Prints, please?

We went to Friday's on a Friday! My college friends and I had a get-together to hangout with our balikbayan (although she's here so often she may not qualify to be called such, but technically she is) kabarkada Gianna. Being cooped up all day in the house got me bouncing off the walls. And what do you know, my clothes reflected it!

Zebra print top: Notations | Paint splatter skirt: Random Bangkok street bazaar | 

Pony hair and leather harness boots: fivebyfiveph.multiply.com | 

Pink raindrop bear necklace: online store | White watch: Bench | 

Neon pink bracelet: Cotton On | Love connector ring: Forever 21

I love how the prints explode! Plus add the pops of color and I was all revved up for the night! I think, more than anything, what makes print mixing work are two things: (1) confidence; and (2) proportion. Coz let's face it, if you're not really confident that what you're wearing works then it really won't work regardless of brand and 'it' factor. Also, the number one rule of good dressing (well, at least for me) is good proportion. If you have that down pat, then you're good to go. But one does not work without the other, so better bring them both along for the ride. So that's my formula: confidence + GOOD proportion = smashing outfit. Well, at least that's the core of dressing for 'lil ol' me.

Anyhoo, back to our get-together. We got to talking about our yearly Christmas/New Year party. Since last year, we've been assigning a theme. Last year, it was red, black and gold. This year it's all colors. We got assigned colors. And I picked NEON. As in it has to be head-to-toe neon. Good thing though, no color restriction. I love a good challenge! Any suggestions? Lemme know!:)

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From the chunks of my hair to the clunk of my boots

Going to work once a week seems nice at first. Then boredom sets in. Then you do random things. So when my friend Jana asked me to go out with her to get a haircut, I agreed right away. I already had short hair to begin with (almost shoulder-length) so I decided that the only way to do it, barring hair extensions, was to get an even shorter haircut. Given that I've always wanted to try it and my boyfriend is super into short hair, I figured, "what the hell, let's go!"

So we went over to Studio Fix by Alex Carbonell over at Greenbelt 5 and there my locks (that weren't the longest to begin with) were hacked off. And may I just say, Randy, our stylist, is a genius. Jana got a Keratin Smoothing Treatment that lasted for hours! By the time we were done, I was rushing to The Fort for dinner with my friends. Being the great supporters that they are, they took a ton of pics. And now I give you my new hair:

Yes, it's short. My peg was Katie Holmes' pixie cut. What do you think?

And here's the rest of my outfit:

Top: Cotton On | Skirt: Vintage | Bag: JC Penney | Necklace: Vintage
 | Watch: Bench | Ring: Forever 21 | Shoes: fivebyfiveph.multiply.com 

Olsen boots from fivebyfiveph.multiply.com

Aren't the boots lovely? Apparently, they're rip-offs of the Balenciaga boots that Mary Kate Olsen popularized, hence its name. I swear it adds about four to five inches to my height! Being short never bothered me before (I'm 5'0 flat), but now I think I wanna wear more heels to add at least a couple of inches to my height. I actually got to look down on people! I'm so used to looking up!:)) Oh and did I mention that they're uber comfy? They really are! The inside is lined with a soft hair-like material so it's really a dream to walk with. Don't let the height intimidate you!

Seeing my lovely clunky boots made me realize that although I'm more partial to gray and taupe, I have actually started a collection of black boots.

Studded slouchy boots: Zara A/W 09 | Elfin ankle boots: Trunk Show
 | Pony hair and leather harness boots: fivebyfiveph.multiply.com

What's your fashion collection? Click click!

Btw, congratulations to Tricia Gosingtian, Domz Tiu and Lissa Kahayon for being named Forever 21 Philippines' brand ambassadors, along with Patricia Prieto. I'm so jealous!

Outfit and hair photos by LESTER PASCUA.

A dress and a first

Today was family day, as is usually the case here in the Philippines. We all got together with my mom's siblings to celebrate their youngest brother's birthday. I was too lazy to put on anything complicated so I just pulled out a random maxidress and that was it. I'm a sucker for accessories so I just had to pile them on to jazz up my otherwise uber plain outfit. Don't you just love maxidresses? It makes me feel like I'm traipsing down the beach. And the simplicity of it, ah snaps to no-fuss dressing.

Oooh, this post marks my very first outfit endeavor (for this blog at least). Now,  I have to warn you that the photos are in no way stellar. But really I just wanted to have a go at it and share my exploits with you.

Dress: Perceptions at Target | Shoes: shoecrazeee.multiply.com | Earrings: Aldo |

Bracelet: bazaar | Bangles: H&M | Watch: dad's Rolex Submariner | Necklace: Jerusalem

Speaking of sharing, get a load of Jane Aldridge (Sea of Shoes)'s latest post. Love her photos. Reminds me of fashion editorials. Is it just me or is she getting better looking by the minute? I would love to raid her wardrobe. Whose wardrobe would you love to raid? Click, click and lemme know!:)