The tale of a miserable hoarder


June 27, 2011

by Gracia Ventus


I’m leaving this country for good, and packing is a huge pain for me because I have to part with more than half of my beloved clothes, and then spend another few hundred dollars sending back the rest. Is there anyone out there who’s a bigger hoarder than I am? I can’t even bear to get rid of clothes which have not seen the light of day in the past six months. I have like, five biker jackets, and each time I told myself I should sell most of them, another voice in my head tells me that I need that piece because it’s shorter, or longer, or distressed, or looks like a vintage version of the Celine jacket. After which the other voice in my head says something like, ‘Gracia, there are hobos out there who don’t even have a decent jacket,’ to make myself be grateful for having just one and be guilty of excessive consumerism. Sometimes I replace the hobo scenario with that of Somali children, or a penniless bird lady, yet despite all that the jackets are still hanging in my wardrobe.

Alas, this matter is something I can no longer avoid. So you see that biker jacket up there? I’m taking reasonable offers over the hundred dollar mark. The boots are also on sale in my Ebay store, along with heaps more stuff (link on the right). Hit me up with an email. Pretty please?

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Contemplating one’s change


June 19, 2011

by Gracia Ventus




Rick Owens Crust A/W 2009


I wouldn’t blame you if you think this is an odd silhouette, nay ugly in fact. It’s definitely not one that serves to glorify the female curves, but I am beginning to comprehend Rick Owens’s (Owens’?) divergence away from the typical body conscious silhouette. I am most certainly looking forward to seeing his A/W 2011 leather jackets in person when I’m schooling in London.

My 18 year old self would have laughed at my present self but that’s evolution for you yes? I remembered how I used to like Herve Leger type of bandage dress paired with ankle boots (ala a certain Kim and Khloe), or worse, kitten heels (zomg!!!). It’s weird how one can change so drastically within a few years. With that said, I think this may be the peak of my so called avant-garde (for lack of better words) experimentation as I doubt I’ll wear even weirder stuff like Hussein Chalayan’s table skirt. The world doesn’t need more than one Lady Gaga.


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Monochrome


May 7, 2011

by Gracia Ventus

Jacket & Boots – Rick Owens | Skirt – Gmarket

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