Outfit of the Day: Space Flower

About three weeks ago, I attended a red carpet screening at Downtown Independent so I dressed up a bit. Yeah, this is my attempt at being fabulous. 

I wanted to wear some heels with the dress just to look a bit official but it was cold and I really enjoyed the Star Trek-ish cut of this scuba knit dress so I thought that I should just wear my knee-high boots to play up that look and also take advantage of the few remaining cold days that we're going to have here in California.

Photo credit to my awesome friend Ray for taking this photo for me. I can't imagine anybody else taking my OOTD photos now. Hahaha.

Outfit of the Day: Raspberry Mocha

Contrary to my last OOTD post, I attempted for some color in this outfit. I put this together last year as well, around the time that the semester was ending and we were wrapping up by finishing our final project for Typography class. I was redesigning the Pop-Tarts packaging from childish to environment-friendly and modern so my project consisted of neutrals and splashes of color to indicate the flavor. I would link it here but I'm working more to improve it and I rather show it off once I'm happy with it. 

Anyways, I found myself unconsciously putting together earthy colors accented with a lively color.

Again, I worked with my friend Ray for these photos. He would tell jokes or tolerate silence at the right moments to encourage natural poses and expressions. I totally did not know what I was doing but he totally knows how to work with my awkwardness. Hahaha. 

I really wish I could wear these boots a lot more. I'm in-love with how they look and I had them for a while now but I feel really self-conscious wearing them. The tongue doesn't stay in place very well (as you can see in the picture above where the tongue of my right boot slid to the side). On top of that, the material is still pretty stiff and it makes this squeaky sound when I walk. Hahaha. I thought it'll loosen up after a few days of usage but they didn't. I'll keep trying though. Maybe wear them some place where it's loud and no one has to know that they make weird noises. Hahaha.

Outfit of a Day: Salander

Found myself wearing pants this whole week which reminded me of this outfit that I put together last year! If anyone goes to my school, you're most likely to catch me in something like this as I feel most comfortable being a stressed out college kid in this ensemble.

Some might say that this might have been Lisbeth Salander-inspired and I will definitely take that as a compliment. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is one of my favorite movies and Lisbeth Salander is one of my life goals. Hahaha. I'm more than honored to have my outfit reflect her style.

I have my good friend Ray to thank for these photos. He really knew how to make me look good! Hahaha. I've never been more comfortable staging and getting some photos taken. I'm looking forward to working with him a lot more!

9/27/14 Outfit of the Day: Autumn Day to Fall For

Autumn is my favorite season. We didn't have it back in the Philippines but I've always thought that it was the most gorgeous one.  When I experienced my first Autumn here in the US, I fell in-love with it so much more. I don't do well in the cold (but I love it anyways) but Winter is too much for me. (You might say, I haven't really experienced Winter since I'm from California but whatever Winter I had was the only Winter I had ever known.) Autumn, on the other hand, is the perfect mix of sun and cold. 

The bag I have on there is a vintage Ralph Lauren bag handed down to me by my mom. She said she'd had it for about more than five years and being the the very careful lady that she is, it's still in wonderful condition. She gave it to me because she was making room for more stuff. She's usually very generous and donates her beautiful stuff to the local thrift store but this one, she can't easily give away. I'm not an expert on high-end fashion things but she said that Ralph Lauren stopped making bags with the brush accessory. This one still has it.

I was really lucky to be able to experience Autumn in Carmel. Back in LA, it is still summer. Yes. Until now.