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

Outfit Post: Attached Collar

Because it's almost Halloween, I donned an all-black ensemble.  But for fear of being too witchy, I wore a pair of nude pumps and accessorized with a fake collar. :) Last year, I sold a retro-style dress, which had a cute pair of white collars. But the dress was snapped up by one beautiful customer before I had the chance to make a prototype. Recently, I noticed that the cute -- I think they call it "peter pan" collars -- are making rounds in some blogs.  I was looking for a different kind of fabric in the stores so I could begin making the collars, but I could not find the fabric I was looking for in the color I want.  Then I found pieces of fabric in my room from the sleeves of a vintage dress and I thought the fabric was the perfect kind since it's heavy enough to hold its own weight. So I made one collar today. :)

I made the pattern myself, which makes it very imperfect.  But you experiment with the pattern first with used paper before cutting up fabrics. And, also, put the pattern you have together to see if you got the depth of the neck right. After that cut up the fabric, stitch the front together, or use a button as I did.  I also stitched around the collar so that the fabric won't fray.  Attach a ribbon at the two ends, for closure at the back, or you can pin the collars into your dress with safety pins. Very easy and cute!

What I wore:
top - early 2000 linen sleeveless trench
pant - sister's very old leggings
shoes - thrifted staccato
sunnies - vintage ray-bans

I am not a complainer. I notice problems, and try my best to resolve, first, by myself. But if the problems are floods and drainage systems, I will complain. But it is not that I will not appreciate the good things a person has done. I may have complained that the city's drainage system sucks (and I am not the only one), I appreciate the fact that the city has renovated and cleaned up Plaza Independencia (or Plaza Romansa, according to my boyfriend, so cheesy). The Plaza is the first thing you'd see after getting off the boat from neighboring islands. And I have always found it dirty and messy. But now the plaza's clean and bright, and I love it! :)

What I'm wearing:

Top - vintage

Shorts - sister's

Bag - sister's

Earrings - DIY, how here, just replace with gray tassel

Sunnies - garage sale find

How's the start of your long weekend? Mine is almost ending. Boo, and I still have many things to do and projects to start. (!excited!) I hope all of you are doing good and enjoying the weekend despite Mina (in the Philippines) and Irene (in the East Coast). It was pretty sunny here in Cebu, and was a good time to thrift shop, and visit a garage sale at the Swiss Consulate in Gorordo Ave., where I snagged vintage sunglasses. (I'll show them to you tomorrow). If you're in Cebu, visit the garage sale. They have lots of shoes/bags/dresses of popular brands.

I wore this outfit yesterday:

Dress - vintage, also worn here

Jacket - thrifted

Slippers - Islander

Bag - gift

Necklace - DIY, how to here

Lipstick - Revlon Renewist #115 (Rose Restored)

Arm party - sister's watch & gift bracelet

Today, I wore:

Blazer - thrifted

Shirt - thrifted

Shorts - sister's

Bag - thrifted

Sandals - from garage sale

Earrings - DIY

This blazer I bought for P50 last month. Together with this blazer, I bought a pair of trousers and this pale pink top. I went out of that thrift shop happy like somebody who just won in a small-scale lottery. Today was rainy, with another storm in town. (Forgive my action in the 3rd photo, as usual I don't know what I'm doing.)

okay...another tassel post. :) sorry, i couldn't help. i found the tassel cute. this time worn as a necklace with vintage fuchsia (i was tempted to just write "red") top, thrifted tulip skirt, and brown flats.

happy weekend!

yesterday, i was just wearing all things i thought were comfortable for walking the streets of downtown cebu for an errand. i also wore, for the first time, the tassels i bought two weeks ago. tassel earrings have been quite a range lately, but i've seen them in magazines some years back. for these tassel earrings, i just hang them in a pair of gold earrings. very quick and inexpensive.

An Outfit: Moss Green

I was lucky to have found this corset-like/bodycon top a week before my cousin's wedding. Else, I would have worn black or white. I unfortunately don't have a green dress in my closet that will fit his moss green motif. And I did-it-myself the necklace an hour or so before the wedding.

Outfit:
Top - thrifted
Skirt - thrifted
Heels - Gibi
Necklace - DIY

P.S. Sorry for the "intoxicated" look. We went ahead to the wedding reception to help my mother oversee the preparations and my sister and I sampled drinks from the open bar(!)

Today's Outfit: DIM[yself]

Went to my boyfriend's house for dinner tonight. And because I did not have much time to get dressed to the nines, I just recycled my pair of Guess cut-off shorts, this pair of puffed shoulder tee, and viola! a bib necklace I made this afternoon in less than 10 minutes. :)

Materials for the bib necklace:
6 pcs. ready-made flower appliques
felt paper from arts & crafts store
spare black zipper to serve as tie (bcos I didn't have black ribbon at hand)
glue gun & stick