Another Shimmering

These were taken at our team's Christmas party, some 3 Saturdays past. The cardigan I bought from a friend's preloved store.

Am wearing:
top - vintage
skirt - thrifted
flats - thrifted
cardi - preloved
bag - gift

Shining, Shimmering

Our theme this year was Shining, Shimmering, Splendid. We just discovered this store in downtown Cebu that sells very cheap accessories, and we bought some to wear for Christmas eve.  Friday, we spent crafting and making decors. Saturday, we spent cooking.  And Sunday, we spent sleeping, watching TV and eating. :D

These are the only photos of myself that I did not look stuffed with too much sweets and food. I hope you had a joyous celebration!

Am wearing:
dress - thrifted
shoes - thrifted christian louboutin
necklace - downtown

A Merry Christmas to all of you

Merry Christmas to all of you! :)

Christmases are for kids

I know Christmases are not only for kids. But I know I'm not as excited on Christmases now the way I get excited over them when I was a kid.  A chunk of cheese, a gold chocolate coin, an apple, and maybe a plateful of spaghetti -- these were the things I considered happy Christmases.  Now, an adult, I'd still happily munch on cheese like a rat, though I'm not a chocolate eater, nor an apple eater now.

My nephew and my mother came to visit us here in the city last week, and my nephew and I went to see the Christmas village in SM.  He was very happy with the Christmas village, and I admit, I'm also very happy looking at the Christmas village. :) I'm imagining myself one of the people inside the village, wearing vintage clothes. :D hahaha

Advance merry Christmas to everyone. :)


Am wearing:
top - gift
blazer - thrifted
shorts - sister's
slippers - sister's
bag - gift
necklace - gifted belt

The Other Little Black Dress

I have several little black dresses. I could live in them. Black is always comfortable and easy to wear.  This one is a little different from the other LBDs because the waist is slimmer and the skirt fuller. Plus, I loved that it has sleeves. Here, I paired it with a low-heeled sandals, envelope clutch, and a happy arm party consisting of cheap finds from a downtown store and a gold watch of my sister's.

Am wearing:
dress - thrifted
sandals - Janeo on sale
clutch - thrifted
arm party - downtown finds & sister's watch

P.S. I thought the storm I mentioned in my previous, previous post was just an ordinary storm. I never thought it brought so much damage in places where people I know live. :(

Project Rework No. 2

Why is it that when I think of turtlenecks I always think of "old"? I fell in love with this turtleneck top because of its print and fabric, which is very comfortable. I was not very sure with the turtleneck so I listed the top at the Shop in the hopes that someone would know how to wear it better.  Last night, while going over different outfits to wear and bearing in mind the stormy weather, I wanted to wear something comfortable but a little off-the-chart. I thought of this turtleneck top but I couldn't bear to wear it because I looked "old." (I do look older and heavier in the top photos). So I decided to do something. I cut off the turtleneck and sliced through the shoulders of the top so it'd show off some skin.

Do you think the reworked top looks better? Do tell me..

At the bottom photos, am wearing:
top - reworked
shorts - sister's
flats - thrifted Salvatore Ferragamo
bag - vintage, the sling I used is a chain necklace
earrings - do-it-yourself, how to here

Another re-work project here

There's A Storm Here

The day yesterday was very hot. I dressed up in the afternoon to go to the bank but had a hard time choosing what to wear because it was very hot. So I decided to wear this vintage top that is listed in the Shop and this cotton drawstring skirt, which I think should be a tube top, but my sister and I wear it as a skirt.  My outfit was breezy and comfortable. I did not know there was a storm.

Am wearing:
top - vintage, listed here
skirt - thrifted Miu-Miu
flats - thrifted Salvatore Ferragamo
necklace - from downtown

Was Olive Green

As much as I love feminine clothes -- lace, ruffles, beads, sequins, more lace, polka dots -- I also love "masculine" clothes. I love button downs without the frills, and blazers cut for men. Mostly because they are more comfortable. One of those masculine pieces I thrifted was this olive green button-down dress. Yes, this is olive green, but I was too shy to stand up for a proper outfit photo. The dress was sheer and would be sexy, with slits at both sides running up my thighs, had I not worn a black slip dress underneath.

 Am wearing:
dress - thrifted
necklace - downtown store
clutch - thrifted
shoes - gift

Start of Christmas

Christmas, for me, begins after my birthday.  I made resolutions at the start of this month that I will wear luxurious and glittery and festive stuff this month. I started the month wearing this dress with faux leather skirt with (wtf) slippers. The faux leather skirt left my thighs sweating the whole day.  Maybe next month I'll make a resolution to wear better/appropriate footwear.

Thrifted Blazers

These days I am into blazers, of course thrifted.  I tried on a black blazer in Topshop and it fitted like it was made for me. It looked so good but it also came with a P5,000++ price tag(!!).  The cheap-o that I am, of course I would not, could not buy it. P5k is almost one installment payment in law school. So I resort to thrift stores. And one of those blazers I found was this vintage, silky unlined long blazer that feels so comfortable. In this pictures, I wore this over a vintage one-piece bathing suit and my sister's old denim shorts. We went to a swimming pool, and we had the swimming pool all by ourselves.

Happy weekend! The day started cold, but now it's sunshiny.  Hope you enjoy your weekend!

The Uniform, pt 2

When I first started blogging here, my first favorite site was the Uniform Project where one woman wore the same black dress everyday for 365 days.  I was not inspired to wear one dress the whole year but it made me think that clothes are not the most important things in the world.  But we have this desire to look good and express ourselves through our "style."  A few days ago, I watched a report on television about how the ukay-ukay "industry," which is illegal, killed (or is fast killing) the textile industry.  I am not an expert on the law, especially on this, and I am, as you may all know already, a very big fan of the ukay-ukay.  But I buy ukay-ukay because, I admit, I'm cheap that way. We know most big brands manufacture their clothes in China or in third world countries and most of these manufacturing companies do not have favorable working standards and conditions.   We know most big brands earn a lot from so little a capital (because of cheap labor and working conditions) and most of us patronize them because they're brands.  So I buy ukay-ukay because I'm cheap and I don't want to patronize brands.  I'm not saying I'm correct. I'm just saying that that's the way it is with me.

Anyway, back to the Uniform Project.  I have several little black dresses in my closet. And they go on heavy rotation. But I have already said this dress I'm wearing is my favorite black dress yet.  Here, am wearing it with a white vintage blazer, and thrifted suede pumps.  Another look of this LBD can be found here

Birthdays and Bankruptcy

Dec. 8 marks the 3rd year of Tribune Co.'s stay in bankruptcy.  There is no confirmed reorganization plan yet.  In fact, months ago, Judge Carey of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court denied confirmation of any of the two competing reorganization plans for Tribune.  One of the plan was proposed by the Debtors, the other by noteholders.  Once in the past year, there were four competing plans on the table.  Judge Carey denied confirmation after observing that none of the parties wanted to settle and agree to a compromise.  A compelling read, Judge Carey's memorandum and opinion started out with the fable of the fox and the scorpion.  At the end of his interpretation, he concluded that there is no lesson to his story. The story, he said, exposed a human character: "the willingness to visit harm upon the others, even at one's own peril."

Unconsciously, I have marked occasions and dates in bankruptcy timeline.  One Valentine's Day, Solutia filed a reorganization plan.  One mid-March, Lehman filed its plan.  Sept. 15 will be doomsday. Or should doomsday be Sept. 11? Sept. 15 was the day Lehman filed for bankruptcy, which prompted the collapse of the financial market.

Dec. 8 is Tribune's 3rd year anniversary in bankruptcy, and also my birthday.

The Inverted Top

It's not a new trick on the book. There are many ways to maximize your clothes, and one of them is to wear them unconventionally.  I remembered a photo from a Preview magazine from past years where the model wore her white button-down the reverse way/upside-down. The effect was kind of a bolero but one would never have guessed it was a shirt. :)

On the first of December, it was very hot but I did not feel like going around too bare-chested.  I was going to wear this vintage chiffon top the normal way when I thought it doesn't give so much volume to what I was wearing. So, I wore it upside down.  The normal way to wear the top was shown here.

Am wearing:
cover-up - vintage top worn upside down
cami - thrifted
skirt - thrifted
slippers - dept. store
clutch - from a souvenir shop in Bacolod