BACOLOD STYLE IN INTERNATIONAL SETTINGS
I remembered when I was back
in Dubai, my friends asked
me to go clubbing with them
and I came wearing a vintage
Rolling Stone t-shirt, cropped
denim shorts and slip-ons.
They said that the club had
a strict dress code. We had
to wear jeans or pants and
stuff like that for us to
get inside. So they drove
me home, made me change into
a more appropriate-looking
ensemble and went back to the
club. I had the worst time
of my life. It was not the
club‘s or my friends’ fault,
it was mine. I forgot about
the dress code because here
in Bacolod there is no such
thing as dress code as long as
you’re decent-looking and not
wearing slippers in the club
or casino.
We loathe having to really
dress-up because somehow, we
feel like it’ll only slow us
down and hinder us from doing
the things we intend to do
or express. The way we dress
up speaks highly of who we
are. As a community, we work
hard to strive as a budding
city; we want diversity and
flexibility; we conform in a
way that is comfortable to
us and we show our passion
through our freedom of
expression. As an individual,
though we’re bound by our
respective principles, we are
still uninhibited. We want
to be more fluid and free
from the norms that binds us.
Having a laid-back yet stylish
fashion sense is our way of
telling the world that we may
seem to look like we care less
on what we put on our backs
but we definitely do and we do
it with flare – Bacolod City
style.