Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Moving...

I'm on the Verge of Something Wonderful is where everything is at as of this moment, on.

I can hardly keep up with two blogs therefore it was high time for me to stick to just one.

See you there! :)

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

12.01.10

(fashiongonerogue)

1. Anja Rubik for Viva Moda Winter 2010 by Victor Demarchelier
2. Maxine Schiff by Alvaro Beamud Cortes for Flair December 2010
3-5. Eniko Mihalik by Zoltan Tombor for Glamour Hungary

first thing in the morning

(via shoecrazeee@multiply)

First thing in the morning and this is what I aim to get. Thanks to my being too much of a fashionphile. A generic laced up pair of boots that I think I'll be having fun pairing with just about anything. The color's a bit trivial for me but I'll see what I can make of it. Reminds me a lot of hiking/trekking boots. I imagine they'd be amazing to tromp around in anywhere. I think y'all know me as a shoe slash heel whore. Anyway this happens when I think I'd hibernated enough at about 6-7 hours earlier tonight. Woke at 1 a.m. and hasn't gone back to sleep since.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Friday's read

(c/o Amazon)

I am being such a deadbeat blogger. I haven't posted in quite awhile nor have I shot any decent daily outfit photos. Perhaps the next time I'm out with a few pals.

Meanwhile, I'd chanced upon this book from the local Booksale shop. A bit lucky really since it was quite something at 40 Php. I'd thought this would be a good read and it turns out, it certainly is. And as I'm still at the introduction part, I'll just say I think I'm in for a good ride with this one. Apparently, it tackles a great deal of history on how fashion came to be. It focused mainly on everything French.

Hmn...might I just say? It's for other matters other than fashion anyway. I'd watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 twice this week. The first time was with my younger brother. The second was just earlier today with a good friend. I'd ended up doing random shopping, too, wherein I'd hoarded opaque tights. Just two pairs of them anyway.

Right. Have a happy weekend!

Friday, November 12, 2010

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

treasurehaunt this week

(photos, Jan Michelle Dumlao)

To come to treasurehaunt Friday, this week. Happy treasure hunting!

Sunday, November 7, 2010

fools' garden

(photos courtesy of Jan Michelle)

This was the time for a good bottle of sweet, strawberry red wine (shared between me, Candice and JM), a can of beer (I missed it. Kind of.), one huge pizza, cake (I'd been craving over and over for this), and friends and fun. Basically a Halloween-themed double birthday bash for Yoojin and Candice whose birthdays had just passed. Celebrated during Candice's day.

Since it was Halloween-themed, costumes were to be hand. It's my first time donning one, too. I didn't have a very colorful childhood with trick or treating and dressing up during Halloween but I was happy to have the time to dress up on this one all-girls' gathering. Ended up going as a garden nymph(-o) of some sort. A running joke between us girls. The wreath took me a few minutes of talking to make the day before using craft wires and a bunch of flowers surprisingly made of crepe paper. And if you're wondering about the crowns, all four of us---JM, Yoojin, Candice and me---had them bought from Hannah's all for the party. They were fun to wear around as much as my floral wreath.

Probably one of the funnest days I'd had since graduating from college. Shoots were mandatory, of course hence all these.

More randomness? I kind of love the photos of us fooling around. Me and my YM-mate, Candice and of course, Yoojin who's about to depart soon to work in Korea. It was fun we'd had this. And here's to having more fun, girls!

Hmn...right now? I'm going back to rereading Harry Potter's 7th book. I'm an HP junkie and the next movie's coming on the 19th! Or 20th, RP time. Totally Ron Weasley-biased. He's a favorite. It's a rather lazy Sunday today.

dress, Rampage thrifted; floral wreath, DIY; random tights; filigree cuff, Forever21; wedges, eightdaysaweek c/o multiply

Monday, November 1, 2010

homage to the homeland

Before I sentence myself to tonight's work, I'm posting a bit on some local designers, local stores. I've found a few from The Mall over at Stylebible that could capture the me in it and this is what results. I can actually see a lot of things going on with these pieces.

The sheer dress actually reminds me of the skater-ish, 70s mini dresses I'd been crazy for recently. The details on the front makes me want to get it and actually wear it around in random parties. Meanwhile the smock dress is going to die being worn around during the day. I'm quite a fan of flowy fabric. (The shoes is a favorite, I just might have to get it...might. I'm currently on the fence on this.)Now...to get them? Or not to get them?

Local labels actually have a few good things on them...

Sick Muse Sheer Dress, Skull and Bones; Izabelli Smock Dress, Vanilla Label; Leopard Print shorts, Skull and Bones; Wedged ankle boots, Virtual Mae

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Last Hurrah for Kate Moss for Topshop



(InStyle.com)

It's sad that this is the last collection supermodel and fashion icon Kate Moss did for Topshop. I loved her work with Topshop and I'm beating myself because I couldn't get any from it because one, I'm not in the US and two, I'm still saving up the bucks for such things (and working hard at it---either way, I'm a bit of a workaholic). So some of my favorite pieces from the collection. It's so vintage-inspired lovely as a typical Kate Moss for Topshop collection is. I'm sad we won't be getting any more of the collections right after.

Surprised about the blog layout change? I realized I had to do something about the layout and boom. This results. I think the header needs to be improved, still.

Oh and why a really early morning post at 2:30 a.m. RP time? Hmn...let's just say I couldn't sleep after waking at almost 11 in the evening from a rather long nap. Typical insomnia. I'm using the rest of the time to get some work done.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

by default

Probably my default I-want-to-go-out look. It was raining hard and long this afternoon and I loved such weather. I used to not to but these days, I'm loving them. Gives me the excuse to wear a lot of thermals like this Mary Kate and Ashley one indoors.

Not the rain-friendliest outfit I could come up with but this was more for indoors than outdoors during the rain. Perhaps outdoor outfit once the rain comes to a full stop? The rainy season is definitely in.

Finished work earlier this time so I had more to waste on the piano, styling and shooting and the likes.

Mary Kate and Ashley gifted thermal; thrifted, DIY jean cut-offs; thrifted blazer; thrifted silk scarf; straw Fedora,

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

rainy day in

(my photos)

In my 23 years on Earth, I've never really learned to use the mascara. I'm getting the hang of it now and I'm loving how it highlights the eyes. I know. I fail, right?

The drapey brown dress is one of my favorite finds from the weekendly night market and it's quite the bargain, too. I love the way it kind of drapes at the back and the shoulders. I'll probably have a friend get the details on the dress soon. I might have to wear this dress out every so often and wear it to death. Definitely a current favorite. Everything here is thrifted minus the cuff, bangles and rings.

Was supposed to leave for the dentist in the more casual tights and shorts until I got rained in. Turns out the dentist was also at a meeting hence I didn't get to go. I stayed in and watched the raw for episode 1 of Nagareboshi instead. Ueto Aya and Yutaka Takenouchi are ba~na~nas! I'm definitely loving Nagareboshi over Q10 but not more than Keizoku 2 (SPEC). Jdoramas this season are basically amazing and hopefully subs come out for Nagareboshi and SPEC. I'd be damn happy.

dress, thrifted; laced up boots, thrifted; chain belt, thrifted; cuff, forever21; bangles and rings, random stores; necklace, souvenir shop via Eco Village, Malasag

Friday, October 22, 2010

boredom induces...

(my photos)
vintage slip dress; vintage blazer; What a Girl Wants buckled pumps; random rings and bangles; Rayban wayfarers; Eiffel tower necklace, local store

Boredom got to me and I'd ended up shooting like usual. I'm too camera happy for my own good and I don't even think I'm that photogenic enough. Long legs, sure, we'd got that covered. Everything else, I might not even pass as a model.

The vintage slip I'm wearing is an impulsive thrift shop purchase. I love it's velvety feel but it's really, really short on me. It's fine, though. I like my stuff short most of the time.

I might've collected as much accessories as I have through to this near end of the year but I'm looking to add more. The local shop where I buy my accessories is kind of awesome. Aizi Lim. It's near my place so I can just crash it whenever I felt like buying any.

The buckled pumps sure is overused. Beaten to the point of...hmn...it can still be used either way.

something totally different

Because it's another dull day in my rather boring life, let's talk random. Mostly fashion-related seeing as I meant for this to be a fashion blog. Think of it as a meme that no one really tagged me with.

Recent obsession: boots
I think it's been for quite a while now. It isn't really recent however I'm appalled to know I only have two pairs. Neither are sky-high heeled but they're great to break out in during casual days out with friends and the likes. I suppose it's high time I go back thrifting, hunting on anything vintage. I just might find a few interesting stuff on my usual haunts. It's been...awhile.

(smvblog)
Online shops: Free People and Spanish Moss Vintage
I rave about them on and on and now, thanks to Pobox (and my own paypal) and my freelance writing job, I can actually get a few items off of them. Never mind really that Pobox charges lots for their boxes and their shipping to provincial areas like mine. Cagayan de Oro is far from being provincial, I promise. It's a city. A developing city.
(Rumi for No Magazine)
Photography and fashion/style inspiration: Rumi Neely (fashion blogger)
Love her and her style to death like ba~na~nas! I'm a frequent fashiontoast visitor. I think it's appropriate for such a sunny city as in where I'm currently at. Not loving the fact that I can not layer much even on rainy days and nights like these. I do, though, when I get the chance.

Stylist: Rachel Zoe
I'm a fan. Actually watched a few the Rachel Zoe Project episodes via ETC. One of my favorite shows to death. I think I'm mainly in it for the styling and I love Rachel and little B (Brad). Sweetest tandem ever. People nearest me know me a CSI-junkie but I've also got the glam side of me loving shows like the Rachel Zoe Project. It's a guilty pleasure. You can pretty much tell I'm a fan having read the way I write. Cue: terms like 'to death,' 'I'd die,' and even 'ba~na~nas.' It's all true to Rachel Zoe-language. :P

Let's talk: accessories
Is it crazy I want to have a whole lot of them these days? They do brighten up any outfit sans getting myself robbed in broad daylight for having much of them. The world's a crazy place and where I live in, it's quite the circus. I'm building on them these days, though.

Because I'm just as boy-crazy as the rest of them, boy-crush: Sato Takeru
I mainly love how he's so fashionable (and an amazing actor). You can't distort the fact how he's one of the finest male creatures, too. (And the cutest XD) Ah...uhmn...I go boy crazy too, like the rest of the girls except I don't probably go for the Edward Cullen-y types (like my favorite RZ) sans Rob Pattinson. I'm tougher than that, I think. LOL. Though the vamp sure is hot and Meyer did make it seem he is the ideal guy for girls everywhere. :) But here I go as I carefully mask how I'm not a big Stephenie Meyer/Twilight fan although it's all the rage these days. Yep, I'm not a big fan...nor am I of the movies. How did this become a Twi-discussion?! Let's stick to Sato. Yep, Sato. He stands out unlike any other as what bff Miura Haruma mentions in interviews. You should probably see how I rave about him and some others in the other blog. I'm basically a Jdrama/Jmovie junkie which all started with animes growing up with all boy-uncles (my mum's cousins) in the vast city up north (the National Capital Region which you'd probably know as Manila). I should probably say Q10 is all but loveliness all around. I'm crazy about it.

Other things, you'll be surprised to know I'm a literature junkie hence the distaste for Twilight. What?! Probably a lot of hardcore lit. junkies don't like it. I think I'm the perfect example. I'm a big Harry Potter and JK Rowling fan, though. Want me to start raving? I'm so much more on the books than the movies although I find movie-Ron and book-Ron equally amazing. You probably could tell he's my literature crush. He's too adorkably normal. But I'm a bigger Hermione-Ron fan since book 2.

Hmn...what else is there? I think I'm pretty much out in the open. I'll probably have to do more posts like this. Life has been...pretty boring so far. I think one of my girl friends was even bored with my company when we crashed the mall earlier this week. I'm the most morose of all people when shopping, I think I take it too seriously. LOL. Or maybe I just need to loosen up? Being cooped up at home, freelance writing mostly, drives me crazy as monkeys? I go ba~na~nas a lot these days. And I'm kind of...playing you...or not. This is...well, me. 100% me. :)

Sunday, October 17, 2010

talking of rainy season appropriateness

walking in the rain

Right now, all I ever dream about are hooded rain coats or parkas and jackets. When it's the rainy season, they're the things I can't live without seeing I don't really bring umbrellas with me. The folding umbrellas pretty easily get destroyed in a year or even less.

Thermals are the best things around in cold weather, too. It's going to be one rainy season from this month on to January or February next year. I suppose it's the time to bank on all things comfortable for the cold.

Pilgrim Parka, all saints; thermal, freepeople; denim shorts, siwy; tights, modcloth; boots, kurtgeiger.com
playing out after the rain
I'm beginning to see the necessity of the rain- and post-rain appropriate ones. They're best off with thigh highs either way. I don't have a lot of skirts to begin with but I rather fancy the idea of having one of these tough utility mini skirts sans the army green color.

These days, I'm so much into the bigger all-purpose messenger bags. They're the best things for overnights and the likes. You might've seen my post on a similar bag, it's the one bag that's taken a lot of beating. I happen to love it a lot considering I'd got it at an estimated 4-5 USD from my favorite local thrift store (220 Php). I'm still looking for more big bags.

skirt, rue21; tee shirt, Alexander Wang; over the knee sock, warehouse.co.uk; lace up rain boots, freepeople; leather navajo crossbody bag, warehouse.co.uk

Meanwhile, I'm in the process of acquiring stuff for treasurehaunt. I've actually already gotten a couple of things for it. S'pose you should watch out for the next pieces coming out in a week. I've a few interesting rain/cold weather appropriate ones up including the most beautiful white bohemian-ish top with the prettiest crochet details on the sleeves, the tie and the collar area. I've also found one good suede eyelet long-sleeved shirt to pair with anything edgy in the wardrobe like black lingerie. I'm looking forward to add more lace by next week so hmn...looks like this batch is one thing to look out for.

Friday, October 15, 2010

a rather rainy night out with the girls

(my photos)
distressed skinny jeans, thrifed; buckled platforms, what a girl wants (WAGW); straw fedora from the Ben Thanh market in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; random rings and bracelets; random oversized white shirt

This is rather a different take on what I'd worn out to a night out at the weekendly flea market with some of my housemates. My aunt and two girls and a boy who happens to live in the same house with me anyway.

Didn't get anything from the flea market but a dress that's cut high in front and goes lower on the back. I'll wear it out sometime as it's the loosest dress I could find there. Really right for the weather we have here, too.

Rained at the flea market but at least I was wearing the jeans with my favorite thrifted laced up ankle boots and I'd also had my trusty (and the prettiest) white jacket from Aeropostale around my waist to shield myself from the rain. It was the rain-friendliest dress-up I'd done this week.

I didn't get to go out much this week hence this is the only outfit photos I could come up with. I'll most likely take photos next time on the streets given than most my clothes are street style worthy ones...I think?

Sunday, October 10, 2010

10.10.10 obsessions




My current obsessions:
1. Cheap Monday Samantha Shorts
2. Stolen Girlfriends Club Cable Knit Shorts
3. Jeffrey Campbell Foxy Wood in Black via Solestruck

I'm, I think, currently obsessed with actually having leather shorts in my closet. It'd make a nice addition to my staples and a change from the usual denim shorts I wear most days. The JC Foxy Wood reminds me of one of Jessica Simpson's T-strap heels. The heels may be high but then again, I'm mostly a heel wore. As for the cableknit shorts, they're lovely. I do adore Stolen Girlfriends Club's collections.

Lovely rain outside. Weird how I'd just woken up and had late dinner for antibiotics. I'm on it after my dentist told me I had to before the trip to her clinic again this Saturday.