LOOKBOOK | Spicing up your vacation wardrobe with matching prints

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Have you ever experienced seeing something on display, falling in love with it, then buying it but have no idea when or where you're going to wear it? So I saw this printed long-sleeve shirt with matching shorts on a mannequin and felt exactly just that.

The print, though dominantly floral, felt quite different from the usual summer prints I see. So I got both pieces even if I really didn't know whether the right occasion to wear them would come soon. Or at all. It didn't help that they're in a satin fabric, which makes the set even "harder" to wear. I mean, cotton or linen wouldn't be much of a problem, but shiny o'l satin?

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They could of course be worn as separates but I had this image of myself wearing it as a set in some fancy beach resort. Well, summer already left and no such trip materialized. But when we set off for a quick getaway in Anya Resort Tagaytay, I thought I could finally wear my matching printed shirt and shorts and celebrate all its loudness.

We could always try something other than t-shirt and shorts for our vacations, couldn't we? Up the ante of our OOTD game, perhaps?

Now I'm happy that I did. I wore some cream-colored loafers with my matching prints for a casual but chic look. Sunnies optional.

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Have you ever worn something different from your usual vacation outfit? Sound off in the comments section!
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Shirt and shorts (Zara Man); shoes (Paradigm Manila); sunnies (Carrera).

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