Play dress up

What I was up to yesterday . 

Just trying my luck and see what happens next .

I look real cute don't I ? 

Like real only haha .

Very retro look .

Inner happiness has a way of making a person glow , don't concentrate on  anger or dissatisfaction with others or yourself , instead focus on what's right in front of you , be thankful for all the little blessings in your life , no matter how insignificant they seem to others .

What ? Another playsuit ?

Intended to get the Hanna Bell Sleeve Playsuit in Nevada Sunset Aegan Blue ( pic below taken from Cotton On website )

Lace lookalike playsuit

Cotton On still holds court for the best fitting playsuits that are all at once flowy , feminine and yet so outstanding in it's recognisable design and versatility .

To date , this has got to be the prettiest playsuit I've added to my wardrobe .

Long sleeves , ruffled edges on the pant leg with bell sleeves ....

Some problems with buying clothes off the rack

Problem #1 : When you prefer the back to the front

Decided to wear this Seed romper backwards . Why ?

Because , I don't really fancy round collars besides , I think the yellow poppy design is quite rarely seen , so that did it really .

Of course , when you decide to do this , some might think you've gone nuts . A short explanation will do . Because if they also own a piece at home , they'll still think you've gone loco .

The keyword boils down to " confidence " when you take this step .

Problem #2 : The " Who Wore It Better ? "nightmare 

140 got me all this , 100 got him all that

Those of you who are shopping for new dresses for Xmas or New Year parties , or even Chinese New Year ought to be delighted because from what I have observed , Padini group has brought in a lot of red clothing wear , so you'd better be quick and pop in to go see what you need before the sizes run out .

Me , I wasn't looking for anything in particular . However..... because I have already gotten 2 similar playsuits from Padini , one black , one a dark green , both of which I'm very pleased with , I just had to grab this red with cut out shoulders too ! Priced at MYR 59.90 , I managed to get the last piece in my size . 

Padini - jumpsuit or playsuit ?

Whenever I walk into any clothes store , I'll grab the maximum allowed number of clothes off the rack to take into the dressing room for a tryout .

And a lot of times , thanks to my not so proportionate smaller top and too ample bottom , between half to three quarters do not suit me , which is one of the reasons why I will never shop online for clothes .

The other good thing that comes out of the exercise despite the fails involved , is that sometimes I find gems that look like they should be avoided as the design looks so complicated at first glance .

So , while I'm so happy to have found these 2 playsuits , what baffled me at the time , was that they are categorised as jumpsuits, which is usually what one refers to for one pieces with long pants involved . Playsuits or rompers are what one calls them . 

I hope whoever in Padini who is in charge of the product listing corrects this small detail .

Tesco F & F Active athletic wear - some hits , some misses

I do shop at Tesco often . Even when I pop into Thailand , sometimes I check out the stores there as well . 

Actually bought one of my first sports bras from Tesco , a black with mottled pink edging under the Assign label . I'll be very honest about that sports bra . 

Although it did hold my boobs up well , washing was a nightmare . First wash , caused the colour to run and bleed , staining the removable inner sponge to a dirty colour. Ugh . 

Next annoyance was the stitching . The underside where the band is , seemed to crack with each fitting and that really bothered the heck out of me . That initial bra became extremely faded and looked like a very, very sad old rag by the third wash  .

Miss # 1

Miss # 2 is a striped sleeveless mesh tee that turned out to be so ugly , I wonder what came over me . Doesn't deserve any pics either m

Now you're probably wondering why I didn't ask for a refund or shop elsewhere then ? Simple , because I was much larger than I am now , there just wasn't any other option .

9 white , 4 not

Nothing beats an extended weekend . It gives you more time to go ahead and earnestly get down to whatever you've been wanting to plough more effort into , which in my case , is to extend my wardrobe with more sized down casual wears , since I actually live near a beach .

 Considering how difficult they are to maintain , as well as my preference towards black , I'm surprised that I've begun picking up white pieces of clothing .

Listing down the haul below .

Playsuit payoff

Sunday afternoon was spent on retail therapy , picking out new togs out of store racks .

Once again , I found myself gravitating towards Cotton On where I had to this time , being a weekend , contend with very excited Thai bargain hunters who seemed to swoop up sports bras by the basket loads ! They're probably business women cos I don't know any exercise freak who will buy that many sports bras at one go , at least not yet .

Ah , but my intention to enter this store , has swayed from focus on their activewear and now that all the effort  is slowly paying off  ( but still a big girl mind you ) , I'm moving on . 

Of course , I could find a million faults to fret over my unperfect body but what's the point in that eh ? 

Ended up picking 2 playsuits and a 2 piece combo all in . What I consider my personal payoffs for all the time poured into my workouts .