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While I made good by wearing suit jackets the entire 5 days last week, I must admit that I haven't worn a tie in a quite a long time. The good thing is I miss wearing them, much so when I saw these handsome pieces over at East Dane : Clockwise from top left: Wool woven tie in navy by Drake's . Slub silk necktie in acqua grass by Marwood . Milan tie in black and cream combo by CAMO . Cashmere woven necktie in navy and ecru combo by Drake's. I'm really digging these woven beauties. Because they're woven, I kind of appreciate the added amount of detail involved here. They don't look too restrictive and affords the wearer a more relaxed vibe.

Haven't done an outfit post for some time now although I'm not really coming back with a bang. The punishing heat of summer hear in the tropics just drains you of any desire to dress up. So this week I'm making an effort to dress up a bit, as long as they don't make me sweat like a pig.

I know I look silly in that photo but it's nice to have a "behind the scenes" shot anyway. In case you're wondering, they're shooting us for our new company ID. It will no longer bear the usual 2x2 photo where you're facing the camera head on. Instead, it's gonna be a half-body shot in some supposedly fun and casual pose. I know more and more companies are going this route and ours has decided to join the bandwagon.

New Year's seemed not too long ago yet here we are, down with the first month of the year already. And I'm in a rather formal mood for a sendoff to January. It's the french cuffs. I don't see a lot of shirts with such cuffs, at least among those that I can easily afford ( Thankfully, I found this Rajo Laurel for Wharton piece! ). It can get really frustrating because almost everything has buttons.

Our team won last night in our department's mini bowling tourney! It was unexpected to say the least since we were in the last two lanes and no one seemed to care much about us. We were just having a good time, eating pizza, fries, and tuna sisig , and then it was announced that we were advancing to the championship round. To top it off, the MVP -- the player with the highest total pin falls -- was also from our team. I was second. Ha! Ha! Anyway, today I'm wearing a shirt from Merger paired with black dress pants from Zara. With its super-undersized collar, the shirt was really made to be worn with a bow tie, so I wore one from Tieline. The pants, by the way, are black. They just look brown because of the color of the glass window at the office. The belt is also from Merger, and the shoes, Aldo.

Thumbs up! But what for, I really don't know. Maybe for Scotty winning American Idol. Not that he was my favorite of the bunch but because he was my favorite of the two. His deep country voice amuses me so much. So a typhoon is coming but we're still on watch if it will actually hit the Philippines. Today it was very sunny, though, perfect timing for this short-sleeved shirt from Rajo Laurel for Wharton. The shirt actually came with a bow tie of the same pattern but I opted for contrast with this clip-on from Tieline. About the weather, I just don't know if it's gonna rain again later as was the pattern three days in a row. Pants (G2000); shoes (Aldo); wristwatch (Kenneth Cole Reaction).

Last night it rained so hard with accompanying thunder and glorious lightning. But this morning, it seemed like no such thing happened because the sun was beating down mightily and needless to say, it was so hot! Good thing I didn't give in last night to the temptation of planning today's outfit around a rainy weather. The checkered shirt is from 5cm, paired with black pants from Sahara at SM, and finished off with a bow tie from Tieline/Merger.

All black today. Still thinking of what happened to Japan last Friday and praying at the same time that they be spared from a nuclear disaster. I picked the shirt first then every other black piece followed except for the bow tie, which is purple. I kind of love the detailing on the shirt. It's Anthony Nocom from SM. Pants (Sahara at SM); shoes (Frank at Traffic); bow tie (Tieline at Merger).

What can I do, it's Monday? I think that's what sums up this dorky pose. Yeah, it's the dork in me. At least I ended the day in a good mood after a terrible morning. And I mean really terrible. Shirt (Topman); bow tie (Tieline); shoes (Aldo).

Bow tie day! Yey! Got this basic tie from Tieline/Merger a few years back for our Christmas party. Only late last year did I have the guts to wear bow ties in the office, and my collection is growing. Shirt from Topman , belt from Merger, shoes by Frank at Traffic. The pants I got from Bangkok.