Back To The 80s

I've been remiss here in my blog, I know.  It's been about 2 weeks now from my last post, but I'm just so terribly busy at my mom's biz these days (plus the occasional sick days & medical checkup sessions) that I couldn't find much spare time to post outfit shots or blog and share some fashion trends.  Super sorry, guys :(  But till I repay you with another fabulous post, here's just one of my fun shots on feeling a bit nostalgic for the 80s :)

Mixed my Vintage printed skirt with rubber soles, and used a scarf as my hairband….something that was pretty much ‘in-style’ during the 80s =) 

And off I go now to a warehouse for some ‘bodegera’ work.  It's a relatively short post today, so kindly bear with me.  Till the next post, have a great week ahead, everyone!

Outfit details:

Cap sleeve top – Dorothy Perkins (from my old stash)

Vintage printed skirt – All That’s JAZ

Rubber soles – Adidas

Scarf – Anne Klein (from my old stash)

Hotta Hotta!

It’s been days now and I’m still rambling about the hot weather.  Looks like I have the hots for this heat, huh?  Hehe.  Another day of this icky sticky day and I’m declaring war with the sun already!  T_T

Haha, as if!  Well, to be honest, it’s really difficult to stay cool-headed in this heat.  But luckily, it’s easier for the body to be cool.  And how?  This:

Enter sheer tops and hot pants!  It’s literally a hot and cool mix altogether.  And by that I mean, looking hot while feeling cool, what more can you ask? 

For my look above, I went with a sheer pink top with lace details on its side and paired it with denim hot pants, er sort of, as it’s not really THAT short.  It’s short, but I pretty think it’s still decent enough to go out in.  And even though it’s pretty ripped up in front, it’s not gonna show your undies for all the world to see.  It’s a safe length for the strong of hearts out there, but if you’re not one, then perhaps you can find one in a lengthier cut.  Beats having to pull those shorts down every minute or so just coz you’re uncomfortable =)

And oh, I almost forgot.  If you’re taking public transportation or going to religious places, then I suggest you go with a lengthier pair of shorts.  That way, you won’t attract the attention of lewd men / maniacs, as well as those disapproving stares from the elders.  We are, for the most part, a Catholic & religious nation who sticks to norms and customs and are not as fashion frivolous as other countries, so do be aware of that.  It won’t harm to show some respect towards the customs & traditions of the places that you’d be going to =)

With that, I leave you with this post.  Till next!  Keep fashionably hot, be cool and don’t forget to hydrate and slather some SPFs before you go out!  It’s freakin’ hot under this sun!

Much love!

Outfit details:

Sheer Pink Top – Bottomline

Denim Shorts – Bottomline

Platforms – Summersault

Lime Bag – CMG

Accessories – AllThat’s JAZ

Velvet and Pearls

There’s something about velvet and pearls that turn on the royal charm. But unfortunately, we’re no royalty and neither is my look for today. 

Well, it’s not actually what I’m wearing right now as this was shot a couple of weeks back, but since I forgot to post about it then and I pretty much don’t have anything on my mind right now for a blogpost, so might as well just put this up then. 

Didn’t have a particular theme on my mind when I mixed the items altogether here, but nevertheless, I think it looks a little quite corporate.  The blazer sold it, I guess.  Haha!  But it looks decent naman, right?  I mean, it’s not exactly one of my better outfit getups, but it’s not a bad one too. The pink velvet skirt worked pretty well with the black blazer and those off-white heels and clutch, right?  And oh, coupled with a pearl necklace, it looks lovely =)

Black blazer – Zara

Velvet Skirt -  All That’s JAZ

Heels – So! Fab

Clutch -  All That’s JAZ

Pearl necklace – Stylist’s own

Happy Labor Day! 

Reveal Your Secrets

If there’s one piece of clothing that I love wearing during hot hot days, it’s definitely white shorts!  And while it may tend to get dirty more easily (as with all whites), I love the light and cool feel of it. The shorter the better too, to show some skin!  Haha!

And since it was another hot day when I was supposed to meet up with some friends, I decided to go with my white shorts and a sheer off-shouldered top.  But while I usually wear a sando or a tube underneath a sheer top when I’m not on a beach, this time I decided to reveal more skin and went with a bandeau instead.

The top, while it’s sheer looks decent and dressy enough to wear out with friends, thanks to those pleats which add a little more texture to the garment.  And when paired with those white shorts, is one breezy fabulous getup!  Used a pair of laser-cut white platforms to go with my picks and my trusty silver-handle Liz Claiborne hobo bag.  Accessorized simply with a pair of elaborate Capiz earrings and ditched the necklace solely because the earrings in itself is statement enough =)

Outfit details:

Off Shoulder Top – a Hongkong find

White Shorts –  Mphosis

Laser Cut Heels – Sembonia Singapore

Hobo Bag – Liz Claiborne

Accessories – stylist’s own

No Checkmate

Fashion takes inspiration from so many things, and if you are a chess player, I’m pretty sure this is a piece of heaven to you….checkerboard prints.  So, have you checked on the checkerboard trend?  Well I did, and it went a little something like this:

No checkmate, buddies, after all, it’s not entirely a checkerboard ensemble.  It’s quite that, but not really.  I mean, it’s more like half-squares right there on my skirt, ‘stead of the full white squares alternating with the full black squares that of a checkerboard.  But I did have a slight reference to that though in my belt =)  The reason why I had that belt on despite of the differing prints of the striped top and the half-square printed skirt is simply because the checkerboard belt fuses the clashing prints together.  Well, at least in my opinion, that is  =D  

So how do you find my look?  Mind-boggling?  Well, it’s really no checkmate but I think I pretty much conquered this look, right? 

Have a great day ahead, fashionistas!  Much love to everyone!

Outfit details:

Striped Spaghetti Top – Forever21

Black Vest – URU

Half Squares Printed Skirt -  All That’s JAZ

Checkerboard Belt – borrowed from mom’s closet

Black Velvet Pumps (old pair) – CMG

White Handbag – HK brand

Accessories – SM Ladies’ 

Dungaree

At 36 degrees Celsius, I don’t suppose denim jeans would sound very much appealing, right?  And especially for people like me who perspire a lot when not subjected to artificial airconditioning, it can be quite a disaster.  Talk about sweating like a pork roasting on high heat!  Eyikes X_X

But no thanks to fashion, we fashionistas (and as baffling as this may sound, for the love of fashion) can be rather long-enduring.  Just think about standing, walking & moving around on our 4 – 5 inch stilettos.  Uh-huh.  And well, if we can manage that much pain, I’m pretty certain we can likewise handle the heat, right?  Anything for fashion. Definitely.

So in all hotness, I went with this look today:

Dungarees.  And an overall, that is. 

When my mom saw me picking up the pair for today’s ootd, I think she wanted to faint.  Just the thought of donning a coarse denim jumpsuit in this heat is reason enough for her to have a heatstroke.  Haha! 

But seriously, I know how denim feels on a hot weather, so instead of pairing it with a T-shirt or a plaid polo as I normally do, I opted with a sleeveless shirt (a racerback, to be exact) this time….more breathing air for my body =)  Actually, I wanted to try a bandeau top with the dungaree, but my tummy doesn’t seem to wanna cooperate with me.  And that left me no choice  =(

So I made use of a striped racerback with my semi-ripped dungaree.  And since it’s a bit lengthy, I rolled up the pants and made my feet wear patent strappy heels.  Couldn’t seem to decide on the accessories so I took photos of both items....a fedora and a shoulder bag =)

How do you like my look?  I hope I didn’t look like a construction worker or a painter right there with my stripes and dungarees mix….you know dungarees are closely associated to those trades.  But anyway, whether I’m going to be associated to those or not, I know I’m hot!  And you can take that literally and figuratively speaking too, haha!

Have a great day ahead!

Outfit details:

Striped Racerback (old) – Terranova

Dungaree – Virus

Heels – Sembonia Singapore

Fedora - Virus
Chain Strap Shoulder Bag - CMG

Life In Mono

In traditional Chinese culture, wearing white and black together is quite frowned upon by the elders.  To them, wearing white with black signifies death in the family.  But these days, I’m glad that society has changed much of that perception, so much so that my rather traditional mom is quite ok seeing me wear all white, all black or a mix of both!  Of course, there are still limits on where I’m supposed to wear such (definitely not to a Chinese wedding or anything celebratory), but I can pretty much walk freely without being frowned upon, and having to be threatened about getting my clothes torn off from me in public!  Yes, that’s how strict my mom was before.  Good thing, changing times softened her strictness =)

So today, I have this black and white mix!  And it’s an edgy one too!  A skull laser die-cut top with a pair of cross leggings!  Coolness, isn’t it?

Love love love this laser die-cut top!  It’s so edgy, punky and sexy, all at the same time!!  And mixed with the cross leggings, it’s a perrrrfect fashion statement!!!

You can get both the top and the leggings at my online shop.  My Facebook link’s on the sidebar, or you can click HERE :)

Keep cool, ladies!

Outfit details:

Cross Leggings & Skull Laser Die-Cut Shirt – All That’s JAZ

Studded Bondage Heels – Parisian

Clutch – Stylist’s own

I'll Jumpsuit

Rompers and jumpsuits are taking over the fashion metropolis of late.  If you’ve been browsing through Lookbook and Chictopia, you’d notice that a lot of ‘em international fashion bloggers and enthusiasts are sporting the versatile apparel!

What I love about jumpsuits is the fact that they’re comfy and that they’re perfect when you’re in no mood to mix and match clothing pieces.  But I do have to say, if you are fond of going to the loo, then jumpsuits may not exactly be the thing for you, haha!  It’s quite burdensome to take them off and then to put them back on, to be really honest =(  But if you’re not the type who has to take a leak every hour or so, then jumpsuits can be cool =)

O diba, dramatic ang dating? Akala mo, iiwanan ng jowa ang dating!  Chos! Haha!

But in fairness, the jumpsuit looks lovely as it is, right?  It has that sort-of urban-vintage-y feel to it, if I may add.  And the plus about my particular pair?  It’s not too thick nor too flimsy to wear on a hot summer day.  Instead, it’s soft and light, and a bit flowy  =)

So are you ready to jumpsuit?  Till then!

Outfit details

Jumpsuit – All That’s JAZ

Printed Pumps – SM Parisian

Lizard Skin Printed Clutch – All That’s JAZ

Collar Necklace & Gold Belt – Stylist’s own

Pantone Colors For Ootd

Apart from Emerald Green, do you know what other colors are on trend this 2013 as released by Pantone?  Take a look at my outfit post below to get an idea :)

Light orange, or what Pantone refers to as “Nectarine” on its charts, is a definite choice for summer!  It’s a warm color, but a very light and refreshing one at that.  And it mixes pretty well with emerald green too, don’t you think?  =)

The nectarine colored peplum top that I have on is from my online shop All That’s JAZ, while the emerald green stretch shorts were from Pink Manila.  I used my prize winnings, an emerald green wedge bootie, from Rajo! For Parisian to go with my mix.  Accessorized mostly from the items that I’m selling on my online shop (from the tribal inspired neckpiece down to the spiked bracelets and faux python print clutch) to give my look a little more depth and bling =)

So what do you think of my look?  You, what pantone colors for the year have you tried already?

Show Me The Money!

And I want it in dollars ha!  =P

So where’s my money, honey?  No, it’s not in the bag, but rather, underground!  Mafia pala ang lola, haha!  Just kidding, my dearies.  Of course I’m a law-abiding good citizen who works really hard for her money!  Like everyone else here does, right?

Now getting back to my ootd, what I had on was this loose polyester fabric top that’s wonderfully colored and titled Underground.  To me, the word suggests something radical, so I thought about pairing it with skorts; a skirt with shorts underneath.  And what sets this skort apart from what we usually see on the market, is the fact that the shorts aren’t hidden from plain sight, but instead falls a bit longer than the skirt!  It’s to me, a lot edgier than the usual skorts!  And with that kind of edge, I think loafers / brogues (and in my case, heeled brogues) would work perfectly with the top & bottom mix.  Added that fedora just because I felt like doing a pose with it, haha!

So I guess you now know where my dollars’ are at, huh?  Yeah, it’s on my skorts!  So please show it some love and head on to my online shop, All That’s JAZ =)

Much love, everyone!

Outfit details:

Underground Sleeveless Top – All That’s JAZ

Dollar Print Skorts – All That’s JAZ

Heeled Brogues – SM Parisian

Fedora – Virus