true colors

dress – thrifted
skirt – from korea
wedges – thrifted
belt – vintage; eBay
eel purse – thrifted
tights – vintage; eBay
watch – diesel

i’ve always wanted to do a red-yellow-blue-themed outfit, mostly inspired by natasha, a.k.a the whimsical nerd. she’s one of the ladies i know who can really play with color, and i admire her for that.

i really wanted the primary colors to pop, so i didn’t put much effort in making smooth/flowy transitions among the pieces.

anyway, it took me a while to put the outfit together. i was thinking of where i was going and who i’ll be with for 4++ hours, and it got confusing. the thing is, i usually get o.c. when i consider these matters (especially the people i would see). i can, for the most part, be completely myself and dress adventurously with people i am really close to. but in some instances (e.g., family reunions with second and third-degree relatives who do nothing but BS when they see each other), i’d rather not subject myself to unnecessary scrutinies that my outfits may incur. so i hold back a bit, just so i can stand out enough but not be completely out there that people would start looking at me as if i were a walking pile of crap – even if it is only in their opinion.

so, even though i stand firm in the whole dressing-for-no-one-but-yourself principle, i still think about these things. i guess i just don’t want uncomfortable situations to ruin my day. do you, even at times, think about this, too? do you sometimes hold back on “being yourself” because of certain external factors?

in this instance though, i just went for it. yes, i had a long dramatic monologue in my head about the possible repercussions, but ultimately my love for and loyalty to w_r won. and i’m quite happy about it — despite the odd stares i got all day.