Trailing Behind

photos by john

most of the time i am quite critical of the new things that i buy. perhaps it is a shopping mechanism i have learned to hone with age (not that i am old, mind you), but i do often find myself thinking and re-thinking my possible purchases, coming up with pros and cons and what-not — frequently resulting to a rather empty-handed shopping trip. don’t get me wrong; i still splurge every so often and have certainly learned to buy the things that i truly fall in love with. i have experienced one too many regrets in letting wonderful things slip through my fingers, so i now allow myself some bit of impulse that can sometimes surpass critical discernment.

this masterpiece of a blouse, however, seems to have drifted in a nice little middle ground between those two opposing sentiments. i knew i loved it the moment my fingers grazed its wondrous, glittery surface, and yet immediately i doubted its compatibility with my style. where would i wear it? can i even pull it off? moments passed with me clutching onto the delicate fabric, imagining a hundred potential outfits in my head and all sorts of circumstances that may lead to my wearing such a piece without looking like a complete mess.

truthfully my rational brain barely reached a handful of possible looks to pair it with, but as you can see, i got the top anyway. see that’s the thing about falling in love: it can’t be helped. you forgo reason and go with your heart.

top – elle girl
jeans – thrifted
heels – privileged
necklace – anagon
clutch – sm