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.

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!

rawwwrrr

Nasty Gal leopard cape dress; Spanish Moss Vintage Darkest Secret Leopard Maxi; Spanish Moss Vintage Call of the Wild Oversize Top

Totally crazy about these right now. What is it with leopard and cheetah prints, really?!

homage to the homeland

(The Mall c/o Stylebible)

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

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.

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.

(Free People)

(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.

(Rachel Zoe)

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. :)

talking of rainy season appropriateness

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

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.

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.

Freepeople and catalogues

Virtually leafing through the Freepeople virtual catalogues. I would say they have amazing catalogs with equally amazing styling. The venues they shoot their photos in are amazing as well. One of my favorite online shops to window shop in. But I'm pretty sure I'll be buying a few off of them sometime soon.

Definitely a quick post this time.

Cleobella

(revolveclothing)

I'm rarely into bags (because I'm mainly more into shoes) but this one just takes my breath away along with the others in Cleobella's section at Revolve Clothing. This could complete any bohemian look in mind. Seriously.

day in, day out

(photos courtesy of JM and Gino)

thrifted lace cover up, Levis cutoffs, wifebeater, random rings and bangles, Forever21 cuff, thrifted boots, straw fedora from Vietnam

Headed to Silver Rain right after lunch at Yellow Cab, Ketkai. I think I ate quite a lot given it was pizza. Margaritas were all around at our room at the KTV bar. Shooting followed a little later with JM and Giraldyne. Best day I've had so far. Doing more shoots in the future so do stay tuned! ...or something like it, anyway.

happiness that come in a pair of wedges

(8daysaweek @ multiply)

This is bound to make me happy. I think every kind of shoe does. I was aiming to get this one. Sad it's all sold out---in all colors. I'll settle for this, for now anyway. I think it's perfect for any girly night out with some girly dress in my closet.

I think we've already established that I'm a shoe whore. I'm turning into a wedge-, clog-, and (chunky) platforms-whore however. I'm fancying sky high heels so much more than flats these days. Probably won't get over this one.

Oh and it doesn't even matter that I wear them when I'm only riding jeepneys and motorelas in the locality. Contrary to popular belief, I'm a lowly freelance writer during the day and blogger during the night hence I don't really get much compensation for the work I do---not even close to being a multi-millionaire of some sort. I suppose one can only wish...

I'll definitely test them out when they arrive on my doorstep.

On another note, Christmas is fast approaching...what to get for myself and some precious others, eh?

(online) window shopping

$88 cutout tee
Mason by Michelle Mason via Shopbop

$256.20 Twisty T Dress
A.L.C. via Shopbop

$105.60 Deserted Cities jeans
Erin Wasson x RVCA via Shopbop

$91 Cordell Dress
Theory via Shopbop

$151 Eden Jacket
Winter Kate via Shopbop

$84.70 Slub Jersey Hi Lo Tank Dress
Wilt via Shopbop

Guess who slashed prices on some fashionable finds? Yep, Shopbop. I often go there to window shop, perhaps next time I'll actually go and get something nice from there. My favorite has to be the Slub Jersey Hi Lo Tank Dress by Wilt. It's something I can wear in a country that's seemingly perpetually sunny. The only cold weather we get here that's still not apt for layering and banking on a whole lot of outerwear is during the last three or four months of the year wherein it'd usually rain much.

Some of the sizes are gone so you might have difficulty looking for those in your size. I know my size is usually already sold (XS-S here) which is a sad thing, really.

I must say I'm a rather big fan of Nicole Richie's Winter Kate line. I also like her House of Harlow jewellery line. And if I were to describe my style, it's bohemian, laidback. Nothing else seems to suit me having lived all my life in a perpetually summer-y country like the Philippines.

Anja Rubik by Camilla Akrans for Vogue Germany October 2010

(fashiongonerogue)

One hurdle after another. Now I'm thinking of studying something else. Studying never ends for me, I suppose.

Amazing editorial from Camilla Akrans for Vogue Germany. I just love the feel of the photos. Don't you?

I have no idea what my fall wardrobe should be like but it's already fall. In here, it's like rain-sun-rain most days, hardly the usual cold fall days in other parts of the world. Envy people to death who can layer and bank on faux fur coats and others during this season. Sucks so much that I can't.

NYFW favorites

(style.com)

1. Alice + Olivia
2. Alexandre Herchcovitch
3. Charlotte Ronson
4. Band of Outsiders
5. Diane von Furstenberg
6. Jill Stuart
7. Max Azria
8. Michael Korrs