09.27.08
Outfits, Outfits
This week has been incredibly eventful that I can’t even pick out which topic to start on, if I should even write anything on them, that is.. Basta, big big steps all in a matter of a few days. Let’s hold off on those first; I need to catch up on my outfit posts anyway. 
Left - Yesterday, dinner with friends and Mark in Serendra, quick stop at meg’s 10th anniversary bash: faux pearl necklaces from bayo and divisoria, twiggy top from people are people, bubble tube top worn as skirt from folded and hung, charles and keith sandals with kuya’s dark grey socks.
Right – Sometime last week, day at the office: brown shell earrings from cebu, green collared safari zip-up dress worn as coat from sm, brown/orange floral print dress from petit monde, brown patent boots with lace bow from landmark.
Today – school-pride visit to Ateneo on a Saturday morning after winning the uaap championships (hoot!!): scarf by gap, shell earrings from cebu, white collared sleeveless top from sm, tweed brown shorts from bazaar, bag from the met in new york, white genki umbrella (haha) from ted :p
Played with the first two pictures as usual because of the image quality (brought about by poor lighting more so than the camera) – anywho, the effects highlight the details more anyway, so they came out pretty okay (in spite of the freaky-looking eyes on the second picture). Still really need to get me a new cam though.
09.17.08
Shop Therapy Part 2
As I’m sure you’ll notice here eventually, there’s a shopping trend that I unintentionally follow – buying in categorical phases. Actually it goes for pretty much everything I get into, hence the name of this blog, because whenever I get into something I seriously get hooked on and obsess over it. Although the interests revolve around a core group of likes, the obsessions come in segmented periods - if you check my archive of blog posts you’ll see several of one topic clustered together, followed by a brief lag, then another cluster of entries on a different topic. So anywho. Still along the lines of feeling fashion, but now moving on from shoes to accessories. Two super fun places to shop for cheap and unique (ish) trinkets:
Irene’s Closet, A-Venue.
I used to ignore its little cutesy boutique outlet in Rockwell because although the items were cute, they were too expensive. When I saw a small set-up selling similar items in A-Venue (Makati Avenue, in between Kalayaan and JP Rizal) I was surprised to find out it was the same shop because the pricing was so much lower – under a P1,000 bucks for all of the items in the picture. I guess Rockwell’s tenant rent rates were just too high, and the shop owners had to adjust accordingly. The Eiffel Tower necklace would’ve probably been P650 in Rockwell but I only got it for upwards of P200. Fun, yay
By the by, I got the earrings separately from a bazaar. Just thought of including the pair in the shot. Wala lang. :p
2nd Floor, Robinsons Cebu.
You gotta love the locals for tips like this. Mia brought us to this hole in the wall place in Ayala when we visited 2 years ago and pointed to this other hole in the wall place in Robinsons when I visited with my mom last weekend. You won’t find shell and wooden accessories cheaper than the ones in Cebu. Got earrings at less than P80 each. Insane no? Haha.
09.16.08
Socking It Up
Might as well keep at it, right? :p
Left: September 10, 2008 – White top with silver ring detail from Ukay worn over a Topshop tank, Dark skinny jeans from a bazaar, Grey socks from Kuya, Gray/White patent sandalas with elastic band from Charles and Keith.
Right: September 12, 2008 – Grecian Top from Mango, Cuff from Irene’s Closet, Same pair of dark skinny jeans from a bazaar, Olive green socks from Kuya, Khaki leather lace trim pumps from Landmark
I’m really loving the socks in sandals/shoes trend. Wee And yeah, I know, I should get a better camera. Been on my to-buy list for the longest time, I’m telling you. (Kaya kunwari artsy na lang muna ang mga pic. Haha.)
09.10.08
Booties
I’m pretty sure I’ll be laughing someday at starting a post series like this, but what the hey, blog posts are supposed to be snapshots of your thoughts and actions at a certain moment in time, however embarassing they may eventually be. 
So I shall begin by embarassaingly admitting that one of my secret wishes (has, always been, always will be, haha) is to be one day included in a fashion magazine’s best dressed list (hi mon. guilty of being your perfect friend once again. haha.) So since I doubt I’d ever be included in anything like that, I shall use the only public means that I have at my disposal.
So far this is the only picture I have. I thought of starting this today because the outfit I’m wearing’s pretty cute. But anywho. Here’s an outfit I wore last week:
09.09.08
Shop Therapy
Halaveet.
Landmark is such a haven for shopaholics on a budget like moiself; you just have to make do and be real patient with the clutter and super disorganized orientation of goods. Although the set-up does make it more interesting, if you think about it - rummaging through the junk makes you feel like you’re on a scavenger hunt of sorts, and the treasures are always very much worth it. Only spent a little over 1k for all these pairs from a shop called Ms. V (how perfect is that? haha), for example. I’m sure that if I saw these styles in a more expensive boutique I’d be hesitant to buy them, but with the price tags attched to these items, there was no pulling back of any sort at all. Sure they’re not the most comfortable pairs in the world and I know they won’t last as long as the others, but the styles would have faded by that time anyhow, haha. :p
Perfect perfect to cure the soon to explode head and rid it of all the crap it’s been accumulating. Call it shop therapy. Gotta love being a girl.
(About the picture – I don’t really know why, I just felt like doing it. Haha.)
