Shopping round up: I keep looking at the same kinds of clothing--black dresses, full skirts, embellished chiffon, simple shifts, one-shoulder bell sleeves. Guess it doesn't help that the same stuff is all over the place. Feeling rather uninspired by collections in stores lately. Of course, I couldn't really expect more with the limited selection and limiting climate here. I mean, I get ideas in my head but they're kind of impractical. I can't wait to get out of school so that I can properly be myself. I would like to have some impractical pursuits that aren't necessarily totally unviable?
Is it really a waste of education? I am inclined to thinking there isn't. I mean, going through law school but not practising in the field doesn't mean that I'm not changed; it doesn't mean that my "legal" knowledge won't get out into the world. I still don't really think like an 'eagle', but that doesn't mean my thought processes haven't invariably been altered by the things that I've learnt. I believe that the course in my life has taken a different path than one I would've liked to pick out for myself, but it is not a waste of education for me to do other things. Education is education, it is exactly that--no more and no less. I have been educated, schooled in more ways than one. The college experience is something that I will take away with me. And the my legal education has allowed me to see things differently.
I don't feel the need to defend myself, but maybe the above paragraph is borne out of a need to convince myself that it's ok. If anything, this road is carved out of my inertia to enter practice and laziness to apply. I am not afraid of failure or rejection. It's the one thing that I've learnt so well in school. I may be an underachiever but at least I'll be happy.
Back to shopping round up...
Images from Topshop.
At Topshop, a lovely navy and cream striped shift dress, mustard yellow bell-sleeve shift with exposed zip, black PU hooded bomber with funnel neck, and this tan 50s dress with blue flower prints (the only thing I really want, but SGD 139.....). Definitely loving the 50s. Don't quite love the 70s and 80s as much as I do the 50s. Speaking of which, I missed Hairspray on TV on Saturday. Hehe.
Images from Topshop and Target.
Also found some shorts at Topshop, but I'm not paying for these indigo denim high-waist button up shorts with copper buttons (SGD 76?). And I saw a lot of double zipper (faux) leather shorts, like those at William Rast x Target which were perfect but not in my size. If I'm not going to splurge on the babies from Target at a mere USD 39.99 a pop, I'm definitely not going to pay for those from Topshop which average about SGD 90.
Images from Forever21.
At Forever 21, I saw my glitter one shoulder dress !!! but it was more expensive here. Fortunately, didn't see my accessories, but maybe I just didn't want to look hard enough. Haha. There was this divine sequin embellished collar and cuff shift dress (SGD 49) but it seemed to similar to stuff I already own. It seems silly shopping in the F21 here. Hahaha. Anyway, found some other items here that were not bad, including the black sleeveless belted and zipped biker dress, which was unfortunately out of size. I originally contemplated the black embroidered cotton dress (above, middle) when I was in NYC, but didn't deem it worth the splurge. It was pretty and very comfortable, though. The taupe button up belted dress is just thrown in the mix for fun. Would make a pretty good wardrobe staple, I imagine (: wear it on its own or layer or wear it as outerwear.
Warehouse and Zara were disappointing, obviously. The stock in the former was old and still expensive, and new items weren't appealing. The latter was just... Terribly overpriced. I mean, SGD 69.90 for a pair of shoes that I was eyeing in NYC which were only USD 19.90?? Hello?? Must be out of my mind if I were to buy them here. Also, boots were USD 39.90 or 49.90 there, but cost SGD 99.90 here. Mad! And they're out of size anyway. But I did find a beautiful pair of tortoise platform pumps for 99.90 that I would never wear. Hahaha.
Ah, I should probably decide on my classes and head to school soon. The weekend has not been productive but at least I'm rested and fed, and a little less outdated with Gossip Girl (;
Back To Reality
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