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I’ve never been much of a fashionista.<\/p>\n
After 5 years of wearing semi-corporate wear to work (I refused to wear greys and blacks and look all proper and “professional” \u2013\u00a0which was basically ironed shirts with collars and long pants), and then transitioning to comfy yoga-ish inspired clothing as I worked from home. Pajamas were game too during those beginning years, I won’t lie. I even found it hard to justify wearing any footwear that’s higher than 2 inches. Even if it looks amazing.<\/p>\n
Maybe I was lazy. Maybe it’s because I was a practical person. Or maybe it’s because fashion wasn’t at all interesting to me back then. (Plus: I had an old knee injury from playing too much sports in school, so teetering around in heels was literally a pain.)<\/p>\n
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Nothing much has changed now \u2013\u00a0I still want practicality when it comes to fashion. Shoes. Clothes. Accessories. I need the freedom of being able to move. It’s just that I’ve begun to look at fashion with new eyes: I could have all that I wanted \u2013\u00a0uninhibited movement, comfort and practicality \u2013 without having to compromise on how I looked. Oh sure,\u00a0I didn’t care what other people think. But perhaps<\/i> I could have it all and look smashing at the same time.\u00a0 Double win!<\/p>\n
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Or maybe I’m lucky this season (and the few seasons before), because what I’ve seen on the runway is extremely likable in an offbeat way. You know \u2013\u00a0the kind of clothes that doesn’t need for me to have a perfect hourglass body to pull it off. The kind of clothes that doesn’t need me to stay in place to look pretty. Pretty colors and quirky shapes. Fun details and happy-inducing cuts. Beautiful, yet utilitarian. It’s also a relief\u00a0to know that being practical\u00a0is in <\/em>this\u00a0season \u2013 someone actually told me how much they loved my black leather strappy Crocs<\/a> (I bet he didn’t know they were Crocs).\u00a0Once I found out that fashion can be fun instead of scary, it takes on a whole new light. There is no wrong or right \u2013\u00a0anything goes.<\/p>\n I think that our bodies make\u00a0great canvases \u2013 and our clothes, accessories and shoes all paint a picture that’s unique to each and every one of us. What shall we paint on ourselves today?<\/strong><\/p>\n \n Maybe it’s the internet. Maybe it’s always been there, just that I wasn’t aware of it.<\/p>\n But right now, I’m inspired by it, and I have the internet to thank.<\/p>\n Thank you, thank you, thank you.<\/i><\/p>\n =====<\/p>\n Here’s more posts<\/a> on fashion and more images<\/a> I’ve collected on Pinterest. Happy Tuesday\u00a0folks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"b0b756dc704bc509137fd9938520484c\"](\"http:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/b0b756dc704bc509137fd9938520484c-560x560.jpg\")
<\/p>\n[Marta Lugo’s hand sawed pins<\/a>]<\/h6>\n