OOTD / Architecture of an Outfit Preview: Destrucked Asymmetrical Chiffon Tunic Blouse worn with olive layering tank, Emami Ankle Bow Leggings, Melissa + Jean Paul Gaultier II Clear Stilettos, Vintage gold coral buckle belt, and JewelMint Birdcage Bangle. Shot in my childhood home in San Diego, overlooking the mountains colored golden and caramel desert in my tempestuous teen memories.
{ Architecture of an Outfit / Outfit of the Day } Asian Street Style with Clear Strappy Stilettos and Asymmetrical Chiffon
Dress easy. Breezy silhouettes for breezy, warm climates like San Diego. (Or Hawaii, or Singapore, or Hong Kong.;) Airiness is what makes this sheer, flowy tunic so perfect for dressing in cold places like Detroit. Its drape train gives it this transformative quality for layering. But when worn without winter outerwear, the light fabric becomes the chicest statement in warm climes without much effort at all. The cut of the blouse does all the work!
As is my tendency, I belted the tunic to look longer, taller and slimmer than I am with my Holiday Flab… this flowy thing hides a wealth of flaws, which is appropriate for the delicious food my mum’s been stuffing me with. Also, the belt and dark ankle bow leggings paired with these vampy clear stiletto sandals makes me look taller and more elongated from the hip. Good for petites like me.
As uzh, I finished off with way too many accessories, a huge purse, and a chain as a collar accessory.
Moving in to the Taro Cottage in Oahu, Hawaii has been a lot more work than I anticipated. The cleaning and reprinting alone could crush most people, as the people who used to live here were absolutely careless, possibly might’ve been swine. Not sure. All I know is that this place was “professionally cleaned” before we moved in, and yet I spent 2 house scrubbing years of cooking grease and dirt from our microwave and stove and vents. I’ve moved on to de-grime-ing the kitchen walls and drawers. I found years of dust bunnies, gecko poo and dead ants under the oven drawer and just about cried.
Then I breathed deep and said to myself, “calm, gratitude and happiness. You live in Hawaii. This is a lesson in patience and gratitude.”
It’s true. All the disgusting crud, red dirt and dead insects I have to scrape, scrub and wipe away are just symbols and signs that I live in the rain forest in paradise. A little elbow grease won’t kill me, and the result is a better house than the one we moved into. It’ll be a clean, pristine Lu family house.
Now if we could get some Internet up in this patch of paradise, that’s be nice. The only downside to living on an old tropical farm is that 3G effing sucks–when we even have a signal. Other than that, I’m happier than I’ve ever been in a long time.
I have all this: Blessings.
Like I said, this little complex period of moving in is just a lesson to appreciate the biggest miracle of my life. I’m in heaven. Is this allowed?
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