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5.04.2013

Flower Child

By Mela D. on Saturday, May 04, 2013

So my dad finally decided to buy new lens for our DSLR. Yipee.

You can only imagine me jumping around with giddiness over the turn out of these photos, set after set.

It's been long since I got outfit photos as bright and clear as these. Happiness! :3

I've been planning to make a DIY flower crown for the longest time.

And as they always happen, my first DIY attempts usually end up funny.

Very, very funny. It's really okay to laugh.

Say hello, Mother Nature!

Meet the sweetiepie behind my ootd photos. :)

Have an awesome weekend y'all!

Much love,

Mela

P.S. This is also an entry to IFB Project #103 : Vintage Vixens

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5.02.2013

Philippine Fashion Week Day 5 S/S 2013: Burdang Taal, Habing Pilipino

By Mela D. on Thursday, May 02, 2013

Sem break 2012 was well-spent.

Aside from quality time and random adventures with my family, our sched permitted me and my mom to watch the Burdang Taal, Habing Pilipino Show during the Philippine Fashion Week.

Now do not feel a tad of insecurity if this show doesn't ring any bells on your haute couture-programmed eardrums. Burdang Taal, Habing Pilipino for Spring/Summer 2013 was actually the first one in the Philippine Fashion Week history.

Along with the local government of Batangas, Runway Productions' main goal was to awaken the embroidery industry of Taal that was long established during the Spanish era. To promote fashion tourism and to provide more job opportunities for its residents, Burdang Taal was once again given distinction by talented Filipino designers whose creations I will be showcasing in this post.

Because we got second-row seats parallel to the middle of the runway, most of my photos were taken on sideview. :( I sure hope though that they've given justice to the designers' amaaaazing creations.

Johnny Abad

Bergamo

Barba

Dong Omaga-Diaz

Edgar Madamba

Edgar San Diego

Fanny Serano

JC Buendia

Jontie Martinez

Lito Perez

Ole Marabe

Oskar Peralta

Randy Ortiz

Richard Papa

Roland Lirio

And of course, here are some of my favorite photos during the final rundown.

I enjoyed how the colors popped from model-to-model! It was also a good opportunity to take photos of the collections that I missed during the individual designer presentations.

I just had to take a photo of Fanny Serano. Hihi.

The second head (poking from left) is Renee Salud's. They're seated just right in front of us!

Can you guess whose collections were my favorites? (CLUE: tangerine and cutouts)

My fingers are still crossed for PFW Holiday 2013 this May.

I really WISH I could watch again!

See you there guys if I can. :)

Much love,

Mela

P.S. If you haven't read the post on my outfit during this show yet, you can click the link below:

http://www.wearismela.com/2012/12/from-beach-to-runway.html

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4.23.2013

Better Days Are Ahead

By Mela D. on Tuesday, April 23, 2013

And better photos I hope.

I'm beginning to grow frustration over blurry photos and DSLR settings.

I swear I did all the best that I could to salvage them via photo processing but the images still look very soft and overexposed. I hope that you guys will still be with me in this time of blogging tribulation.

I will not stop until I figure this thing out. Promise. :)

| top: c/o cousin Paola | skater skirt: DIY | shoes: So! Fab | photos by John and Jeph Delfin |
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Because it's spring on the other side of the world, I came up with a spring-inspired weekend outfit.
This sure will look good with a floral crown but I decided to make the look more edgy with a pseudo-side shave. Blogger friends Kookie Buhain, Em Trava and Gizelle Faye have been rockin' this hairstyle for quite some time so I wanted to try it myself by sweeping all of my hair to one side, taking advantage of my wide forehead. I'm certainly not bold enough to get half of my head shaved but I think I'll need a haircut one of these days. Hairstyle suggestions, please? :)

Much love,
Mela

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12.26.2012

From The Beach To The Runway

By Mela D. on Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Merry Christmas everyone!

I am back from the crazy buzz of medschool and the holiday rush with this super late intro/outfit post on my first ever Philippine Fashion Week experience last October. To those wondering how I got flooded by invites (with a total of 10 free shows to be exact), I've really been persistent (and prayerful!) since June. Searched online and connected with both designer and blogger friends from Manila just to get into this big fashion event until I landed over philippinefashionweeklive.com. They launched an online raffle in August and I got picked!

I was never lucky with raffles and giveaways but I guess this one was just meant to be. Our family trip was packed hence I only got to attend one show. Cheers to extra invites, there was more than enough for me and my mom!

Preview Magazine's Daryl Chang in electric blue. Just look at those shoes! She's drop-dead fashionable, I'd trade my entire closet to take her place even just for a day. Front row in fashion shows, all-day, everyday, gaaaah! Me and Mom were given second row seats--good enough view for first-timers, eh?

Mom in a ruffled turtleneck peplum top. Proud stylist/daughter here!

What do you think of our black-and-red mother-and-daughter combo?

The best things are hidden at the most unusual places! Got this ombre dress for only P899 from SM Ladies' Fashion's resort line, Coco Cabana. Yes, yes, yes, I am wearing a beach dress! Lesson learned? Never underestimate the resort wear section. Their maxi dresses are way cheaper and they look absolutely fit for formal events, too.

And my luck didn't just end there. I was also spotted by the Style Bible team! Oh that night was certainly a dream come true! I finally have a photo with the StyleBible.PH logo on it. View it here: http://www.stylebible.ph/gallery/popup/parties/4330#18_1351570201103012

A lot of good things happened to my blog this year because of all your support. I believe it's just about time to stand alone and get my very own domain. What do you guys think of wearismela.com? I'll be posting the runway photos plus all the other backlogs next. Happy holidays!

Much love,
Mela

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