This is how much I love fashion
My classmate from high school wrote this and it's just too true not to share. Haha! :)
LC's Acquired Fashion Sense
One cannot imagine how many times I have been asked the rhetorical question, “Really, wala ka pang guy?” or phrases of the like. Still, I could never bring myself to bring a witty answer other than, “I’ve realized that I’m a lesbian” or to merely give a half-hearted smile and a shrug.
Having read my friend Jorja’s previous post about the Russian Doll analogy (or how, in order to find the “right one,” the last one, you must go through a whole bunch of dolls), I now provide my own theory, which I believe accurately reflects my situation, as well as that of many friends I know. I call this theory, “The Theory of Acquired Fashion Sense” and it goes like this:
There are some people who are born with good taste. From the time they are able to choose and spend for clothes on their own, they know themselves well enough to pick the perfect pieces that not only make them look beautiful, but also reflect the beauty that is inside of them. We become jealous of them because they really are the genuine article.
On the other hand, there are also people who take a while to acquire a perfect kind of fashion suitable to themselves. Most fall under this category─ they experiment, they go with the trends, and it takes them a while to realize what truly makes them beautiful. For instance, they might go shopping at a store like Freeway (I do not mean to demean this brand, but rather, to use it to make a point). Freeway is their favourite store until they try on a piece from Rajo Laurel or Rhett Eala and realize how much more they can be when wearing Rajo Laurel or Rhett Eala. Often, they have to go through a whole slew of styles until they find that one signature look that perfectly suits their personality or type of beauty.
Now how does this all relate to persons unsatisfied with their current romantic disposition? You see (and I direct this mainly to my unsatisfied or semi-unsatisfied friends), that Rajo Laurel piece, that Rhett Eala piece, that Chanel or YSL piece is you. Somewhere out there, the person you might be looking for is still trying on styles utterly unsuitable for herself or himself, and he or she is yet to acquire the fashion sense that can best bring out his or her particular brand of beauty.
I opine that we really needn’t be so jealous of people born with good taste (an example would be a friend of mine who has been with his first girlfriend for almost eight years), but rather, we must be patient while letting other people experiment and try out things that simply aren’t right for them. They will learn eventually, but it will take time.
Of course, there is another category of people─ people who will NEVER acquire good fashion sense─ with whom the only thing to do is to let them be. Meanwhile, the key to living your best life (and I am sorry for sounding like Oprah again) is never to compromise. If you can’t agree with yourself that you deserve something great, then you can’t expect the universe or the fates (or whatever you believe in) to give that to you. You are the CHANEL of this world, and you deserve to belong to someone worthy! Never, ever, forget that.
LC's Acquired Fashion Sense
One cannot imagine how many times I have been asked the rhetorical question, “Really, wala ka pang guy?” or phrases of the like. Still, I could never bring myself to bring a witty answer other than, “I’ve realized that I’m a lesbian” or to merely give a half-hearted smile and a shrug.
Having read my friend Jorja’s previous post about the Russian Doll analogy (or how, in order to find the “right one,” the last one, you must go through a whole bunch of dolls), I now provide my own theory, which I believe accurately reflects my situation, as well as that of many friends I know. I call this theory, “The Theory of Acquired Fashion Sense” and it goes like this:
There are some people who are born with good taste. From the time they are able to choose and spend for clothes on their own, they know themselves well enough to pick the perfect pieces that not only make them look beautiful, but also reflect the beauty that is inside of them. We become jealous of them because they really are the genuine article.
On the other hand, there are also people who take a while to acquire a perfect kind of fashion suitable to themselves. Most fall under this category─ they experiment, they go with the trends, and it takes them a while to realize what truly makes them beautiful. For instance, they might go shopping at a store like Freeway (I do not mean to demean this brand, but rather, to use it to make a point). Freeway is their favourite store until they try on a piece from Rajo Laurel or Rhett Eala and realize how much more they can be when wearing Rajo Laurel or Rhett Eala. Often, they have to go through a whole slew of styles until they find that one signature look that perfectly suits their personality or type of beauty.
Now how does this all relate to persons unsatisfied with their current romantic disposition? You see (and I direct this mainly to my unsatisfied or semi-unsatisfied friends), that Rajo Laurel piece, that Rhett Eala piece, that Chanel or YSL piece is you. Somewhere out there, the person you might be looking for is still trying on styles utterly unsuitable for herself or himself, and he or she is yet to acquire the fashion sense that can best bring out his or her particular brand of beauty.
I opine that we really needn’t be so jealous of people born with good taste (an example would be a friend of mine who has been with his first girlfriend for almost eight years), but rather, we must be patient while letting other people experiment and try out things that simply aren’t right for them. They will learn eventually, but it will take time.
Of course, there is another category of people─ people who will NEVER acquire good fashion sense─ with whom the only thing to do is to let them be. Meanwhile, the key to living your best life (and I am sorry for sounding like Oprah again) is never to compromise. If you can’t agree with yourself that you deserve something great, then you can’t expect the universe or the fates (or whatever you believe in) to give that to you. You are the CHANEL of this world, and you deserve to belong to someone worthy! Never, ever, forget that.