taking ad-vintage

this week is dedicated to a dear friend who was first featured here. she is into all things vintage and retro. often, i would joke with her that i am bringing my trash over so that she can rummage through it and keep whatever she likes. however, jokes aside, i thought that as the end of the year draws closer and most of us start getting into reflection and recollection mode, it will be good to look at fashion from the vintage and retro point-of-view.

before we go into the fashion proper, we need to understand the terms. there will be a couple more during the week but let's just get the biggest one out of the way first. 

vintage clothing is a generic term for new or second hand garments originating from a previous era. the phrase is also used in connection with a retail outlet, for instance, 'vintage clothing store'. generally speaking, clothing which was produced before the 1920s is referred to as antique clothing and clothing from the 1920s to 1960s is considered vintage. retro, short for retrospective, or 'vintage style' usually refers to clothing that imitates the style of a previous era. reproduction, or repro, clothing is a newly-made, copy of an older garment. clothing produced more recently is usually called modern or contemporary fashion.

as with traditions, here are a couple of topless and shirtless male models with female swimwear models who have zero relation to the rest of the post.

Shirtless Beefcake Hunks for sale?

Maxim Girls: April Rose, Amanda Mertz, Kaitlynn Carter, Melanie Iglesias

fash'on... BAM!

Rilla Melati: Functional Fashion

well yes, i am a shameless opportunist... basking in the limelight of a celebrity friend... haha... since this blog is really an experiment for my writing, i'm going to do whatever it takes to gauge responses... anyhow, in my twitter conversation with @RillaMelati, i mentioned that i will blog about her if i hit 50 page views before midnight... well, it did... so here's the post i promised...

for those of you who do not know her... this is she!

i chose this picture of her because it best embodies the rilla i know... ever cheerful, radiant (even when she is sick, she lights up the room with her laughter) and most important, working mother... but enough of who is she... let's return to the roots of this blog... what is she wearing and should she be arrested for her fashion sense...

one thing about rilla's style (as far as i can remember) is its functionality... she keeps it simple in terms of the number of items she puts on. it's usually a simple dress with wedges (i don't see her in heels often), paired with a handbag. when you see her, you know that this lady takes an effort to dress up but at the back of her mind, she asks herself a simple question... CAN I MOVE IN THIS?

i have personally witness rilla, in the same outfit, conduct a meeting... move props... drive actors around... then head back to office and ferociously type at her computer... here's more proof: notice the hair...

it's the same! of course the one below was post-styling but it is possible to carry a hairdo that looks similar before and after styling...

so if you have little time from you wake up till the time you sleep to bother much about your hair and your clothes... here is today's tip... keep your look simple and functional...

ps: if you were directed here after our shameless social media whoring AND would like to ask rilla or me a fashion-related question... leave a comment!