Thursday, June 10, 2010
aWEARness (It’s all wear)
One Saturday morning, you catwalk through the wide-open door of EADSC in an eye-gaping outfit of wool-and-taffeta coat with sequins, alligator belt, satin-and-muslin skirt with tulle overlay, velvet bag, and leather gloves with pearl trim by Louis Vuitton; accented with citrine-and-diamond brooch, garnet-and-diamond bangles, and garnet-and-gold bracelet from Fred Leighton.
Overdressed? Or unfittingly dressed? Either way, you are hiking with the wrong heels. Dress code matters like words flowingly freely from your mouth. It summarizes everything about you. It coats your general personality.
Dress-up is easiest on weekdays where everyone sports the same outfit- school uniform, black shoes and white socks. Saturdays at YMA is a different show. For one thing, you are on a corporate building in business hours and working people with PhDs for suffixes. Plainly speaking, looking for that clean shirt to match that denim pants is not easy.
But you don’t have to be overly conscious with what to wear. It just takes a little mixing and matching to come up with that look that spells decency and casualty with comfort and style.
I thank the man behind JEANS. There could be no easier and safer way to proper dress-up than the invincible jeans matched with a pressed shirt and shoes. Moreover with this youthful curiosity, mix-and-match in unusual combinations could be experimental.
With the activity “Rule of 14” of Miss Carol, our speaker for power dressing, every visible clothing, accent of color and so much more accounts to one point and additional points for fancy or decorative garb. Greater than 14 points gives a big description of being ‘overdressed’.
Knowing when to wear what is a crucial everyday decision not just among girls but also among boys. It is all the same. A decently casual wear does not require Chanel, Luis Vuitton, Manoto Blahnik, Prada or Gucci. Neither does it require much exposure and skin. And most of all, it is not plain wear-what-you-want. Decent attire takes that respectable-look factor in the most comfortable wear and, with a hint of the wearer’s confidence, is a style that stands out among the casuals.
After all, as Lauren Uy, a student and designer, sums it up, “dressing up is like performing on stage. You have to come out with confidence and a smile for others to appreciate your craft. Never let anyone bring you down.”
Danica Blanche Fernandez ( YMA 4 - Generation 3 )