white-legged
for the longest time i’ve been holding off on wearing white tights with my outfits. i’ve always wanted to, and i know a lot of people can get away with them, but i felt somewhat ashamed to don a pair. for some reason i thought i would get teased by friends, or at the very least get oddly stared at by strangers even more than usual.
you see, here in manila (or perhaps any part of the philippines for that matter), the only people who wear white tights are nurses. or nursing students. and let me tell you, we have a lot of those here. so it’s been an awkward thought for me to be white-legged on a completely casual day, while walking alongside girls in their all-white uniforms. it may sound strange, but it was really how i saw it.
but then i realized it isn’t an issue at all. i’ve been so silly, thinking i’d get embarrassed somehow. if i want to wear white tights with regular clothes, then why the hell not? who would stop me? and anyway, i’ve worn some fairly adventurous outfits before that i seem to have gotten away with. so white tights can’t be that bad, right?
well i’m glad i went for it. i had a blast; i felt like a little dolly-doll walking all over town. but of course, it could have been because of the dress i was wearing…
floral dress – vintage; thrifted and altered
white tights – bought in hongkong years ago
turquoise wedges – thrifted
green bag – vintage
bow headband – local mall
April 27, 2008 at 3:11 pm
really cute!
April 28, 2008 at 1:08 am
you look cute! I’ve been wanting to wear white tights, but oh well my legs aren’t made for it lol
April 28, 2008 at 3:28 am
you look so good!your dress is gorgeous!
Funny fact about nurses in philippines! :O
April 28, 2008 at 12:13 pm
I didn’t know you have a blog, I’m adding you to my google reader 🙂
April 28, 2008 at 3:15 pm
it goes pretty well with that dress !! but white leggins are hard to wear
April 28, 2008 at 8:26 pm
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April 29, 2008 at 9:04 am
one of my favorite outfits of yours to date =]
April 30, 2008 at 12:45 am
Wow, I have been wanting white tights for ages but don’t dare to wear one as I am afraid it’ll make my legs look even bigger than it already is =/
April 30, 2008 at 4:15 am
aww i love white tights! they add the perfect sweetness or babydoll look to any outfit
April 30, 2008 at 11:26 pm
it`s so true that there are a lot of filipino nurses….even here in canada! most of my cousins are studying in nursing!
-jae, SOS