Quick Outfit Post: Clean and Laidback

Nothing beats a classic white shirt in simply creating a clean and laidback aura for a look on a warm, sunny day. It even goes with anything and everything so you have lots of choices! Pair it with jeans and canvas shoes like I did (what I wore here when I came across Lovechic’s Seph and Shai), or with dip dye shorts or printed skirts and some colorful layered necklaces, and you’re instantly stylish. It’s so simple, right?

This Bayo top had sleeves that were too long and even matronly, so I folded them up to right above the elbows just to have a fresher appeal.

Got this pair of vintage sunnies from the night bazaar in Greenhills for only 120 bucks! The bangle, on the other hand, was part of a set from the Tomato holiday collection. Accented beautifully with carved details, it was still quite plain in color so I wrapped that ribbon just to give it a gold accent.

Incorporating Vintage in Casual

I’m so in love with style with contemporary takes on vintage. Incorporating vintage pieces like adorable “old school” shoes and classic tops into outfits and yielding great looks just prove the timeless appeal of some elements in fashion.

That crisp top is fairly dull and simple despite the pleats and soft plaid pattern, so I wore a chain necklace* with a hanging bead detail for an extra flair.

*A simple DIY necklace I made from the chain of a headband and the excess length of a bead necklace

I adorned those thrifted high-waist Gap shorts with a lovely brown tool belt to mix an earthy blend of colors.

I found this pair of shoes in our old closet and it completes the whole “modernly vintage” look.

Green Stripes and Tomato Bangles for Christmas, and a New Year's Blog Resolution (:

A short and simple entry just 'cause I miss blogging already

/Been too busy working for our college paper. dem.

What I wore last Paskuhan 2011 @UST (:

(all taken in my dad's faculty room in the AMV Accountancy building)

The Greenhills night market is one of the best place to shop, really. That striped top only cost me a hundred bucks, and nicely-fitted Lee jeans for 350. (:

I also found those awesome specs and Toms flats there.

The bangles from Tomato were gifted. The vintage purple ring from Alessandra accessories was also a gift.

I wore the same outfit during our Christmas party at home,

but with a more "swag" flair to it.

Oo, basta may bonnet, swag na. hahaha. Here are my dad and two of my sisters
with our Christmas bestfriend, the new Red and Blue Tanduay Ice . (;

The point of this post is not really a "flash" of expensive brands and bling.

It's just self-expression, which I will be trying to focus more on this coming year in my blog. And when I say self-expression, I mean

thriftiness without having to sacrifice creativity and quality.

In other words, I will be more ~jologs and candid. In other words again, I decided to share my thrift queen expertise henceforth. Hope you enjoy! (:

2 Firsts Last 2nd of May

One is my very first bloggers event! It was a scorching hot World Bloggers Day in the metro last Monday. My dear friend, Boyacads, tagged me along a bloggers’ general assembly in SM Cubao Cyberzone. The gathering proved to be an occasion of learning from each other and making new, and awesome, very accommodating friends. Some of them were lifestyle blogger Azrael of Azrael's Merryland (who actually presided the event) Kuya John or Kumagcow, Justin of justinbreathes.com, Kuya Alexei of technoclast.com and some of the PMC moms. To top it all off, we got to feast in meals generously provided for by that Mang Inasal branch. Interestingly enough (well, at least for me), I was invited to visit one of the bloggers’ friend who recently opened a salon and check out the whole hairstyle scene in the middle of Q.C. I’m not sure it will push through but I am hoping it would. More on that soon. It was a day surely well spent celebrating a date dedicated to the “online press.”

"Bloggers Area" @ SM Cubao Cyberzone (photo by Azrael)

BoyAcads and I @ Mang Inasal (photo by Kumagcow)

Next, on my way home, I stumbled upon a thrift store along the corner of Monumento and EDSA. Though I was very tired, parched and blazed, I decided to reward myself to some shopping. I remembered a conversation with Boyacads on our way home about pants, about how few we have to be enough for the many casual-wear days of summer. And so, I was determined to acquire new pants for myself, and I did – I even got two!

They’re both high-waisted sailor skinny pants (resembling those sported gorgeously by Ping of allaboutfashionstuff.blogspot.com above; actual photos soon, after I triple washed them already), one is of a dark navy blue dye and one is almost black. The former is a Marella denim number while the latter’s a piece from Bossini jeans. With almost similar hues, why buy both? Well it all lies in the fabric. The Marella denims can be a go-to piece for any casual occasion. However, when the legs are craving for extra comfort and ease of movement, the Bossini pants do the trick since it’s made 100% stretchy cotton. These two new pairs of pants are truly great additions to my closet. At 35 bucks a piece, haggled at 60 for both, they’ll never EVER be regrettable!