out of my comfort zone

Well, well, well. Who would have thought? The very same Nathalie Joy M. Atienza of the black-shirt-jeans-and-Chucks combo who before wouldn't be caught dead using anything that could be tagged as girly is currently in love with her black leather handbag and matching wristlet/clutch [each from a different brand though]. Wonderfully absurd.

And I'm totally loving it. Even as a kid I loved to play dress up, but only confined my adventurous outfits to the four corners of the bedroom. It's just like that now, although on a more subdued scale, and I wear them in public. Not that I'm aspiring to be the next Tessa Prieto. Thanks, but no thanks--über colorful stuff never really were my style. But I'd like to think that at this point I'm already breaking away from my own wardrobe rut and venturing out of my comfort zone in terms of clothing and accessories.

So what if I have imperfect muscular legs? That doesn't stop me from wearing skirts and shorts. And my ginger-like toes? I display them proudly in my new Havaianas--there's really nothing anyone could do about their genes, so to hell with it. And yeah, I'm not stuck to black shirts anymore. I'm proud to say I now don white and colored shirts--however, pink is still taboo. Some things would never change. Haha.

But back to the bags. I'm so loving that bag I bought in eBay. In fact, I use it practically everytime I go out--to class, to the mall, to special occasions like our oath-taking ceremony. It's feminine, yes. It's a handbag, what would you expect? But at the same time it's edgy. Black leather and metal, anyone?

And that wristlet/clutch I got earlier on sale at Girbaud. Wanna know a secret? I never would have bought it at regular price. Haha. Truth is I just saw it yesterday and fell in love with it [and it's price] so I took a deep breath, scrounged up the last of my money and returned earlier today to buy it. I am literally broke right now, thanks to that. But no matter. I'll survive. I always do.

Just roll with the punches, baby. Ha!