Talk About Impulsive Buying

I’m a self-confessed closeted social-climber who loves fashion but couldn’t afford even the cheapest designer clothes that scoring a Marc Jacobs piece in the ukay-ukay is already a piece of heaven within grasp. Despite that, I don’t worship fashion. Give me a quiz pronto and I’d totally flunk it.

I only feed my fashion-hungry soul through television, those glossy pages and through window shopping. Yes, window shopping! It’s like the therapy of all therapies. When it comes to dressing up, I have the ukay-ukay and some affordable local shops to the rescue. Forgive me but I refuse going to local flea markets and department stores. I know they have the cheapest alternatives but flea markets and department stores are synonymous to mass production and imitations (told you I’m a social climber! Sounded as if I don’t wear polyester! haha).

One local retail shop that I truly love is Plains & Prints. I have an eye for intricate details and construction and P&P is just the answer to my couture-ish craving. I must admit, for a r-e-g-u-l-a-r girl like me, P&P is still a bit pricey but I go there every now and then for my so-called therapy.

Yesterday though, I was in a dilemma. I’ve been eyeing this P&P sundress since Saturday. It’s been months since I last shopped but there are really times when I get too impulsive. So there, I gave myself overnight to contemplate about it. After church yesterday, I went directly to P&P and fitted the dress for the last time. To my surprise, the sales attendant told me that it’s actually a top and not a dress! Oh my! I’ve been in the store for half an hour already trying on other stuffs before supposedly buying the dress. It was a total let-down. I just can’t leave the store after all my try-ons! No can do. It would be too dyahe for me... Then, my impulsive social-climbing arse stepped in. I looked for the most affordable top just so I wouldn’t leave the store empty-handed. Guess what I got myself: a navy blue matronly top that would pass for a Latin American/Mexican costume/ graduation toga. What has gotten into me?! I hope I can still pull this off. I'm kinda lovin' lola stuff nowadays!haha

So much for the social climbing 101. Adios!