It started quietly.
With a few pairs of earrings.
Nothing dramatic or loud.
No grand declarations.
Nothing that felt like a turning point at the time.
Just something I picked up during a visit to Museo Kordilyera in Baguio—
handmade pieces, woven from stories I didn’t fully understand yet,
but somehow felt.
I wore them every now and then.
Not out of intention.
Just because they were there.
But something had already shifted.
Not in how I dressed—
but in how I started to see what I was wearing.
I became brand conscious.
Not how the world perceives that term.
But I was becoming conscious that I was wearing too many brands.
Too much fast fashion.
I never understood how a shirt with a heart with eyes on it could cost Php5,000 (about $82).
(I’m not throwing shade at you if you like wearing expensive, branded things. You do you! 😊 This is my story.)
But as an artist and creator,
I do understand the hard work and creativity that goes into every artisanal piece.
And I understand that those should be rewarded.
Looking back, I see it now.
Those small pieces weren’t just accessories.
They were a beginning.
A quiet pull toward something more grounded.
More intentional.
More mine.
And when the inabel skirt came into my life,
it didn’t feel like a new choice—
It felt like a continuation.
Like something I had already started…
and was finally ready to step into.
Because I’m realizing now—
I don’t just want beautiful things.
I want pieces that mean something.
And this?
This is where that shift begins.
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With elegance and quiet fire,
Lady E
Founder, Glow by Lady E
An editorial space for stories, art, and intentional living
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