Golden Afternoon

This is probably the preppiest I'll ever dress on this blog. I know I've dressed quite girly in the past, but never this preppy. But to be perfectly honest I think the winds have changed in terms of my style habits, from preppy to more grungy, and I think the warmer weather has something to do with it. I always go through style phases and some reoccur. A few times I've gone completely boyish wearing nothing but cuffed jeans and collared shirts layered under grandpa sweaters. This time however, as the weather gets warmer I find it way more unbearable to layer as much, and collar shirts although are super adorable, have found residence in the back of my drawers. Nowadays I'm sporting baggy, lighter clothing and cotton is currently my best friend. But don't think I'm going to go completely grunge on you guys all of a sudden, and leave all my dresses behind. When I started this blog I figured I'd get all dressed up once in a while and post pictures of the outfits, but it never really occurred to me to post all sorts of things I wear. Now I think it's time to transition into something more like that. Lots of outfits, not just dresses and heels. I think it'll give me more freedom and most likely more posts will result from it. For now let's just gawk at my latest look, something I describe as, "something I'd wear on a visit to meet Jackie O."









one more thing...here's a little teaser picture of a project I was working on with my mother this past weekend. It will appear in an outfit post soon, and I hope you guys like it!

Feeling Peachy

Surprisingly I'm feeling quite relaxed and pain free, when I expected to feel sore and grumpy. You see, it was only yesterday that I completed a 3+ mile run that I usual do a few times a week and had neglected for the past week or so, and therefore I assumed that the first day getting back into the groove would cause me physical anguish. I guess my body is already accustomed to the torture I put it through weekly. And no, I'm not much of a health fanatic, although the habitual running and vegetarian diet may suggest it. I tend to eat my fair share of junk, french fries being my most favorite splurge in the world. Oh and cookies!! How I adore cookies! Mmmmm and ice cream, oh cookies and ice cream, DIDDY RIESE! Yup my insatiable sweet tooth has already reared its ugly head, and all while my blog is still a fledgling. Tsk tsk. haha. But I assure you I know how to cook lots of healthy things, low sodium, low fat, low everything bad for you. Most of my recipes were spawned from my own culinary improvisation, and although it sounds impossible, my dad has supplied me with an impressive repertoire of vegetarian Filipino food. Yea sounds crazy when most cuisine from the PI almost religiously consists of meat and rice. I'd love to post a recipe so that you can try them out, but unfortunately I cook by taste and smell. I never measure anything, and neither does my dad. Luckily I'm a visual learner and just know how things are supposed to taste and how to get it to that point, otherwise my dad would never be able to pass anything on to me. Speaking of food, I'm starved, time to go cook myself some potato and veggie coconut curry, mmm spicy.

Oops almost forgot, because I felt so good today, I decided to dress super girly. This dress is quite lovely, light and airy. And I'm a sucker for a good floral print. Well that's my two cents about this outfit. Time to eat!








peach lace and chiffon dress - american apparel
light blue slip - vintage
cream, pink and yellow floral cardigan - forever 21
light brown cloche hat - uo

"If you think it's going to rain, it will." - Clint Eastwood

So it's best that we make our own weather. Today will be sunny. This was taken a while back, and at the time I wasn't up to writing about it. And up until now I had no reason to go back to the archives and resurrect it. I guess I was saving it for a rainy day. I have no problems with rain, I love rain. In fact I love it so much, once when I was in high school on a particular rainy day, part of the quad was flooded and there was a bunch of yellow tape reminding us students to avoid our newly manifested lake. Annoyed with the crowded bustle of the herd of my peers under the shaded walkways I decided to forge the river. And although I was knee deep in water I was able to safely cross, without losing all my supplies or drowning in the river which is what usually happens when you attempt such a feat on the old school, school computer game, The Oregon Trail. But I did end up with super squishy converse the rest of the day, and made a little trail of puddles everywhere I went. In fact I ruined a good pair of black chucks because of it (let it stay wet for two days and got all terrible). Now a days I'm better equipped, running in puddles with my whale wellies. I also get sick more often than I should because of this unhealthy infatuation with falling water and so it's best that it hasn't been raining all day for the past few days. The sun makes it's appearance every afternoon. Well now, after that very long derailment of thought I shall say a few words about the outfit. A summery dress, floppy hat and wedges, the uniform of summer.







striped dress - forever21
floppy hat - forever21
orange wedges - UO

Green Living

I'm a big fan of thrift stores. And no, my affection is not just for the musky smell of moth balls and mold, nor for the strange company. I love how the clothes are cheap and unique. Oh and when I say thrift stores, I don't mean those stores that buy up vintage goods from real thrift shops for pennies, and then mark it up and sell it in hipster chain boutiques. While on one hand they pick out the cream of the crop for you, and it's easier to find cute quality clothes in excellent condition, but damn, they're basically selling you old clothes at new prices, and your style choices are limited to what the buyers think is "fashionable." Where's the thrill of the hunt? And don't you want to make your own style choices. What if the fool that bought those 80s mini skirts passed on the 60s lime green shift dress you've been looking for all your life just because his ex boy toy's favorite color was lime green. But anyway, what was my point? Oh yes, cheap and unique. I'd like to pretend that I'm the type of chick that won't care if the girl sitting next to me on the bus is wearing the exact same thing I'm wearing, but I'd be kidding myself. I'm sure if that ever happened, I'd get off the bus 12 blocks before I should. (tangent: However, I am the type of chick that would be overly giddy if a drag queen sitting next to me on the bus was wearing the same thing I was.)

Thrift shopping is also great because it's actually charitable! Yup, you're buying old donated clothes, and a nice chunk of the money ends up going to needy. There is one thrift store that I frequent that helps out animals ♥ Though, if you go to those hip thrift boutiques, you're not funding those in need, you're funding the MAN! Although, another lovely way to find your thrift items is etsy. The vintage shops on etsy are independent owned and operated, whose owners are really just sharing their love of vintage, and supporting them is a good way to go. Warning: some etsy shop owners have crazy mark ups, so keep an eye out for those that provide affordable vintage. Lastly, before I forget, like the title of this post reminds us, buying thrift also promotes green living, because in theory we recycle clothes (which keeps them out of the dumps) and in turn clothing production will decrease, and we'll save the world! However, the current thrifting trend hasn't curbed clothing production and so well, those factories are still killing the planet, not to mention violating human rights and labor laws. But hey, we tried ;)








green corduroy jumper - thrifted vintage
cream and white polka dot blouse - thrifted vintage
gray argyle socks - target

Tribal Revival

I've been pretty busy with random things lately, and so I haven't been able to set aside time to take photos of my outfits. Today was particularly busy since I needed to do some last minute mother's day gift hunting, and to those of you doing the same, god speed amigos! Because of the frenzy of today, I basically threw this outfit together and didn't really like it to begin with. But as the day progressed I found myself liking it more and more. It's probably because of the functionality. The stretch cotton skirt allows for a lot of movement and stays put when the wind blows, the collared shirt makes me feel put together, and the sandals add a little height without making it any less easier to run around. There is a ton of blue and usually I like to mix in a lot of colors, but for some reason playing with different shades of the same hue turned out better than I expected. The belt adds a pop of color, breaking up the blue. Lastly, tribal prints are great because they are interesting to look at. Like a maze for the eyes, with a comforting touch of predictable repetition. On with the Tribal Revival!








baby blue collared shirt - thrifted

electric blue tribal print skirt - UO

navajo print embroidered belt - UO

blue sandals - outdoor market, Philippines

The Zephrs of Oz

Finally an outfit post after a long hiatus. As my previous post mentions I can't help but find myself preoccupied with multiple things at the same time, and inevitably projects either fall to the wayside or get neglected for a while until I rediscover my past fascinations and get back on the bandwagon. The title of the post is a reference to the Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, a copy of which I am holding throughout the photos of this post. It was a gift from my sister, who is aware of my current obsession with science fiction and fantasy novels I've been collecting from used book stores. My nose has been most recently buried in Earthworks a novel by Brian Aldiss, an author I was introduced to by the badass drummer in the drums & bass duo called the Dabbers. Initially I was looking for the recommended novel, Hothouse, but seeing that it's a rare out of print treasure, I came across two of his other works which seem equally as interesting.

Anyway, check out both the band and the author if you can, and for now we'll get back to the outfit. It seemed that the weather took a liking to the theme of the post by sending major gusts of wind my way as if to mimic Dorothy's tornado. And of course I was more concerned with my hat flying off instead of worrying about my dress flying up and flashing innocent bystanders. But luckily, being as immature as I am has it's perks, and instead of being embarrassed I just found it terribly amusing. Lastly, if you fail to see the wizard of oz in the outfit, I suggest you just imagine those sparrows on my frock are actually the flying monkeys. Flying monkeys? Nothing says high fashion like flying monkeys.










sparrow dress - h&m
gray wool hat - deena & ozzy
brown tights - target
brown penny loafers - urbanoutfitters
brown purse - vintage (my mother's closet)

Don't worry, I'm not dead, I'm just busy

Also, I haven't taken up a poor habit of wearing particularly hideous outfits that I'm too embarrassed to post, I've been dressing relatively nicely, colorful things as usual, but I'm just way too busy to take pictures and post them. I feel terribly guilty though and so I am sure we shall have an outfit post by the end of the day, or some kind of post. haha you see I tend to start things and get distracted and so this was one of my first endeavors that I was determined to have a singular direction, and of course I've neglected this blog by letting pre-1960s science fiction novels, and an excess of jogging take up my free time. I blame it on ADHD. So if end up posting things that have nothing to do with style, please keep in mind that eventually we'll get back on track. LOL