I am so excited that I get to wear my favourite Christmas sweater – thick cable knit wool in festive crimson featuring Rudolph in front. What makes the sweater so special is Rudolph’s blinking red nose – yes, it actually lights up and especially useful at night. I am planning to pair the sweater this year with candy-cane striped tights and brown booties. I can just see it – how cute I will be. Do you have a favourite Christmas sweater?
Seriously, can you picture me stepping out of the door in such fashion? I do take on fashion risk but the Christmas sweater fashion risk is way too high for my comfort zone.
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! Eat lots, drink lots, shop lots and be merry.
Namaste
Friday, December 21, 2007
Friday, December 14, 2007
‘Tis the season of receiving?
The streets and the malls are now bustling with people frantically doing their Christmas shopping – everyone is focusing on giving in hopes of receiving. Personally, I have done most of my Christmas shopping (for self – of course, and also others) in November. The point of this post is not to rub this fact in but to explore the acts of giving and receiving.
Strangely, I find the act of receiving to be much more challenging than the act of giving. This deviation from the norm led me to many pondering moments in search for an explanation. When I give, I give without expecting anything in return – I give in hopes of bringing a brief moment of joy to the receiver as well as to myself. Therefore, giving is easy – my job is done once the gift has been received. However, receiving often makes me uneasy (especially from people other than my parents) – it brings suspicions to mind (what are the motives and expectations of the giver behind the gift). I often feel the need to return the favour – i.e. the job doesn’t end at receiving. One spiritual explanation may perhaps be that I do not feel as if I fully deserve such gift – but selfishly, I, in turn, deny the giver of the pleasure of giving. I am aware of my shortcomings when it comes to receiving but I am making a conscious effort to open myself up to receive everything good that is to come to me (and to do so with style and grace).
p.s. By Christmas day, I should be ready. So dear Mr. Santa, what will you bring to me for being a very good girl this year?
Strangely, I find the act of receiving to be much more challenging than the act of giving. This deviation from the norm led me to many pondering moments in search for an explanation. When I give, I give without expecting anything in return – I give in hopes of bringing a brief moment of joy to the receiver as well as to myself. Therefore, giving is easy – my job is done once the gift has been received. However, receiving often makes me uneasy (especially from people other than my parents) – it brings suspicions to mind (what are the motives and expectations of the giver behind the gift). I often feel the need to return the favour – i.e. the job doesn’t end at receiving. One spiritual explanation may perhaps be that I do not feel as if I fully deserve such gift – but selfishly, I, in turn, deny the giver of the pleasure of giving. I am aware of my shortcomings when it comes to receiving but I am making a conscious effort to open myself up to receive everything good that is to come to me (and to do so with style and grace).
p.s. By Christmas day, I should be ready. So dear Mr. Santa, what will you bring to me for being a very good girl this year?
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Bootie - A fashion do or a fashion don't?
Subconsciously channeling my inner rock goddess (after my chance run-in with Mr. Lenny Kravitz), I recently purchased a pair of black bootie without any idea on how to wear it. The outlook for successfully pulling of the rock-star glam look appeared gloom after reading fashion articles which none recommend booties for those who are built the way I am – short & not svelte. Fighting buyer’s remorse, I had resorted to wearing my bootie with black leggings or black opaque tights – making every attempt to elongate and not to truncate. (Although at times the booties make me look like an elf – oh well, as least I am befitting the holiday season).
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Fashion puzzlement
Recently, there were two fashion risks that completely baffled me.
Firstly, short shorts (or hot pants) at work Christmas party. I was at a friend's work Christmas party last weekend and I noticed two young ladies (in their early 20's) donning hot pants at the event. I could understand wearing hot pants to an MTV award event but work Christmas party? (Well, I guess it's ok if you were playing the role of an elf at the party but trust me there were no dressed up Santa or Elves at the party).
Secondly, skinny young Asian (by Asian I mean Oriental and by Oriental I mean Mandarin speaking) guys carrying designer ladies tote bags. I was pretty sure they weren't carrying their girlfriends purses because there weren't any girls accompanying them. Yes, I understand that the tote bag can be highly functional and also serves as a status symbol (since they were designers') but they are meant for ladies - no masculine qualities to these purses at all.
I am baffled by these fashion risks taken - or maybe I am just jealous of those who have fab legs to carry off short shorts and and also those who splurges on extravagant designer purses.
Firstly, short shorts (or hot pants) at work Christmas party. I was at a friend's work Christmas party last weekend and I noticed two young ladies (in their early 20's) donning hot pants at the event. I could understand wearing hot pants to an MTV award event but work Christmas party? (Well, I guess it's ok if you were playing the role of an elf at the party but trust me there were no dressed up Santa or Elves at the party).
Secondly, skinny young Asian (by Asian I mean Oriental and by Oriental I mean Mandarin speaking) guys carrying designer ladies tote bags. I was pretty sure they weren't carrying their girlfriends purses because there weren't any girls accompanying them. Yes, I understand that the tote bag can be highly functional and also serves as a status symbol (since they were designers') but they are meant for ladies - no masculine qualities to these purses at all.
I am baffled by these fashion risks taken - or maybe I am just jealous of those who have fab legs to carry off short shorts and and also those who splurges on extravagant designer purses.
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