When it comes to accessorizing, I tend to be too-bare or too-decorated. I've looked into a washroom mirror at midday and realized I should've put on earrings or been in the MRT in the morning and removed a ring and bracelet because I felt I looked too "busy". This one above, with a chunky agate necklace and a ruffled leather bag, I think I got right. I think. I think. 
If you try to imagine a dress covered in ruffles, you probably won't imagine this one. This refreshingly non-dainty take on a ruffled dress is by Japanese duo Hokuto Katsui and Nao Yagi for Uniqlo. Then tied at the waist with a neon green belt, I think it leans much more to charmingly quirky than overtly girly.
I've spent the last 2 months moving from Manila and settling into Singapore. It hasn't been too long yet but I feel like this new city is already changing the way I dress. I do more walking here (I used to drive in MLA) so I'm replacing high heels with comfy flats. I also live further away from work (a mere 10 minutes back home). More travel time means less time to put together an outfit. So I end up choosing very basic, non-fussy pieces and the same bag day after day. I even chopped my hair to cut down on morning prep-time.
Those sparkly gold heels were lined with sandpaper and shark's teeth. With some band-aids and pride, I managed to last until 6PM. But one last walk to the Starbucks a few blocks away did me in. I went home in flip flops.
This doesn't happen very often. It had to be documented.
This dress was not overtly vintage. I think only the ruffled sleeves and the eyelet at the back suggest anything vintagey. And the fact that the fabric was so thin I had to wear a slip!
This dress actually gave me discernible curves! Hooray for cinched waists, darts and pleats! :D
