Feisty Feline

Everyone in my family including my boyfriend dressed up on the day we watched Breaking Dawn Part 2. My sister wore black and Mark arrived in my home in a black and red get-up which was so in theme for Twilight. I donned a grungy outfit that was somehow inspired by Bella and the whole feel of the movie. My shirt also has a cat print on it which can totally pass as a werewolf of the Quileute Tribe. Whut-whut! My mom had been so excited to see this movie that she reserved tickets earlier on and made this day a family date. Everyone was so cooperative by dressing up! As for the movie, well...we all liked it. I was pleasantly (and almost violently) surprised at the outcome of the film but it turned out really well, I must say. 

shirt- Empty
leather shorts- H&M
leopard brogues- Ichigo
leather bag- Esprit

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Acid Trip

This look screams modern 90's to me. I'm not so sure why but maybe it has something to do with the flatforms, the leather, and the print of my blouse. It just looks grungy in a not so cliche way. I wore this to a children's party (yet again!) btw. I was so bored halfway through the program that I started cracking up jokes to my sister which resulted to us laughing like loonies. I swore to her that I will never let my child attend kids' parties and would rather let my kid be a loner than go through all these boring parties again! I even went as far as imagining a scene where my kid will show me the invitation and I will tear it to tiny pieces or even burn it. *evil laugh* Of course I was just kidding. Haha!

top- from my mom
shorts- H&M
flatforms- Manels
aviator shades- H&M
connector ring- Bubbles
bracelets- random

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Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice

 

 

I was really surprised with Unica Hija's collection for fashion week this year. The brand has been around long enough for me to know that its style is for the ultimate girly-girl. But their collection wasn't just about frills, lace, and ruffles; they showed us that they also do other looks but still manage to stay true to their signature style. In fact, they had 40's inspired dresses with matching bonnets, 50's shape-enhancing peplums, 60's mod shift dresses, corporate wear that wasn't boring at all, preppy blouses that tickled my fancy, trendy tribal printed dresses (worn by Charo Ronquillo) and of course feminine florals. My personal favorite? Charo Ronquillo's lace and aztec printed dress. How clever of them to use the tribal print fabric as a lining for the lace dress! This is the perfect example of merging together trendy and classic pieces. The dress is lace (classic and girly), the lining is in this year's sought-after print (tribal), the cut is mullet type which again makes it feel more "now". I think it embodies Unica perfectly! See what I mean? :)


sheer polo- WAGW
leather shorts- H&M
clutch- from Singapore
leopard booties- Rubi for Cotton On
necklace- Superb Bazaar

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Mysteries

Named this post after the mysteries of the rosary because of an inside joke between me and the person whom I met when I wore this outfit out. This was my "anti-date look" actually. Haha! I was feeling quite pissed and rebellious that day to be honest so instead of being all cutesy, girly, and feminine, I chose to wear something that was the complete opposite of those things. I still kept the look slightly preppy, clean, and not too busy so it'd still be very "me" though. :)

loose tee- Forever21

leather shorts- H&M

polka tights- from HongKong

brogues- custom made

bowler hat- H&M

leopard clutch- from HongKong

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Fluffy Feline

Nung pinost ko sa facebook 'tong mga pictures na 'to ang daming nag-like! Akala siguro nila isa ako sa mga main characters pero nag-extra lang naman po ako sa isang music video. Pero salamat na din po sa suporta. :) Try ko lang mag-blog in Filipino para maiba naman. Medyo iba kasi ang trip ko ngayong gabi kaya sana mapagbigyan niyo ako. Hehe. Buti nalang pumayag ako sa kahilingan ng kaibigan kong si Maha na sumama sa shoot na ito. Kakaibang karanasan na hindi ko malilimutan talaga. Masaya ako na nakakilala din ako ng ibang tao na labas sa "circle of friends" ko ika nga. :)


English translation: These set of photos got so many "likes" when I posted 'em on Facebook. My friends must've thought that I was one of the main characters when in fact I was just one of the extras in this music video. Just trying to blog in my native tongue which is Filipino just to shake things up a bit. Hihi. I'm glad that I accepted my friend's request to be a part of this video. It was a very thrilling experience that was surely one for the books! It's also nice that I got to meet new people who were outside my usual circle of friends. :)


top- gifted by my yaya
leather skirt- WAGW
shoes- from Hong Kong
satchel- Coconut Gold
fluffy necklace- DV

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Somewhere in My Youth or Childhood I Must Have Done Something Good

Photos from the night we watched The Sound of Music (December 30, 2011) at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World. It was basically a family night out for us and boy did we all have a great time! My elder sister and I were excited as hell about watching the play 'coz we adore EVERYTHING---the cast, the songs and the story of course!---about the film that we practically drove our mom insane by bugging her into buying tickets ever since the opening night. Haha! It was such a lovely night though I felt a 'lil uncomfortable 'coz I was holding my breath the entire time as I anticipate for the all too familiar scenes. Well, it was all that I could do to keep me from bursting into singing along with the actors. Haha! It truly was a visual feast and a nice merge of classic story with modern technology. The set design was surreal! You could tell that they really wanted the audience to be awed and be brought into the setting of the story. My only negative comment about the play was the lackluster performance of  some of the main characters. I mean, my favorite characters were the butler, uncle Max and the housekeeper, Frau Shmidt! So I think that's not such a good sign. We ended the night by having a very late dinner at Cafe Republiq where we exchanged reviews about the play.

As for my outfit, I just wore something simple and fuss-free. Basic, solid colors and not too many accessories. Then combined different textures by wearing a wooly pullover and a leather skirt. That's it pancit! :)

PS. Title of this post comes from a song in the play, Something Good. One of my faves! Captain Von Trapp and Maria sang this after finally admitting to each other that they've fallen in love. *Sighs*

green pullover- Surplus

brown leather skirt- Pop Culture

shoes- F-Stop

detachable collar- Miss Sartorial

bag- from Barcelona

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Jealous Guy

And then it started to rain...

...so I grabbed my umbrella-ella-ella-eh-eh-eh.

(leather vest- Sosi Stuff | lace dress- gifted | jeans- Oxygen | feather earring- Top Avenue | bead bracelets- oh god i forgot...oh yeah it's Love Eyecandy | studded cuff- Tomato | tansan ring- Sachico | booties- Parisian Jr.)

This was my outfit last July 30 when Ma and I went to watch a fashion show at SM then had dinner at PCH with my high school chums right after. (I was crossing a footbridge at Convergys when I came across a group of call center agents and one of 'em remarked upon seeing me: "Ay bongga si Ate!". Felt shy after that. Haha! Anyway, it was a rainy week and was chilly enough that I finally got to wear this leather jacket that I bought a year ago. Been a while since I donned rocker chick clothes so it was definitely a refreshing change for me. I was feeling the rocker vibe as I was really into the style of Liz Gillies of Victorious (yes, the Nickelodeon teen show haha) that very same week. Look who's got a girl crush. Haha! But yeah, I love her. She's a very talented lassie and she deserves to be recognized together with her Victorious co-star Ariana Grande who also participated with her in the Broadway musical 13.

And here's Liz' cover of John Lennon's song "Jealous Guy"...hence the title. :) Yeah...I guess I'm an oldie when it comes to songs. I'm not really always "up to date" when it comes to that and my friend Anna can attest to that when she once borrowed my iPod and was pleasantly surprised to see my playlist. "Andaming lumang kanta", she said. Hahaha!

PS. So many photos, I know. But I just couldn't decide which to include here so I just dumped it all on here. Hee.

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