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Today Was A Fairytale

Fashion
I wanted to find something of the beauty of myth that we’ve left behind,
carry its shreds before us all, so we could acknowledge it, somehow
bring it back to life. I wanted to delve back into that world that
cradled us when we were young enough to still touch it, when trolls
lived under creek bridges, faeries fluttered under mushroom caps, and
the Tooth Fairy only came once you were truly sleeping. I wanted to see
if enchantment was somehow still there, simply waiting to be reached.
When I felt my loss, I realized that if I could do anything in this
life, I wanted to travel the world, searching for those who were still
awake in that old dream time, and listen to their stories – because I had
to know that there were grownups out there who still believed that life
could be magical.
And in that moment I decided: I am going to find the faeries… and write my own fairytales.

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An Ode to the Little Black Dress

Fashion, Outfit, Personal
“One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress.” - Karl Lagerfeld The Little Black Dress is the most appropriate
piece of clothing a woman can ever own. I say this because truth be
told, here I am in another Little Black Dress. The last I wore one, I
was due for court.
This time, however, I worn one for a very festive occasion which was
the Birthday dinner of my beautiful and amazing mother over at Sage in
Makati Shangri-la Hotel. I wanted to wear something that looked festive
but at the same time maintained the elements of class and elegance and
this dress was the perfect fit. This dress in particular which was made
of tweed on its top area with a conservative cut and silver detail was
exactly that and then it took a youthful turn to fun with the organza
and almost tutu looking skirt. It was everything I pictured to wear on
an intimate dinner with family.

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