You laugh at me because I'm different. I laugh at you because you're all the same.

~Jonathan Davis


We usually wear a uniform to school, but this afternoon I went to school not to attend a class, so I wore a navy blue Harajuku Lovers shirt and a pair of not-so-skinny jeans tucked into my Dr. Martens boots.

It's not even that out of the ordinary, yet people were obviously staring. And when I got to school, they stared AND commented.

I guess it's expected for a small city that the population thinks a pair of Dr. Martens boots are cowboy boots. Really lame, if you ask me. I don't really care, though, because they like it.

Then there's this girl who really seems to have a penchant for saying, well, bad things pertaining to me, to me. She offered me a comment that was obviously a backhanded compliment, judging by her tone and her facial expression. Please, girl, chances are that I've lived on this earth longer than you have, so don't think I don't know.

Also, for some odd reason, her backhanded compliment made me want to do something even more odd than a typical shirt-and-jeans-and-Dr. Martens ensemble. Maybe some time I should wear a huge flower on my head, or buy myself a bowler hat and wear it while in school. Or wear a brooch.

Oh, I don't know. Maybe it's kind of bad that I'm letting her affect me, but I don't think it's bad – it's making me think of how I'm supposed to get really creative and still stick to the uniform.

So, if you're reading this, keep your backhanded compliments coming. I feed on them.

The key that unlocks energy is desire. It's also the key to a long and interesting life. If we expect to create any drive, any real force within ourselves, we have to get excited.

~Earl Nightingale


Well, lucky me, because I just found me some inspirational pieces at inspirational prices at TheOutnet.com.

Wait, have I told you that already? Let me tell you that again.

Oh, no, I haven't.

I'm a college student, and I like dressing weird, so CollegeFashion.net became my bible. On one ordinary, unsophisticated day, which was really just yesterday, I decided to part-peruse-part-skim through the archives. I don't know how you do it, but that's what I did. And I found this.

I knew Net-A-Porter existed because it was where I found the Burberry Prorsum leather ankle boots from I don't know which season (I'm sorry! I looked it up but I didn't find it), and I knew from that that they have a lot of nice stuff for sale, so I thought I'd give the article a shot. It's short, so I got to the end, and that's when I discovered TheOutnet.com.

I went to the site and stared at the shoes section, and I swear I felt an adrenaline rush. I mean, seriously, where can you find a pair of shoes that were sold for £1288 that's listed on the site for £258? It's high fashion that's somehow within reach for me.

Yes, I am dreaming. But I believe.

So far this pair is my favorite. It kind of reminds me of the Louis Vuitton Cancan pumps that I again can't remember from which season. I'm thinking it's FW09 though, but I'm not sure.

Anyway, the shoes are by Jil Sanders and the original price is £627.20, and it's up on The Outnet for £250.88. Sizes IT 35 to IT 41 are available, except for IT 35.5.

I also checked out the trench coats and found an Aquascutum trench beside a Burberry trench, which I found kind of funny, really.

The Aquascutum trench is nice because it looks really classic with a really unexpected twist:

Sadly, it doesn't come in my size. I'll probably get a good tailor to make me a trench like that, but, I don't know.

And I still prefer the classic Burberry trench. Don't get me wrong, it's cute. It doesn't come in my size either, though.

Go to The Outnet.com. Go. Now.

You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.

~George Lorimer


I wasn't able to take a satisfactory photo of what I was wearing yesterday, so to make up for it, I will talk about Burberry.

You saw that one coming. This blog should be renamed "Burberry" or something.

For most people, Burberry is pretty much out of the budget. This iconic Burberry trench:

costs $795. And the catwalk collection, Burberry Prorsum, currently has this:

which will set you back $3595.

I suppose most people who have a job can save up for a Burberry trench of any price. But then there's the part of the population who don't have jobs and still want a Burberry trench. Half of them are living under their parents' house and are called "kids".

I am one of those kids.

Now, most companies selling garments cater to this demographic, but they assume that by the time a person reaches the age of 15 she can already wear her mom's Ivybridge. Some kids don't, though.

Case in point: Me. I'm a kids' size 14 and the kids' Ivybridge on the Burberry website is my size.

I'm 17.

:)


PS. My mom doesn't like Burberry. :(

We turn not older with years, but newer every day.

~Emily Dickinson


Today is my mom's birthday and I'm dressed up. I'll post the pictures maybe tomorrow. Yeah.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

~Seneca


My sister asked if I wanted to go to the mall. I said yes, then the first thing I put on was my school uniform.

Well, I didn't want to be dressed as a slob, but I had only a little time to prepare, so I yanked my school uniform from my bag and put it on. Oh, and I haven't showed you my school uniform yet. I will, just you wait.

I think my wearing my uniform to the mall makes me overdressed once you see what other people wear when they go to the mall. I at least wore something presentable. Complete with school ID.

We went to the mall because she wanted to look for a cocktail dress to wear for my mom's birthday this Friday. We left without a cocktail dress and a few nice casual skirts.

And another thing: I know this is so last year (or a year and a half ago) but the Tory Burch Reva jelly flats...kinda hurt.

Mine are black.

It doesn't hurt too much and I actually use them to school because we're required to wear black shoes and when it rains here it pours and it's not good for the synthetic leather shoes I buy for school – well, that's a mouthful – but the thing is, the heels aren't cushioned. So, they hurt. I went inside the dressing room despite not having anything to try on, simply because there was a chair inside and my feet needed a break. I'll probably get me those jelly insoles so my feet can stay comfy.

Other than that, I think they're fine.