Daily Outfit: Bye Bye January!

Time flies soooo fast! Today's the last day of January.... it's going to be February tomorrow! I'm excited for February because I have a lot of activities to do/places to go. I'll be going home to Baguio on the second week of February for my mother's birthday. A week after that, some friends & I will be going to Laguna, then a week after is my Legazpi trip!... wow! So many things to do, so little time! :) I even haven't booked an accommodation & tour for Legazpi yet. If you have suggestions, please tell me :D

Here's my Monday work outfit. The colors are a toned down compared to my previous outfit... something subdued for a change :) It's almost monochromatic except for the light pink shade on the dress. My friend noticed that I don't wear much of the accessories that I make. I told her that if I wear those that I make, I may never have the heart to sell it :P  I would want to have those items all to myself :D I guess today's an exception since I got to wear one of the pieces that I'm selling...

cardigan: Landmark, dress: Philosophy@SM, heels: Parisian@SM, bag: gift from sister, necklace: Quirky Classic

Upclose pic of the dress

One of my favorite necklaces from all of the items I made :)

 Anyway, hope your January turned out great. If not, there are still 11 months to fulfill things that needed to be achieved :D By the way, my Multiply site is not turning the way I hoped so I temporarily created a Facebook account for my accessories. Please check out facebook.com/quirkyclassic. Add me as friend too :D I'll also be posting some thrifted items soon (once I have the time to get the items from the laundry shop :P)

XOXO

Daily Outfit: Bluer Than Blue

This is a late post since this was my Wednesday work outfit. Anyway, just another quick post. I know, the title is an obvious giveaway :P I absolutely love this shade of blue, somewhat of a cobalt color. The dress is great not only because of the color but also of the details in the middle…. it hides my (really big) stomach problem :P I bought this style of dress in 3 different colors: blue, burgundy & black (which I already wore here).

dress: Landmark, leopard print heels: bazaar-bought

To finish the outfit, I paired it with my leopard print heels (which I already overuse). I use blue & brown combination quite a lot… but for me, it just works :)

In other news, I updated my last post since I successfully booked a P1 fare flights promo (Cebu Pacific) to Bohol (August) and Cebu (October) last Saturday early morning! I never had much luck booking for a piso fare promo before so I really didn't expect that my "experimental" booking to Bohol will actually go through :D So when it did, I excitedly booked for another one, this time for Cebu... and again, I had a successful booking! Luck is definitely on my side this time :P

Anyway, time to sleep... it will be Monday again later. Time sure does fly so fast!

XOXO

Daily Outfit: Conquer Your Fears

This was my Tuesday work outfit. It was finally time to use the bag I bought at Therapy (see original post here). Anyway, this is just a quick post. The title is about the snakeskin satchel... I'm so afraid of snakes!(super duper afffffrrrraaaaiidddd!) so the bag is the closest I'll ever get to conquering my fears hahaha :P Also, my Multiply site is already in it's first stages so talk about taking the first baby step towards my goal :D

tribal print top: bazaar bought; skirt: thrifted: bag: Therapy, stacked heels: Mario D' Boro

upclose pic of the bag

upclose pic of the top & skirt

Hope you'll have a good day... as for me, I'm on to rearranging my Multiply site :D


XOXO

Daily Outfit: Hodgepodge

Here's yet another quick post--- this time of my Friday casual work outfit. I’m not going for a particular style that's why it’s a hodgepodge of different items. My sheer top is more on the vintage/romantic side and the bag is a bit quirky...

white sheer top: bought from Australia, bag: Elements @ Landmark

 The studded wedge is somewhat edgy...

studded wedges: Mario D' Boro @ SM

...and the watch is definitely sporty :D

watch: Puma (birthday gift from friends)

  The important thing is that I still look presentable in the office hahaha. 

 I’m really looking forward to the weekend :D I’m thinking about doing thrift shopping. I kinda miss doing it… I just hope that my bed wouldn’t miss me too much :P If my plan does push through, I hope I'll be able to score great finds and post it here.

Enjoy the weekend!


XOXO

Christmas Shopping Part 2

I only got time today to actually take photos of the other batch of my Christmas Sale buys. This batch is what I call "The drapey, flowy dresses edition". I believe that if something fits you well and it's also something that you love, buy multiples of it :D I love drapey & flowy dresses since it doesn't cling to the body and it hides a multitude of body flaws. So I bought a lot of them while it's on sale... and most importantly, while I have money :P

The first batch are all solid colored:

cobalt blue jersey dress: Landmark

maroon blue jersey dress: Landmark

black blue jersey dress (sleeveless version): Landmark

up close draping of the black dress

draped jersey dress: Blanc et Noir @ SM Department Store

up close detail of the dress

aquamarine jersey dress: Philosophy @ SM Dept Store

I love the idea that these dresses are like a blank canvas. It can be matched with bold and/or printed accessories :)



Now on to the printed dresses:

hat print garterized dress: Tomato

The hats are so pretty :D

Pink & Gray animal printed draped dress: Philosophy @ SM Dept Store

The print and the drapes

purple bohemian printed chiffon dress: Tomato

love the print and the color combo or purple, white, & turquoise

 I just can't live without anything printed so I think it's just right for me to buy these dresses (ok, I'm just justifying my items :P).

I usually buy at Landmark and SM Department Store since they have a lot of inexpensive yet very chic items. I especially like Philosophy & Blanc et Noir so when I go to SM, these are the brands that I first check out.

This year, I've added Tomato to the go-to list. I really thought that their dresses are only for the very petite/slim but I was surprised that their dresses fit me as well (I'm a bit chubby and I have a stomach pouch to hide hahaha). They also have a very pretty collection of flats as well.

Since 2012 is now here, I wish you all more great finds to come :)

XOXO


P.S. Apologies for the poor quality of the photos. I was still a bit sleepy when I took this pics so it was taken in a rush :D

Daily Outfit: Chee-dots

I should have posted this yesterday but I was so tired from work. Anyway, here was my work outfit last Monday. I did a print-on-print on my dress and heels because I love both of the prints so much; I decided to just wear them together :) Monday was such a busy day... usually, it's less hectic than the 4 other work days but it really was different this time. Good thing, I felt great about my outfit :) I already wore this dress before - albeit, with a different belt and shoes (and no cardigan), see it here.

Dress: thrifted, cardigan & belt: Landmark, heels: bazaar bought

 On another note--- our company Christmas party will be this Saturday, December 10. The theme is Boogie Nights - 60s & 70s style :D I already have an outfit... well, I just hope that will work with the theme :) I'll make sure to take photos on that night... so just stay tuned hahaha.

XOXO

Daily Outfit: LRD

A LRD (little red dress) is not something that's on top of my fashion list (LBDs still reign supreme in my closet). In fact, red is not my favorite color at all. However, there's just something about this Forever 21 dress that struck a cord. The red-ness of this dress is just right--- not too bright, not too dark. What really made me fall in love with this dress is the sleeves... it reminds me of origami... or paper cutouts... or lattice... or... the list goes on :) The arms are not exactly my best body feature so this is exactly the reason why I don't go sleeveless... with this dress, I don't need to.

dress: Forever 21, bag: given by sister, heels: bazaar bought, earrings: SM

close up pic of the sleeves and earrings

close up pic of the heels

To complete the classic look that I was going for, I paired it with my new heels that I bought at a bazaar for only 450 pesos :D I just fell in love with this pair the moment I saw it. I then used the bag that was given to me by my sister. To make the outfit more "me", I chose "bohemian" earrings in dark orange (to complement the red and brown tones).

XOXO


P.S. It finally rained today!... definitely a much cooler day than yesterday :D

Daily Outfit: Blue Tiger

I'm feeling a little blue today (color-wise that is). I'm also wearing one of my favorite dresses ... it's comfy, forgiving in the belly area (very, very important for me) and it's animal printed! :) The dress also has subtle stripes across so it's like I'm wearing print-on-print!

dress: Samlin@SM, bag: given by my sister, heels: Mario D'Boro

upclose pic of the print

Nothing much to tell about what happened today except that we have a lot of things to do in the office... urgent requests here, multiple projects there...maybe it's because our customers are beating the Christmas rush (of year-end deadlines) :P

I hope that come December, we'll have more chillax time in the office!

xoxo

Mega Sale!

As much as I want to blog about Prince William & Kate's wedding, I was at work at that time and didn't get to see much of it. What I want to say though is that Kate (or should I say, HRH Princess Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge) looks amazing in that wedding dress! It's true to her style - classic and regal.

Anyway, what I want to share to you is my experience with the ongoing 3-day sale at SM Megamall (April 29-May 1). I went there yesterday and I have to say, it's both exciting and exhausting! Exciting because there are a lot to choose from... and exhausting because I feel like half of the population of Manila is there! :P I swear, at one point I thought that I was going to faint...

I have taken pics of my purchases. Again, I do apologize for my lack of photography and editing skills... do appreciate the items though :D

Here's the pic of what I wore that day:

Top, shorts, & beaded sandals: SM (haha I only realized it now that all of it are from SM :p), sequined bag: thrifted.

 

upclose pic of the sandals


I bought a dress and 2 tops from SM Department Store. I could have bought more if not for the hoards of people inside :p (it's hard to move and carry a lot with that condition)


animal print sleeveless dress... light enough that it's good for the increasingly hot weather. dress: Samlin

 

upclose pic of the dress... it actually has a stripe detail as well :)

 

My favorite purchase in the department store. It's a chiffon top with nautical details :) perfect for summer! top: Unica Hija



upclose pic of the print and gold buttons

Pleated top with flower print trim and ribbon belt. It's very vintage- looking which is ideal for pencil cut skirts or slim pants

Upclose pic of the pleated details and the floral ribbon belt

beige lace up sandals

Also, when I usually go to Forever 21, I only end up buying accessories... but this time I was finally able to buy 3 outfits which I sooo love! :D



This boho top may not be the ideal color for summer but I was really drawn to the details... so I will still think about when I should wear this :D



Details on the top.... so exotic looking :D



This is another bohemian top which I can definitely wear this summer! It's light colored and sheer :)



The embroidered details, the tassels, and lace... perfect! This is my favorite purchase in F21.



Red satin dress with sleeve details. When I bought this, I really thought that it's fuschia pink. It was only when I was taking pictures of it did I realize that it's actually red (and I didn't read the tag which indicated that it's Red :P)

The sleeve... it's a cool and surprising detail for a simple dress :)

I can say that even if I ended up so tired when I reached home, it was a very fruitful day indeed ;)

P.S. I mentioned on my previous post that I'll be posting my ukay purchases from Baguio. Well, I forgot to take pictures plus I already sent the outfits to the laundry shop... so I'll just post them one of these days (I hope) :P

Animal Instinct

I'm trying to catch up with my posts... and because of the SD card issue I experienced recently, the pictures I upload are not exactly taken real time. Here's another archive picture (although this was just taken last Thursday). This is my work outfit. It's not exactly a basic outfit (because of the print) but the cut and style is simple enough for me to wear at work. To boost some color, I added a cobalt blue cardigan (the weather is really unpredictable... there are days when it's quite cool).

Back to the animal print... it kinda reminds me of being an animal, not because I look like one (LOL), but because animals (especially those that live in the wild) have to fight to survive their environment. This is what I currently experience in the office (I hope I don't have an officemate who reads this). There are some people there that try to pull you down and back stab you. Some have attitudes that you don't understand, it drives you crazy! I used to cry a lot because of these situations but I realize that they are a waste of time and energy :D I'm trying to be stronger and just ignore them... (ok, this post is getting serious....)

Anyway, here's the pic of my office attire last Thursday :)

Dress: bought from bazaar, cardigan: thrifted, heels: SM Dept Store

P.S. I just realized that next to florals, animal prints is trailing behind as my print of choice! Just sayin'...

It's a Miracle!

Thank God my friend suggested I go to a photo studio to have my SD card repaired... as much as I was lazy going out at that time, I went ahead and go anyway. Lo and behold, they were able to recover my files! At least one of my dilemmas has been resolved :D

So here's a quick post of archive pics of my casual outfits. I think it's better late than never :p Not exactly sure how to dress casually 'coz there are more days that I wear work clothes but here you go :)

This was my casual work outfit last Friday. Top: Surplus Shop, Vest: given by sister-in-law, black jeans, shoes: Shoebox

Love zebra prints! :D

I'm not really sure when this was taken but I'm pretty sure this was a recent pic :P Apologies for my look here, I wasn't exactly feeling well when this shot was taken... Bohemian top: thrifted, blue jeans, shoes: bought from bazaar