passion revived

some of you would probably remember the time i used to blog a lot about fashion. then i stopped. somehow, i felt that nothing catches my eye anymore. there was nothing totally new, totally awesome in male fashion that i would covet. and when i looked at my wardrobe then, i had lots of apparel that i felt was still relevant, since i wasn't too trendy, either.

my office wardrobe pretty much stayed the same for a year or two.

then i started to lose weight. and those same clothes started to look big, and really big on me. but i didnt seem to notice. or actually, i didnt want to notice, thinking i could get away with it. those were office clothes anyway. i concentrated on showing of my slender figure in my casual wear, with those slim fit tees and polos.

until i got confronted a few weeks ago by a drunk friend. we were at a party. i just came from the office so i was still wearing office clothes. i felt it was pretty decent, white shirt, nice tie, dress pants. but when my friend got drunk, he started being totally honest with me, brutally honest.

ayan, tignan mo yung suot mo. sus. ang laki-laki na sayo. para kang nalulunod na sa damit mo. sorry cc, ha. matagal ko ng gustong sabihin sa iyo. di na maganda ang ayos mo. payat ka nga, mukha ka namang losyang sa suot mo.

i was so embarrassed. he was blabbering all this in front of our barkada. and though we were all laughing at how drunk he has gotten again, i felt a knife was twisting in my insides.

when i got home, i looked at myself and realized that i needed an office clothes wardrobe change. i got too comfortable wearing what i have in my closet, not considering that as my body was shrinking, my clothes weren't.

wake up call.

i opened my closet and started taking out those huge long sleeved shirts. i needed that slim silhouette now. i took out all those pants. they had to be repaired drastically.

and beyond my office clothes, i looked at my casual wear. i also felt i wanted to change my image. less trendy. less fashionista. but more distinctly cc.

and i got excited all over again!

it used to be that i'd never buy pants off the rack. again, my proportions were just wrong for the pants, the slacks available. but after reading an article about Gap, and how excellently they make jeans and khakis, i visited the store and started trying out some pairs. i realized now that with my new waist size, my proportions improved! so i have my new suki for slacks, khakis! and of course, i had to have all those pants repaired.

and for my casual look, i began shopping for particular shoes. i gave away my previous sports shoes and leather slip-ons. i'm looking at classier styles now, less trendy: canvas lace-ups rubber soled, moccasins, leather lace-ups, boat shoes.

the passion in fashion is back. and it's giving me sleepless nights again, conjuring up images of how i'd look in this or that combination! yey!

ill post some nice finds soon...