Do you use ALL the things in your closet?

Brought my students to the Meralco Theater last Saturday for their designated blocking slot. (My school, École de Ballet Manille, was scheduled to perform for the Association of Ballet Academies Philippines' Danseries XIV, a festival of dance featuring the association's member performing arts institutions. This is sort of an annual big deal opportunity to be seen for school artistic directors and teachers.)

As you can see, the pictures came out waaaaaay too blurry. Grr! Sooooo, I had to hold another point-and-shoot when I got home with my faithful creative director, Roey, calling all the shots:

Hmm. Still a little blurred but I promise, it gets better. (A new digicam is in my christmas wish list too!)

Wearing a leather jacket from Zara (I was soooo stoked when I got this. It was on sale at the children's section so the price was much, much lower than those at the ladies' wear section! In case you're wondering why I'm using a leather jacket in oven hot Manila ... It was 10C at the Meralco Theater! Brrr! Their centralized airconditioning can freeze a panna cota in 10 minutes flat, I think. You can imagine what that was doing to our butts!);

a Tee from Topshop worn as a minidress;

aquamarine colored tights from Zokki (I think this hosiery label is Korea's best kept secret! They are sturdily made and come in a variety of colors ... even the crazy colors which you don't normally see around.);

my Gucci ankle length boots (You've seen them before. After not using them for like 12 years, I've strangely been out with them at full force for the past two weeks! We all do that, right?);

and last but certainly not the least, my trusty alligator skin bag from Fino.

Just realized that I only use 15 to 20% of the wardrobe options in my closet. Sometimes, I love certain things so much that I practically live in them; then when the mood shifts, I discard or retire them to anonymity and overuse (or abuse?) other items, until I see them again in a whole different light. This is now the case with those Gucci ankle boots and the Fino bag. They're like my staples du jour. I wonder how long the love affair is going to last?!

I guess that's why I only decide what to wear the very next minute I wake up in the morning. The mood dictates it. T'es malade, Nina?" Are you the same or I'm the only crazy woman in the universe doing this absurd thing?!