Before I begin, I should admit that I actually tidied up my personal space before starting this project. However, despite the voice in my head telling me to arrange everything in a manner that was worthy to be on the pages of elle decor, I ended up tidying only my work desk because it would have felt too unnatural, and would not reflect the “habitus” that we have been talking about in our class discussions. However, upon reflection, I suppose this has alot to do with how I was brought up as well.
“Make sure your rooms are clean before people come. You don’t want them thinking you live in a pigs sty” my mother would say before we had any guests over. This dress practice log feels almost similar; except that in this case, there are no physical …show more content…
I used take 30-45 minutes just to get dressed when I was back in Singapore; changing out of 5 different outfits before settling on one. One can imagine how often I was late because of this. I was always concerned about whether the colors and fabric textures matched, if the proportions looked right, and considering Singapore’s year round humidity; if I was going to perspire too much in my clothes. However, when I arrived in New York, getting dressed became a breeze. I noticed that I gravitated towards a standard “uniform” consisting of a T-shirt in white, black, or grey and a pair of jeans. In addition, I also realised that one, people in New York are almost always in black, and two; that no one really cares what you wear, or how you look. My question is what caused this change? I am definitely interested in exploring this in my dress log this …show more content…
However, it is still cold out. I am making a trip to the Brooklyn museum, and will be running some errands after. I like to take my time in museums, which is why I usually make trips to museums solo. The absence of rain means I will not be putting on rainboots. However, given the weather conditions and the fact that I will be on my feet for quite a bit at the museum, I want to wear a pair of shoes that are comfortable but will keep me warm at the same time. I settled on a pair of tall burgandy boots, and wore those with a black and white thin striped t-shirt, accompanied with the same pair of black distressed skinny jeans I had on yesterday. I finished the look off with a faux leather jacket, a white infinity scarf, and my go to ear
“Make sure your rooms are clean before people come. You don’t want them thinking you live in a pigs sty” my mother would say before we had any guests over. This dress practice log feels almost similar; except that in this case, there are no physical …show more content…
I used take 30-45 minutes just to get dressed when I was back in Singapore; changing out of 5 different outfits before settling on one. One can imagine how often I was late because of this. I was always concerned about whether the colors and fabric textures matched, if the proportions looked right, and considering Singapore’s year round humidity; if I was going to perspire too much in my clothes. However, when I arrived in New York, getting dressed became a breeze. I noticed that I gravitated towards a standard “uniform” consisting of a T-shirt in white, black, or grey and a pair of jeans. In addition, I also realised that one, people in New York are almost always in black, and two; that no one really cares what you wear, or how you look. My question is what caused this change? I am definitely interested in exploring this in my dress log this …show more content…
However, it is still cold out. I am making a trip to the Brooklyn museum, and will be running some errands after. I like to take my time in museums, which is why I usually make trips to museums solo. The absence of rain means I will not be putting on rainboots. However, given the weather conditions and the fact that I will be on my feet for quite a bit at the museum, I want to wear a pair of shoes that are comfortable but will keep me warm at the same time. I settled on a pair of tall burgandy boots, and wore those with a black and white thin striped t-shirt, accompanied with the same pair of black distressed skinny jeans I had on yesterday. I finished the look off with a faux leather jacket, a white infinity scarf, and my go to ear