Tartan

Fine, maybe I should stop saying that I'd post more often than I used to. Pft. So sorry, dolls! I'll try my best, though. :) Now, let's move on to my outfit. I wore this last week when my family and I went to Eastwood. My dad and my brother watched Die Hard while my mum and I, plus the baby, of course, hung out at Caffé Bene, a newly opened Korean coffee house. Loved the place! Anyway, this look is perfect for times like those. Feeling like a model-slash-Hollywood celebrity off duty again! Harhar.

I love the effortless and edgy but at the same time, stylish vibe the tartan print and combat boots combo achieved! You see, tartan, or plaid, just never goes out of style. I've actually had this top for years and I still get to wear it once in a while. What do you think of this look?  ;-)

Tartan print button-down top: Mango; Cropped shorts: Zara; Combat boots: True Love; Bag: Alexander Wang; Gold watch: Casio

Photos taken by Ernalyn Asuncion

No sneaks, just wedges!

Hey, loves! Before anything else, I'm so sorry to keep you guys waiting! It's been a week since I last posted something here and it's 'cause I've been too busy at work plus I got really sick last Friday. :( I'll do my best to post more often than I used to, though, so don't worry! ;-)

Now let's move on to my outfit earlier today! Last month, I received these Pill wedges I won from Kryz Uy's blog giveaway. When I first saw 'em, I immediately thought of two things to pair them with: skinny jeans and shorts. The latter's screaming for summer! Gah, can't wait!! This time though, I wore 'em with jeans since we'd go to Church. I chose a top which matches the color of the wedge. 

Statement necklace: SM Accessories

  

Gold bangle: a'postrophe; Bag: Gucci

For my accessories, I stuck with the neutral palette and opted for gold ones. I finished off the look with my Gucci bag. What do you loves think? ;-)

Wedge: Pill

Top: Mango; Skinny jeans: Zara; Gold watch: Casio

Photos taken by Joselito Asuncion

The heat is on!

Hey, loves! I'm pretty sure, I'm not the only one who can already feel the summer heat! The holidays are long gone and so is the cool weather (in the Philippines, at least!). That means summer is just a few months away! Who's excited for the beach?! I know I am! ;-) Anyway, the weather now calls for my favorite: shorts! I love wearing shorts 'cause they're too versatile. Now, I went for the laid back-slash-lazy look (again) and wore a pair of high-waisted ones paired with a loose shirt and my favorite, wedge sneakers!

What I love when I am wearing high-waisted shorts is that it gives the illusion that I'm taller that I am. And the wedge sneakers? The real thing: added height! Ha, I really am taller! These two combined is something a 5'2" like me needs! Haha.

Heart print shirt: Zara; High-waisted shorts: Armani Jeans; Wedge sneakers: Forever 21; Houndstooth bag: Ralph Lauren; Gold watch; Casio

Photos taken by Mike Asuncion

Red, Black, and White

Here's another outfit worn to work! Red, black, and white. I believe there's no other color combination that's more classic than this! It's my favorite as well 'cause you can never go wrong with this combo. The piece that I like best from this outfit though is the striped top. The print added more character to the entire look.

Striped top: Zara; Skinny jeans: Forever 21; Bag: Alexander Wang 'Hilary Leather Studded Shopper'

Gold watch: Casio; Black beaded bracelet: DIY; Silver bangle: Gift from my brother

Also, instead of wearing my black watch, I wore my gold Casio watch to give a little contrast to the colors I'm wearing.

Red ballet flats: Shoe Room -- one of the comfiest ballet flats I ever owned!

  

Photos taken by Carla Atutubo

Lunch Date

Yesterday, I went to Greenbelt and met up with my high school friend, Thea. Since she moved to New York about six years ago, she has already visited the Philippines twice but I only got to see her on the first one. Blame it on the busy schedule of a nursing student! Ugh. Anyway, now that she's visiting again, we had to see each other! We had lunch at Via Mare and then had coffee at Starbucks. It's been years and it felt like one day wasn't enough to catch up on everything. But here's what I can say: It may have been too long, but one thing's for sure: we still love to talk about the same things we used to talk about before -- shopping, handbags, and shoes! Gah. I really hope I could go and visit her in New York really soon! And shop, shop, shop together! ;-)

 

With Thea

Cropped top: Love Hate; Black tank top: Forever 21; Bag: Alexander Wang 'Hilary Leather Studded Shopper'; Gold watch: Casio

Skinny jeans: Zara; Wedge sneakers: Forever 21

 

Photos taken by Joselito Asuncion

 

 

 

Pink Stripes

There are just days when I don't feel like mixing and matching clothes, and yesterday was one of those. My solution? I wore a dress! I'm actually not a dress person but I think that would change really soon! Not only would I have instant outfits for those lazy days. It would also save me when I'm in a hurry and wasn't able to prepare my outfit the night before. Ha! I better start stocking up on lovely dresses!

This dress I wore to work yesterday is an old one. I got it from a bazaar a few years back. I only bought it because of the cute bow on the front. I like how it gave the look of the dress some twist. I paired it with my black glitter ballet flats and a black bag. Also, I matched my watch to the gold hardware of the bag.

Dress: From a bazaar; Gold watch: Casio

Bag: Prada; Ballet flats: Zara

Photos taken by Carla Atutubo

 

Geometrical

Yesterday, I opted to wear something bright, hoping and praying that it would bring me good vibes. Harhar, look who's too lazy to go back to work after three days off! I wore this pink top with geometric prints on it. Since it's already filled with squares and rectangles, I figured, why not go all out and add some more shapes, right? I used my aztec acrylic necklace from Personalized Accessories and topped my look off with my studded Alexander Wang bag. Why, hello, circles and triangles!

Top: Sent from Heaven; Skinny jeans: Forever 21; Ballet flats: Zara

Bag: Alexander Wang 'Hilary Leather Studded Shopper'

Aztec acrylic necklace: Personalized Accessories

Photos taken by Carla Atutubo

 

Edgy At Its Finest

  

Last week, I mentioned about a job interview I had here. On Thursday morning, Carla asked me if I could come back that afternoon, and I did. After a quick follow-up interview, I was told that I start the following day. Yay!! That was one early Christmas present for me! You'll know more about this new job on my next posts. For now, let me tell you about my outfit.

Originally, I was going to wear this top and wedge sneakers with a pair of shorts for our Christmas party that night at my friend Tisha's place, but since I had to go back for a follow-up interview, I can't do so anymore. I decided to wear 'em with jeans instead.

  

Even though I wasn't able to stick to my original styling, I sill loved how my look turned out. The wedge sneakers is definitely the star of this outfit! It brought out my edgy style, and the studs on my top and bag gave more character to the look. Since there's already too much going on here, I don't need to accessorize that much anymore. I just wore a simple aztec necklace and my favourite stack of bracelets.

  

Long-sleeved studded top: Love Hate; Skinny jeans: Zara; Wedge sneakers: Forever 21; Bag: Alexander Wang 'Hilary Leather Studded Shopper; Aztec acrylic necklace: Personalized Accessories

What do you think?

Photo taken by Carla Atutubo

Take me back to California.

Top: Sent from Heaven; Cropped shorts: Zara; Combat boots: True Love

There is something about this look that makes me feel like I'm Kendall Jenner. The moment I put on my combat boots, I felt like I'll be walking around the small town of  Beverly Hills with the paparazzi following me. HAHA. Alright, I'll stop. Forgive the ambitious me! I just really miss the place and my cousins too much.

 

Let's move on to my outfit. I knew that we will be walking around the mall all day, shopping for stuff that we will me needing and getting things done for my baby brother's Christening so I wanted to wear something very comfortable. Solution to that? Shorts and a loose top so I can freely move around and combat boots for walking! I love how laid back the look turned out.

Aztec acrylic necklace: Personalized Accessories

I was also planning to buy a dress that day so I opted for less accessories for a fuss-free fitting. I mean don't you hate it when your accessories get all tangled up while you're in the dressing room? I do! It takes so much of my time! I just wore the aztec acrylic necklace I won from Laureen Uy's blog giveaway. Love how it matched my shorts!

 

Bag: Alexander Wang 'Hilary Leather Studded Shopper'

Look how I still managed to snap a mirror shot of myself before I started fitting! Can you guess which store I bought the dress I'm wearing to the Christening from? ;-)

Photos taken by Joselito Asuncion

I'm Not An Innocent Girl

Denim button-down: Essential Teens; 'I'm Not An Innocent Girl' tank: Zara; Gold & black leggings: Sent from Heaven; Combat boots: True Love

You've probably seen this denim button-down a few times here on the blog, worn in different ways. Like I said before, I'll never get tired of wearing it so you lot expect that you'll be seeing it a couple more times here. Of course, I will be styling it differently. There are way too much ways on how to do so! Whoever said that it's not okay to wear your clothes more than once.. does not own clothes that are too damn nice!! Harhar. Agree? I mean why would you want your favourites to rot in your closet after wearing it once?!

Moving on, this time, I left the shirt unbuttoned and wore a statement tank underneath. That way, it adds a little character to my look. Instead of wearing plain black tights, I wore my gold and black leggings to spice it up even more. I finished the look with my combat boots, which I missed wearing.

Bag: Alexander Wang 'Hilary Leather Studded Shopper'

To top it all off, I used my studded bag from Alexander Wang. I could not imagine me using a different one with this outfit. Thank goodness I have this bag in my life! It may not look like it but this one is the most overused among my bags. Maybe because it's too versatile. Plus it gives my outfits an edgy vibe!

Photos taken by Enralyn Asuncion

  

  

Double Trouble

Cat print top: Sent from Heaven; Skinny jeans: Zara; Booties: Aldo; Bag: Prada; Necklace: Forever 21; Friendship bracelet: Girl Shoppe

Just recently, the June-July 2012 Philippine Nursing Licensure exam results came out and last Monday, a friend threw a little thanksgiving party for passing the exam (obviously!). Most of my friends went. I was so happy to have seen those girls 'cause it's been quite a while since we last got together. Also, it was another friend's birthday so we sort of just celebrated it as well.

Moving on to my outfit, since we're only spending the day in my friend's house, I decided to just wear something simple -- top and jeans. I dressed the outfit up a bit, though, by wearing my newly-purchased (Harhar, took me forever to talk my Dad into buying 'em for me. Success!) brogues-slash-booties! What do I call it, anyway? Brogues and booties in one -- exactly why I fell in love with it the first time I saw it. ;-)

Photo taken by Trixie Balinas

Gothic

About three weeks ago, we had our womenswear shoot. This was also the first shoot wherein we got to actually style a full outfit. Exciting, right?! The peg for this shoot is gothic. I'm pretty sure that when you read 'gothic', the first thing that entered your mind was 'black'. Well, I'm right, aren't I?

For the hair, we went with the messy updo. For the make-up, smokey eyes is the key, of course!

I added a touch of gold to the look by using a gold square bangle and a black & gold dangling earrings. I didn't accessorize much, though, because I wanted to draw attention to every detail of the outfit itself. I love each and every piece of garment here. I mean what's not to love? You have lace, faux leather, and extraordinary tights!

What do you guys think?

Photography by Mac Eugenio (first three) and Riza Carreon (remaining two)

Styling by Michelle Asuncion

Make-up by Momoi Supe

Hair by Kathleen Chavez

Model: Kristine Montes of Yeoh Models

Fashion:

Asymmetrical lace dress (worn as top): Forever 21 (Courtesy of Tisha Filart)

Faux leather skirt: Zara

Tights: Leg Love

Black leather pumps: Model's own

Earrings: Mango (Courtesy of Riza Carreon)

Gold square bangle: a'postrophe