wear for his dinner & dance the very same night.
I first enquired what the theme was. Angel. Interesting. Then I did an association with what people normally associate an angel with. Words like ‘white’, ‘pure’, ‘light’, ‘feathers’, ‘halo’ etc came to mind. Great!
E’s original idea was to wear a white long-sleeved shirt paired with white pants for the event. When I heard this, the very first word that came to my mind was boring.
Come on, it’s D&D time…time to let your hair down and have loads of fun!
A white long-sleeved shirt paired with white pants is in accordance with the angel theme but it is also a tad too stereotypical.
E protested and said he borrowed a pair of angel wings at $35 so that should spice things up. Well, if Angel E can think of angel wings, all other angels at the D&D too can similarly think of the same idea. He agreed.
I ransacked his wardrobe to see what clothes he had which we could use. To be honest, I think I would have less of a problem dressing for the angel themed D&D if I took stuff from my own wardrobe instead…haha…
E’s wardrobe comprised mainly long-sleeved shirts & T-shirts. I guess I’m the metrosexual one as I have more stuff at home…
After his initial refusal to the gradual giving in to the final successful cajole, I created a layered look for E. A layered look is one that you get when you pair a T-shirt over a long-sleeved shirt. So, E got to keep his long-sleeved shirt on (which he was glad to).
E parades the layered theme. Still, I was not very satisfied as I really felt something was lacking. Yes, the oomph factor.
Angel theme: Layered look
So it was back to ransacking his wardrobe for a second time. Since the main section didn’t yield much, this time round, I looked into his so called personal section which contained all his intimate stuff like undergarments, socks, singlets etc. I was in luck as I spotted a white singlet. Good good.
But poor me needed to spend the next 10 minutes explaining why he would have to give up the layered look for another look which I call the singlet look. E almost fainted and protested strongly. No way…too daring…people will talk on Monday…too shy….
To me, they are all excuses. What’s the use of going to the gym to work the body and those arms if you want to keep them under wraps? It just doesn’t make sense. I live by this mantra “if you have it, show it!”
So E makes a quick change into the next look – the singlet look. I know this will be a big hit with the ladies in his company as he gets to flaunt his body and show another side of him. It’s not as if I’m asking him to go topless. E really looks much better in this second look. At least he looks like someone who is ready to have fun and party the night away. He has to coz the D&D will only end at 1am. Haha…
Angel theme: Singlet look
Still, the perfectionist streak in me surfaced and I added an accessory which I found - a white tie. A pity he didn’t have any white coloured scarfs which he could have used. So I transformed the white tie into a choker with dangling ends. Here is what E will be wearing tonight to his D&D. Enjoy!
Angel theme: Singlet & tie look
Comments(2)Vest-ed Me
It’s really cold this morning so I decided to wear a vest over my work shirt. Mum walked up quietly and stood beside me looking at it with great interest. That gave me a shock when I turned around. Though she didn’t say anything, I know what she’s thinking…”my son…vain pot”. Hahaha…
When I stepped into the office, colleagues commented that I was exceptionally well dressed today. Someone even went a step forward and asked if I was going on a blind date or job interview.
No, no, no. All nos. It’s just cold. Thank you.
PS: In case you like the vest too, you can get it from Muji
White Week
This week is white week as I am wearing a white shirt for four out of five work days. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not the same white shirt. I have at least a dozen white shirts in my wardrobe. But plain white shirt, white shirt with motifs, white shirt with coloured stripes and white shirt with frills respectively.
White is the colour that makes me larger than life. And I want to be larger than life.
White is the colour on my face. Emotionless, expressionless. Don’t expect me to be happy.
White is the colour in my mind. There’s nothing occupying it but work, work and more work.
White is the colour of coolness. Unless you have something important to say, if not leave me alone.
White is the colour of a silent protest. Thanks to all those who have been overworking me this week. You know who you are.
Retro
I’m in a retro mode today. And what better way to decide what to wear than to raid Dad’s wardrobe for it gives me inspiration…And that explains why I’m wearing his flowery casual shirt paired with jeans. Flowers are in again. I’ve noticed of late that flower motifs are making a huge comeback, especially on guys’ fashion. I’m secretly happy as I have quite a few tops with flower motifs. It’s time to wear the flowers with pride again…:)
I’ve stained the photo to give it a retro look too. Retro rules!
Pretty in Pink
I think the winds of change are slowly, but surely blowing into the corridors of my office. Gone are the days when the guys here only wore the staple colours – blacks, whites, blues and greys. Hey, we have now become more adventurous and are beginning to experiment with the other colours in the palette – namely the pastel colours.
To be honest, the designers have raided the male wardrobe to come up with inspirational pieces for the females – our jeans, shirts, pants etc. What’s with the guys wearing a little pink? Real men who dare to wear pink should be applauded instead. In fact, I think they look confident as not everyone can carry off a pink shirt without looking effeminate or meek.
But no, we are yet that bold to be wearing skirts or your wives’ panties yet, unless your name is Beckham of course…hehehehe.
So here I am in office, in my pink shirt. Looking fresh and chirpy.
