{"id":1478,"date":"2011-10-10T18:07:55","date_gmt":"2011-10-10T18:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abitcoquettish.wordpress.com\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2015-08-25T23:07:09","modified_gmt":"2015-08-26T03:07:09","slug":"on-bachata-polka-dots-why-a-hint-of-vulgarity-is-always-welcome-in-a-ladys-wardrobe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/on-bachata-polka-dots-why-a-hint-of-vulgarity-is-always-welcome-in-a-ladys-wardrobe\/","title":{"rendered":"On Why a Hint of Vulgarity is Always Welcome in a Lady&#8217;s Wardrobe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apparently I&#8217;ve (unofficially) declared a hiatus over the past two weeks. Or month, rather. the Nancy Drews of any readers I\u00a0<em>do<\/em>\u00a0have can probably sleuth around my\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/abitcoquettish\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and figure out what exactly it is that I&#8217;ve been\u00a0<em>so<\/em>\u00a0preoccupied with that&#8217;s trumps writing in terms of priorities. But wait! I&#8217;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?!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">C&#8217;est la vie d&#8217;un college student with perfectionist tendencies and two jobs. Workaholic by day, Latin (salsa, merengue, bachata!) dancing and then some by night It&#8217;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&#8217;m learning Latin ballroom! Like <em>Dirty Dancing<\/em>\u00a0and <em>SYTYCD,<\/em> only\u00a0not. But I can now justify shopping for little tops and tissue-thin skirts and strappy for future runs at Latin clubs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1479\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1479\" data-attachment-id=\"1479\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/on-bachata-polka-dots-why-a-hint-of-vulgarity-is-always-welcome-in-a-ladys-wardrobe\/put-on-your-lipstick\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/put-on-your-lipstick3.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"put on your lipstick!\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A picture showcasing vanity at it&amp;#8217;s finest (I oft use Photobooth to apply makeup, so photo ops are justified). But it also exhibits my attachment to my Filofax (it&amp;#8217;s filled with racy things, like when papers are due), and my outfit and lipstick du jour.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/put-on-your-lipstick3.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1479 size-full\" title=\"put on your lipstick!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/put-on-your-lipstick3.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/put-on-your-lipstick3.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/put-on-your-lipstick3.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A picture showcasing vanity at it&#8217;s finest (I oft use Photobooth to apply makeup, so photo ops are justified). But it also exhibits my attachment to my Filofax (it&#8217;s filled with racy things, like when papers are due), and my outfit and lipstick du jour.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking of clothing (which is, supposedly, the essence of this blog). In terms of personal style, I&#8217;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 <em>du jour<\/em>, 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&#8217;s what proper ladies do, you know.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Intuition tells me that all fashion capitals have had their respective <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/category\/runway\" target=\"_blank\">Fashion Weeks<\/a><\/strong>. So in the spirit of it all, I&#8217;ve decided to literally embody the essence of being &#8220;fashionably late&#8221; with a preview of favorites: Agn\u00e8s B, Mark Fast, Versace from what I can remember. Let&#8217;s not beat around the bush: I&#8217;m none too impressed this season&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reviews to come. Eventually.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">. \u00a0 . \u00a0 .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently I&#8217;ve (unofficially) declared a hiatus over the past two weeks. Or month, rather. the Nancy Drews of any readers I\u00a0do\u00a0have can probably sleuth around my\u00a0Twitter\u00a0and figure out what exactly it is that I&#8217;ve been\u00a0so\u00a0preoccupied with that&#8217;s trumps writing in terms of priorities. But wait! I&#8217;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&#8217;est la vie d&#8217;un college student with perfectionist tendencies and two jobs. Workaholic by day, Latin (salsa, merengue, bachata!) dancing and then some by night It&#8217;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&#8217;m learning Latin ballroom! Like Dirty Dancing\u00a0and SYTYCD, only\u00a0not. But I can now justify shopping for little tops and tissue-thin skirts and strappy for future runs at Latin clubs. Speaking of clothing (which is, supposedly, the essence of this blog). In terms of personal style, I&#8217;ve been quite boring. Boring, but perfectly content with my uniform of choice. 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