The Girls of Dries

Images via Garance Dore and style.com

Yesterday I eyed a pair of Dries van Noten heels and couldn't tear myself away. I find his laid-back but graphic collections very inspiring. It seems like I'm not the only one. These women rock Dries like nobody's business.

Hopefully I can get a longer post in tomorrow. I have very little computer time to spend today unfortunately. But it will be Canada day so... here's hoping!

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Clothing for Men Autumn - Winter 2009 season

We are now enjoying the winter season, and our boys need to know how to dress well, for that I am leaving you a summary of what it was presented in Milan, Italy.

Mainly will be worn the darkest colours like black, brown, and gray, combined with some other brighting ones, and there is where trends will be marked. This year we will see red, yellow, green, purple, that is still in all fashion, orange and white for giving some like to clothing.



Related to materials, we will see a lot of wool and skin. Besides you may see that all printings have taken prominencem like squares, lines and rhombus.

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Gold Dust Girl

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Kate Moss for Topshop dress, thrifted blazer, Monica Fig shoes
photo by: Bj Pascual

This photo was taken almost a year ago for a local magazine. I forgot all about it until I was looking through my old files yesterday night. Anyway, it was taken by the talented Bj Pascual (hope you don't mind I stole the picture!) Thanks for making me look decent and a bit tall :D

Anyway see the gold studded dress? I got it a year ago on sale for P500 ($10) when it was originally around P5000 ($100) or something??? Best STEAL ever!!

Little Miss Dress Up readers... H and I are going on an adventure in about a week!!!
Can you guys guess where were headed????

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June 29, 2009

I felt a bit claustrophobic looking at my own blog this morning. Hence the rapid layout change. The old theme was starting to look a little too haphazard. I hadn't even updated it to be compatible with blogger's new (now, old) features yet! So I redesigned everything and painstakingly added all of the links back in. Things are looking much more organized now, don't you think?



Yesterday I decided to go for a boyish 1950's look. I wore a thrifted blouse that very much reminds me of something Izzy from the Dandy Project would wear. I really dig his stylish self designed shirts. The sunglasses I'm sporting are also second hand. They are my absolute favorite pair and I wear them with everything. They have a bad habit of going missing for a few weeks during which I miss them immensely. But they've reappeared! The belt and bracelet are also thrifted and the jeans are from Zara.




Check out this awesome powder blue car! It matches my retro-themed outfit perfectly. It seems like all the vintage car collectors only pull their beauties out of hiding when summer comes along. I've never seen so many amazing cars in one week!

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Changes

Time for a layout change! Don't freak out if things look off for the next few hours.

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What I'm Wearing 27.06.09

My brain refuses to work so I apologize for this very brief post. I thrifted this lovely pink sheer blouse a few days ago. I like it best layered over another bright pink top, but I'm open to other suggestions!

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Fashion Bloggers Take Over Holts Windows

Yesterday I stopped by Holts again to take photos of their ode to the blogosphere. I couldn't help but chuckle as not all the windows really capture the essence of the blogger they are supposed to represent. Apparently the bloggers themselves had no say in it. Sorry for the reflections in the windows, I didn't have my polarizer on me at the time. Darn. Also, check out Anita Clarke's window from the Bloor Street, Toronto location. I think it's much more snazzy than Vancouver's.

Tommy from Jak and Jil




Garance Dore



Scott Schuman from The Sartorialist


Anita Clarke from I Want - I Got


Bryan Boy



Jane from Sea of Shoes

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Tokyo Boys

Both Jane of Sea of Shoes and my boy's best friend are in Tokyo right about now. I have to say, I'm extremely jealous. I'd be a kid in a candy store people watching in that city! Here are a few of my favorite looks from dropsnap.jp from the last few months. The first boy is wearing Pelican Avenue! I recognized the rainbow print instantly, having blogged about them before. Isn't it just amazing worn so casually?

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Academic Urges

photo credit: my sister, Mechie
she's the artsy, techy, and creative one.

Since arriving from Taiwan, I've had an inexplicable urge to do research for my dissertation. The night my plane touched Manila, I got home and spent 3 hours on jstor reading relevant academic journals. I've also been digging up old newsweeks for articles on east asian political economy (To no avial. Everything written in the last 5 months is about Obama).

If only these urges came at the right time of the year and not during Summer.

You know, when they actually count for something.

*A special hello to our loyal reader, Ms. Janna Pablo! I love you:D

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What I'm Wearing 26.06.2009

Today I stopped by Holts in the morning to check out their blogger window display that I mentioned a couple of posts ago. They hadn't actually finished it when I got there around 11. Or when I returned at noon after browsing through the store and Pacific Center mall. Drats. I will be back in the area tomorrow to take another look. I did, however, see a miniature Tour Eiffel, a stack of magazines, and snapshots of various fashionistas including Kate Lanphear peeking out from the bottom of a white curtain.

I also ventured inside to see what sort of pieces they're stocking. I rarely venture to Holts because I know I'm never going to buy anything (maybe in a few years). But I was surprised to find a gorgeous printed Jean-Pierre Braganza dress there, because from snooping around online I thought the collection would only be sold in Toronto stores. I also asked the nearest sales lady if they carried Mark Fast, but she had never heard of him, and neither did another sales associate she asked. Way to go guys! He's even featured in your catalogue! I guess his pieces are only stocked in Toronto then. It's too bad, I was just itching to have a close-up look for myself.

I was wearing a newly thrifted bright-pink tank underneath my current favourite blazer (that I wear far too much these days) with Topshop trousers. The shoes are inconsequential. Brown sandals. I felt the need for comfort.

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Out and About

Yesterday I met up with my friend Andra for a early morning stroll through Vancouver's Chinatown. She wanted to document the Main St/Chinatown area. I brought my camera around to take photos as well. It's been ages since I've used it for anything else besides the blog. As a warning, if you're squeamish, or vegetarian, two pictures towards the bottom show dried lizards and dead fish. Just warnin.



The forecast called for rain, and it was drizzling a bit when I left the house, so I put on my rainboots expecting to splash in some puddles. But the rain never came, and I felt like a bit of an idiot walking around with heavy duty rainboots and a tweedy blazer. Am I still living in Vancouver? Where has all the rain gone? I changed later on in the day and put on a pair of brown booties. I called this look great depression chic version 2.0, because the Federal Reserve is between a rock and a hard place right now. Seemed fitting.

I don't know what my friend saw in a discarded can of beer, but I was into her matching tights and shoes contrasted against the blue wall.



The photo directly below reminds me of something my boyfriend would take.





I was fascinated with the dried lizards. Does anyone know what they're called? And what their purpose is? And how they're used?

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Gone to Taiwan

I'm back in Manila and my pants are tight.
So much food, so little time.

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In winter 2009 you also must be in Vogue!

The overcoats of this year 2009 will be of long court, fitted in the waist, both for men and for women. In winter many patterns will be seen with flowers, streaks, spots and leopard.

The overcoats that stand out for men are those of military court that are crossed in the front part and with double tier of buttons, the big well scarves. The overcoats will be the detail that stylizes the woman and highlights their figure; therefore they will have belts that show up the waist. Sweaters of all colors, but that heighten the feminine waist, classic jeans or with elephants paws, in this winter fashion season 2009 nothing discards previous fashions, it is a mix of textures and pledges.

The autumn fashion season 2009, it will be classic but with details of color, the overcoats will be used with skin or without skin, oxford trousers or paws of elephant, accessories of silver and gold colors, really short booties as those that were using in another period together with wedges, jeans, garments and skirts and shoes of round top with platform.

This year 2009 all will be allowed, as long as it shows up the woman figure. The tendencies of fashion in this 2009 are showing that fashion of the 50s is coming back (the most sexy time, skirts to the waist and all well tight in the top part), 70 (romantic clothes) and 80 (fleecy clouds, blemishes, unstitched clothes and leather), this means that they will be very feminine and sensual pledges, allowing to insinuate the slender body.

The IN colors of this season will be blue with its derivatives, green, orange, yellow, white, black and gilding. The skirts will be use so long that no skin will be seen except in the feet using sandals with strips to tie them up, both long strips that come to the knee or to the ankle. Also the safari clothes style will be seen and tight coats. Trousers in Chopin style and with elephant paw and with frayed edges everywhere come well. Short with big patterns and of jean and trousers with a batik touch.



The fashion tendencies of 2009 mark that the clothes will be fill with flowers and streaks of all sizes, also in blouses like in rowers and trousers. The cloths that will be seen more will be the linen, gabardine during the day, I level, sateen, silk, modal.



And as the accessories complement the fashion of the woman, they will take gigantic bracelets in all colors, necklaces with stones of big sizes and big purses of the colors of fashion.

Be ready for this season and go shopping!

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What I Was Wearing 24.06.09

I was a little worried for a couple of days when I couldn't find my USB cord to upload photos, hence the lack of outfit posts. But huzzah, it has been found! Don't you hate it when other people clean up your stuff and hide it away where you have trouble finding it? Maybe I should just stop leaving my things around the house... Anyways, a while back ago I made a post about my sort-of Doc Martens, but just a week after that I found these babies at my favorite thrift store. I think someone gave them away because one of the laces snapped, making them shorter, but I really don't mind leaving them partly undone at all. Well, what do you think?



I'm off to go thrifting again before my shift. I found some nice things last night that I'm hoping are still in store...

I think I'll also be checking out the blogger expo going on at Holts tomorrow. If I do, I'll be reporting back!

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Mientra pensaba con qué rellenar mi maleta se me ocurrió este post :)

While I was thinking what to put inside my suitcase I came across this ideafor a post

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Fan Girl

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You guys probably know by the now that I get excited by the littlest things. So when my cousin and I were randomly walking around New York you could imagine how thrilled I was to see The New York Palace right in front of me. It's the hotel which is supposedly home to Chuck Bass and the Van Der Woodsens.

Now I regret NOT going on the Gossip Girl tour!!! Next time....maybe in September?

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