Outfit Repeater

If you happen to be a 90's kid like me, you could have also watched Hillary Duff's The Lizzie Mcguire Movie in your teenage years. Remember how she was humiliated by Kate Sanders for wearing exactly the same powder blue dress from the spring dance? Dreadful. Or Jamie in A Walk To Remember--mocked for wearing the same ugly sweater since kindergarten. Just typical mean-insecure-it-girls-bullying-the-class-nerds high school scenes, uh-huh, but those kind of stuck on me.

 As much as I want my closet to be an endless pit, it just isn't. There will always be that favorite dress or top that I will never get tired of wearing over and over again. Or that only pair of leather jeans I have that does magic to whatever top I pair it with. We all have our own outfit-repeating stories to tell. In fact, we're all guilty of being outfit repeaters once or twice or even a dozen more times in our lifetime. And guess what, nothing's wrong with it! 

Now let me tell you a little secret. The sad part of personal style blogging away from home (as I always say) is not having a camera and a brother (who patiently takes my photos) handy. It's attending events and wearing blog-worthy outfits and not being able to document them.  

I celebrated my birthday with a few friends and classmates last October 13 and as a yearly tradition, I get myself a new dress, a.k.a. birthday dress. So on that same day, I searched for April and ambushed her on a party just to take my photos. How desperate! Anyway, it took her a while to send me the photos (no worries girl, I totally understand!), so I re-wore everything from eyewear to shoes during our vacay just so I'd have my birthday outfit taken. Good thing, my hair's digipermed already (yes, yes, yes, I am now curly!) and I forgot some accessories at home; thus making outfit-repeating a little more subtle. Oh, what a hairstyle-change can do! XD 

And finally, the original birthday outfit photos! Thank you so much, April!

| eyewear: SM Accessories | necklace: Mizar Clothing | dress: SM GTW | bag: Guess | shoes: AsianVogue | First 5 photos by: Ralph Delfin | Last 2 photos by April Garcia of Sugar Plum Studio |

Call me outfit repeater or whatever label you want, but I will surely wear this dress again. It's just so pretty not to! :D

To those wondering why I still haven't posted the PFW photos yet, I'm sorry I forgot to bring them over when I left my hometown after the break. :( I hope this makes up for my forgetfulness in the meantime. Besides, I'm also very excited to share with you guys that the Style Bible team approached me after the show to take this photo!

 

Click this link to view it on their website: http://www.stylebible.ph/gallery/popup/parties/4330#18_1351570201103012

Check out the other photos in the gallery as well!

Have a blessed Sunday, everyone!

Much love,

Mela

P.S. Have you joined this giveaway? Giveaway Alert : WWW x Put It On

I'll be giving away loads of neon accessories soon, so keep posted!

P.P.S. I am finally on Instagram! Because I shall be busy in the coming weeks, I might update it more often than my blog! Follow away: wearismela

Mellow Yellow

(mullet skirt: Bubbles, accessories: Retazzo, shoes: Terra&Agua)

Photos by Ralph Delfin

It feels so good to be able to spend the weekend in my hometown! I missed eating homefood and sleeping in my room with my baby brother for two painful months! Although we're expecting 3 exams and SGDs this week, not having a Monday exam is such a blessing. A lot took place this past week which include me getting sick to the point of missing my exams and classes. :( I almost got rushed to the hospital due to fever and diarrhea. Thank God, I recovered quickly. 

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I've always been style savvy. You may have noticed that I don't give much emphasis on the brands I wear. That's because most of my clothes are 'brandless'. I buy stuff from the most random stores and if ever I'd drool over online boutique offers, I make sure that the items are the cheapest(in terms of price) ones available - not compromising the quality of course.

One online shop that has consistently gained my attention (and patronage!) is Bubbles. Bubbles started selling accessories and is currently into establishing its own ready-to-wear clothing line. New items and designs are uploaded almost every week and they get sold out in just a span of hours. You really have to be very alert to purchase the items of your choice! Aside from unique and good-quality pieces, what I like most about  Bubbles is that it's also based in Iloilo. I get spared from the hassles of bank deposits and shipping. :D Everything's affordable and very wearable, swear!

Click this link to visit Bubbles' Facebook page: Bubbles 

I hope everyone's safe and enjoying the drizzly weather as much as I do.

Much love,

Mela

High or Low

The blogosphere is currently flooded by mullets/fishtails/asymmetric skirts which are mostly sheer or made of chiffon fabric. Why the craze? Mullets are ultimately perfect day-to-night ensembles. Given the appropriate top and shoes, one can be a beach chic, an elegant party girl, or even go on a casual lunch date with friends. :)

As for me, I deviated a bit from the usual sheer and went all the way with prints and multi-colors. This one-piece dress spared me time from my usual dilemma of which top to pair my mullet with or which accessories to wear since its already printed. I also loved how the light fabric moved easily with the wind!

I wore this to church three Sundays ago. Since it really looked like a maxi dress from the back, I got unsurprisingly surprised glances when I turned around. Mini skirts aren't allowed at church but asking my mom's opinion (plus all the other persons at home), they said the dress was still modest enough to wear. Sunday is the regular day of worship for us Catholics. For most, especially the busy bees, it's their only day of worship. So if you dress so fab when you go to a friend's party, what more when you visit God's house? 

What is Sunday's Best for you? :)

Much <3,

Mela