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[Project Look Book] Thursday, July 7, 2011

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I sort of "cheated" today. I wore jeans to work when it isn't a Friday. The thing is, no one noticed. I tried analyzing why, though. I think, for one, it's because of the color. Despite the plethora of colored jeans out there, to most people jeans are still either blue or black only. Second, it's the coated type so there's some sheen to it, which is more common with dress pants than in jeans. Third, I consciously dressed it up with a nice jacket to somehow divert attention away from the jeans or at least neutralize it. And then there are the dress shoes. Can't get any more formal than leather lace-ups. Lastly, I think it's because it's me. Yes, me. Few, maybe even no one, would associate me with breaking our office dress code. I've earned it, I guess. I got the jeans from Zara sometime last year. I actually got the idea of braving a Thursday in them from the Yorkers jacket, which I got from ebay. I noticed there were maroon checks in th...

[Project Look Book] Wednesday, June 15, 2011

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Back to work today and a bit sleepy. Seriously, I've been yawning a lot since morning. The good thing, though, is that Friday's almost here. Last night was another lazy episode for me so for today's outfit, I picked what's easy to prepare. I had black pants hanging in my closet that were already ironed but I still thought that ironing a shirt was still a lot of effort for me. So I grabbed a pullover, then slipped into this suit jacket from Springfield to dress it up a bit. Unfortunately, the pants that came with it no longer fit me. Ribbed pullover (U2); pants (Zara); suit jacket, part of a set (Springfield); shoes (Frank at Traffic); necklace and ring (Aldo); bracelet (Merger).