For fashion's sake
The sensation of skin-tight jeans rubbing against your thighs, your pores devoid of fresh air to breathe begging dearly for a brush of wind to assuage the heat, your sweat trickling down your spine as you stroll along the corridors of Palma Hall, leaving your shirt soaking wet just before you get to your first class. As you enter the room, you reach for your handkerchief in your pocket to wipe off dribs of sweat on your forehead but your sweat glands are too uncooperative. Yeah, I know exactly how that feels. I have been there myself.
This year’s summer season can’t get any hotter than it already is and I am not liking it so far. Taking summer classes is never a good idea if braving the heat is a daily undertaking. It’s almost impossible to move around without breaking a sweat. Moving from one room to another within the same building proves to be a bit of a struggle, let alone dragging yourself from one building to the next wearing a pair of leather boots, a trench jacket, and a beret which brings me to my next point. You must be wondering why of all clothing in the world, I thought of leather boots, a trench jacket, and a beret. I got the idea from a gal I once came across with on my way to my PI 100 class on one hot summer day. Define todo-tiis.
Do you come to school in an attire, knowing at the back of your head your getup seems too out-of-place for a sunny day? Have you ever been asked by an acquaintance “hindi ka ba naiinitan diyan sa suot mo?” and your reply is “anlamig nga eh,” but the truth is you are dying to undress yourself and yet you can’t because you are willing to bear all the heat in the world just to sport your new leather coat? Todo na sa pagtulo ang pawis, ayaw pa rin tanggalin. Tinatahak ang kahabaan ng EDSA na naka-boots. At nakasuot ng jacket at scarf sa loob ng mala-sardinas na MRT. If you are guilty of these accusations, then isa kang pa-cool na tao.
I have always thrown fixed and steady looks at people who as if they were catwalk models. Even under the scorching heat of the sun, much to everyone’s surprise, they come to school in anything but comfortable clothing, for fashion’s sake. For all we know, behind those thick fabrics, their body’s turning into one sweaty pulp, their skin desperately gasping for air. I don’t have anything against them, but c’mon people. Do you find it stylish? I don’t. They look funny. Ako na ang pakialamero.
