Right now the climate in Mexico has more issues than Vogue. During the last week the days start with a cloudy note and I shivering under the covers. After procrastinating getting up for about 20 minutes I eventually drag myself out of bed, still wrapped in the duvet, to make my morning lemon-water (more on that routine later). I then shower, find the cosiest sweater in my suitcase and head out. Thats all good and sweet until 10 am, when the sun starts shining and I get hot-flashes. And in the afternoon? Well, around 7pm the cold steak comes back. Everything in between is a play between hot and cold, where I jump from shades into sunlight to stay comfortable.
Amidst my temperature struggle it occurred to me that one of two things might be off: either I´ve started menopause a few decades early or the climate change has finally taken it´s toll. I´d like to say I hope its not the former. . . or the latter, to that matter.
…Anyway, I tell you all this as a prelude to my solution to the problem. The obvious is to turn to the millenary solution of “layering” – of which I am an expert, if I may say so myself. After living in Bogota, Colombia, one learns how to layer sweaters, jackets, coats and scarves strategically over crop tops and miniskirts to go out dancing at night. (Any self-respecting “rola” (girl from Bogota) will be able to credit this). And while this solution is infallible it is not the most practical when one has to carry all the layers around. With the schedule I currently have in Mexico, preparing for design weeks, running to meetings, managing production and such, this is not the most practical thing and coming home to change or leaving things in the car aren´t realistic options either as I Uber everywhere I go due to traffic.
So I have designed a new alternative for you climate-change-outfit needs. I call it “the mid season cocktail” and it consists of mixing garments from two contrasting seasons. Genius!
…Ok. Maybe there is nothing ground breaking about it, but it works like a charm.
Crop top by Club Monaco, Gap jeans, Blahnik sandals and a scarf from the back of my closet. And to add a bit of sparkle (since I cant wander around the cit with my blingy wedding bands), a mix of rings by Orelia, Bimba y Lola and Mercedes Salazar.
Climate change challenge completed. #Win
Gracias México.
XOXO
Beat a bipolar cocktail with a mid-season cocktail
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