Fashion Label Junkie

As a much hand me down baby, Baby En did not have much choice of clothes, then again, as a male baby, there is not much style to begin with so that kinda made matters worst..

Still, with the limited clothing choice, there are some general fashion rules I abide by -

1. NO glaringly mismatch colours, e.g. green and red will look too much like a X'mas tree...
2. Socks should match the outfit as much as possible - read same tone/ shade or ultimate contrast for effect
3. Clothes for going out and events should not have too much print - i.e. no mosaic of animal cartoons - too clownlike
4. No cartoon character - barney, snoopy and the likes of nemo should remain strictly sleepwear or homewear..

However, recently I discover THE RULE which will supercede ALL the other rules! i.e Not to be a fashion label junkie.. and this rule kinda apply to adults too.. I have always been aware of it in adults (the so called "fashion label whores" pardon the phase but fashionista will snub their noses and term them so)..

You know, those woman who will carry their Gucci and Prada + LV all in the same breathe.. tsk tsk, does not show much discernment in brands.. I mean as much as possible, try not to have too many labels on the usual petite 1.5/1.6 m frame of a body, and how many monikers do we need anyway to tell people we are plain-loaded, it is just bad taste and does not bespeak any discernment in brands.. tsk tsk tsk.. really the ultimate bad taste...

Then recently, i saw some kids who wear GAP tees, with Osh-kosh pants, and nike socks and Colette shoes all on the same tiny frame.. phew.. on that tiny frame of less than 1m, you have all these brands screaming out loud, if that is not a fashion label junkie in the making i dunno what is..

I have always think understated is the epitome of grace, and while i adore labels, who do not love the latest LV pochette seriously.. but having different brands splash all over each item is too much of an overkill - SERIOUSLY..

So Baby En will not be caught dead with more than 1 label at a time, and a subtle label at that pls.. that makes the matching more difficult i suppose.. if he wears a Zara top with a Esprit cargo pants, will that be too much of an junkie too? Hmmm...

Then again, mum will only have that much control over En..i once read a Baby Blue comic - about Zoe the little gal who wore polka dots tops with a flowered skirt, ad the parents had a hard time trying to decide if they want to applaud their kid's independence and choice or save their own face... I hope Baby En and Xuan inherit mum's subtlety in fashion taste.. but not the premium aspect though, pls...