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On Why a Hint of Vulgarity is Always Welcome in a Lady’s Wardrobe

10 October 2011 • Kimberly • Leave a Comment

Apparently I’ve (unofficially) declared a hiatus over the past two weeks. Or month, rather. the Nancy Drews of any readers I do have can probably sleuth around my Twitter and figure out what exactly it is that I’ve been so preoccupied with that’s trumps writing in terms of priorities. But wait! I’ve not tweeted, save a few pathetic retweets. The horror of being so removed from social media platforms, at my own will! Who am I?!

C’est la vie d’un college student with perfectionist tendencies and two jobs. Workaholic by day, Latin (salsa, merengue, bachata!) dancing and then some by night It’s like a glamorous double life sans the Loubies and Vuitton bag. Irrelevant, because deciding between Mahina leather and Damier canvas is insignificant in the grand scheme of things. I’m learning Latin ballroom! Like Dirty Dancing and SYTYCD, only not. But I can now justify shopping for little tops and tissue-thin skirts and strappy for future runs at Latin clubs.

A picture showcasing vanity at it’s finest (I oft use Photobooth to apply makeup, so photo ops are justified). But it also exhibits my attachment to my Filofax (it’s filled with racy things, like when papers are due), and my outfit and lipstick du jour.

Speaking of clothing (which is, supposedly, the essence of this blog). In terms of personal style, I’ve been quite boring. Boring, but perfectly content with my uniform of choice. A skinny jean cuffed into an ankle-length pant, pumps and depending on the weather du jour, a tank, 3/4-sleeve sweater or some rendition of a transparent blouse. I adore a little vulgarity in dress. It keeps things alive and well and interesting. And, it’s what proper ladies do, you know.

Intuition tells me that all fashion capitals have had their respective Fashion Weeks. So in the spirit of it all, I’ve decided to literally embody the essence of being “fashionably late” with a preview of favorites: Agnès B, Mark Fast, Versace from what I can remember. Let’s not beat around the bush: I’m none too impressed this season…

Reviews to come. Eventually.

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xx

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  1. Naghmeh says

    10 October 2011 at 6:18 pm

    that top is so cute! and nice hair cut 😉
    I understand what you mean though, with school starting and jobs which lead to unintentional breaks from the blogging world. It’s hard to keep up with all of them specially when one is a perfectionist. I don’t believe in doing things if I can’t do them perfectly! which makes life hard sometimes.
    xx
    Naghmeh

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  2. Sam Shelby says

    17 October 2011 at 5:56 pm

    you have an important weblog right here! would you wish to make some invite posts on my weblog?

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