LOOKBOOK | A craftily subtle Baguio City shirt

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Nothing says Baguio City more than pine trees and the cool mountain air. When our team at the office went there last summer for our now annual summer outing, I was sadly confined at the hospital. But at least I got this red souvenir tee (yeah, we're so cheesy we've been having souvenir t-shirts for 2 years now).

Designed by a colleague, it's basically the coordinates for the place. I love its simplicity and I thought, what a crafty way to wear a "Baguio City" shirt without actually having to wear something with "Baguio City" printed on it! And I finally got to wear it while at the so-called City of Pines!

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Of course you can wear anything with a t-shirt. Here I paired it with light khaki joggers with blue and red cuffs. Together with the light brown sneakers I just picked up, they bring out the red in this ensemble. For accessories, I wore a bunch of colorful beads and a watch.

And then I was just there enjoying good food (at Lemon and Olives, which I'll write about later) and the pleasantly cool air. That it was foggy was also a delight, of course.

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Now should we also have souvenir shirts of other places in coordinates instead of their names? Nah, that would be overkill.
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Joggers (21 Men); shoes (Adidas); watch (Pebble Time Steel); bead bracelets (H&M).

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