A Time of Policing

Writing about fashion and lifestyle subjects feels so frivolous at this time.

There’s not much for me to say that hasn’t already been said. But what I do know is that expressing shock and horror and sadness is not enough. Complicit anger is equal to siding with the aggressor. 

Stereotypes are based on an element of truth and there’s a reason why Asians are considered passive bystanders. Because a lot (not all) of us are. Or at least the ones I’ve found myself surrounded by. Including myself.

To be anti-Asian racism is to be anti-black racism. The model minority myth, no matter how positive, is a myth that should be dispelled. If Asians had entered this country on the foundation of slavery, the Asian-American story would be very different today.

I hope to keep educating myself through books and resources, donate where I can, actively protest when I can, and most importantly, speak up without backing down when injustice occurs. 

Because black lives matter.

What She's Wearing: Loungewear

I’d been on the wfh train for almost 6 months when the quarantine began so you’d think I’d have my work uniform down to the T (or tee). But that was not the case. At all.

Over the past nine weeks (yep, it's week 9), I’ve found myself rotating through my vast sweatpant collection, my even more vast collection of free t shirts and oversized concert tees, and completing the look with ratty, unwashed hair and my Harry Potter-esque wire framed glasses (I’m tempted to call them spectacles).

COVID-19 brought on a thunder wave of articles on “How to Successfully Work From Home,” of which I perused many and bookmarked a few, and per popular opinion, I decided to give “get dressed for the day” a go. With a more refined pair of sweatpants of course.

Around week 4, I even went so far as to wear a pair of (now really really tight) jeans. Cue the gasp of all gasps.

Though I’d like to be the kind of person who wears real clothes while working from home, let’s be real. Home is where the comfy clothes can be worn, day in and day out.

On this third day of week 9 though, I find myself needing structure, even if it's in the form of a silky printed pant, or a non-stained t-shirt I would be ok wearing in public.

Nevertheless, here's what's been in my rotation of WFH-wear thus far.

The RecTrek Pants by Outdoor Voices are my holy grail of comfy pants. Drop me off at the airport, in the middle of the desert, at a mall, at brunch, and I’ll be good to go as long as I’m wearing these ultra light, swishy nylon-made pants that somewhat look like trousers but feel so much better than leggings. I also have these in bone, which I love to style as an all-white look.

Tie dye is clearly all the rage right now and I'm here to fully embrace it. I bought this t-shirt from Killer Acid's merch table at Hop Culture's Juicy Brews Craft Beer Fest in San Pedro. The fun, whimsical print immediately caught my eye and I just love the cotton candy color.

I hesitantly bought this jacket at 40% off (!) because I loved the plushiness but wasn't sure how the color would look on me. The size I selected fit just a little oversized, in a comfy kind of way, and I adore the patterned drawstrings as well as the extra chest pocket.

I'm still on the hunt for some comfy house slippers but have been making do with these ones from Uniqlo for now. Maybe I'll dig out the pair I stole took from my stay at the Marriott last winter.