Ever since late last year, I've been in search for the perfect pair of boots. I've scoured almost all the malls in the metro but to no avail. I was off for a trip to Hong Kong with some friends over a weekend back then and I have always wanted to pull off a certain New York look. You see, when I was in New York, I would always see guys in the metro rail wearing a beanie, a neutral colored shirt under a black trench/pea coat paired with dark slim trousers with the hems worn inside the boots during the beginning of winter season. It was like a uniform. The look was everywhere in fact. As much as I'd want to buy clothes in NYC, I cant afford to. I was stuck with what I brought with me. I wouldn't say I looked bad but I really wanted "that" look.
Anyway, we went to HK last January. Winter - perfect I thought! Finally, I had the chance to pull off my NYC look. One by one I started to collect my ensemble. I was pretty much able to gather everything except for one thing - the BOOTS! Philippines being a tropical country, boots for men are rarely sold. I searched everywhere but I always ended up frustrated. My friend suggested one last resort - that I buy military boots instead. I dreaded the idea but I had no choice. I suddenly remembered that during PFW last year, some designers paired military boots with their looks in the runway. I thought this as a consolation and considered that I could pull it off. So, I went to one of the military supply shops infront of Aguinaldo in Santolan, Cubao and got myself some tough lovin' military boots.
So this was how i looked:
coat - Zara
pants - Zara
shirt (gray) - H&M
shirt (white) - Topman
beanie - SM
boots - Military Boots (?)
I had to come up with another look for the next day and this is what I came up with. I didn't want to look literally the same the next day so I had to do some mixing:
coat - Zara
beanie - 21Men
shirt (white) - H&M
shirt (black) - 21Men
waistcoat - Onesimus
pants - Topman
boots - Military Boots (?)
Fast forward to the present, I was at the mall the other day after work and lo and behold - THE PERFECT BOOTS! I definitely would not pass on the chance being given to me. The boots just had to be mine!
Kenneth Cole Reaction Night Hunt Boots
If it rains on Friday, I might wear it to the Bloggers United event.
loooove the outfit post keep 'em coming!!! Inspire others!:) yeeey. sign up na din sa topblogs.ph;)
ReplyDeleteI really plan to keep outfit posts coming. lol. I'll eventually join lookbook, chictopia, and topblogs. lol
ReplyDeleteAWESOME BOOTS! Ever since I can remember, I have always been fascinated by boots and want to wear boots...FOREVER! LOL. Unfortunately our climate here in the Philippines is not conducive to boots.. Now that the rainy season is more or less here to stay, we can start wearing boots again. Hehe. Wear it on Friday even though it doesn't rain! It deserves to be worn!
ReplyDeletehey kai, i know right! too bad we are in a tropical country. But what the heck, sometimes you just hafta wear what you hafta wear! lol! will you be attending on friday?
ReplyDeleteyup. I'll try to get there the soonest possible coz I'll be coming from my day job (school) ha! I'm really excited to see all these famous bloggers and meet up with them and also get good deals! :)
ReplyDelete@kai - i'm basically new to all these lifestyle blog thing. my good friend pax of drowning equilibriums basically got me into this. the bloggers united event will be my first bloggers event. see you there! i'll probably be tagging beside pax. :)
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