Heavy Bottoms

Paisley and scarf prints are definitely back!

I felt some kind of deja vu when I saw these patterns online.

Dug up my memory bank and voila, these were actually those familiar twisted teardop prints on my grandmother's dusters! Fashion has indeed its way of resurrecting itself. :D

My pops came over three weeks ago for a meeting and this is what I wore during our quick lunch-out. These photos were taken a week later (yeah, I recycled these pieces for a few minutes just to be photographed). Thanks, Tajen Sui!

Necklace from Mizar Clothing. 

Iloilo-based online shops are currently growing in number! That means faster transactions and worry-free pick-ups! No shipping fees involved!

Do not be deceived. I am not wearing a maxi skirt. These are palazzo pants!

Limited edition SO! Fab heels by Boop Yap.

So many Yaps in the world, I wonder how we are all related. Hmmm

Slit-back top from bebe.

The only kind of bag I dislike : eyebags. :(

What I wore to the Bloggers United 3 was featured online--twice! Yayyyy

Visit Philippine Street Fasion here!

stylebible.ph :)

Thanks to Marco of Philippine Street Fashion and StyleBible.PH!

That's all for now loves.

It's time to switch back to hardcore reading mode.

Four exams and three SGD sessions are waiting for me next week. Pray for me, please?

I hope everyone's enjoying the weekend! :D

Much love,

Mela

Stranger Anxiety

The very talented Tajen Sui helped me out with my outfit posts two weeks ago and it was quite an experience working with someone so skilled in photography. You see, I started blogging not because I wanted to be a fashion/portrait/ad model or something close to that. I simply want to document what I wear just so I have something to show my future grandkids, hehe. Dressing up has always been my form of expression. But with the life that I have now, being artsy is almost  an impossibility. :(

BUT. Thank God for Saturdays! It's the only time of the week when I can go out and just be me. With going out I don't mean malling/partying, it's actually that one hour I spend in the chapel two blocks away from my dormitory. :| Yes, I know, that's how self-deprived I am. Studying medicine entails delaying gratifications and sacrifice. Phew. I know that time will come when I can finally freely trot the streets (or must I say, wards?) in my favorite dresses and high heels without worrying about upcoming Monday, Tuesday, Friday exams or SGDs. Yayyyy! Someday. :D

    

Here's what I wore to church many Saturdays ago.

With the moody Iloilo weather, I have somehow mastered the art of bipolar dressing. A loose top and palazzo pants -- both flowy and silky--  made the perfect combination. Everything was so cool and so light, I felt like I was just wearing pajamas. I could sleep wearing this ensemble! 

I left most of my accessories in my hometown so I chose pieces that could actually stand on their own. With a top as dainty as this, who needs a necklace? 

I am so inlove with palazzo pants! If paired with the right top and shoes, they can make thin legs look fuller and plump legs look slimmer. Try raiding your mom's closet, I'm sure she has a lot of pants like these!

I was accustomed with my brother taking my photos, hence this new encounter brought the most awkward and shaky Lia. :| Nevertheless, thank you, Tajen for your time and patience! :D

How are you guys coping with school?

Much love,

Mela

Hey Shorty

Here's another attempt to colorblock. 

I got lost again in my messy closet, hence, what I wore here from the top to jeans are my mom's. :) I love the fact that whenever I fall short of clothes, I always have other closets to run to -- like my mom's and even my brother's. Even my grandma's. HAHA. My boyfriend is lucky that he doesn't live anywhere near because his closet might be the next victim. :P

Please don't hate me for wearing the same shoes. I just want to cherish the last days of its existence because I'm betting that it will breakdown anytime. :( Please, please, not until I find another one like it. :(

Thank you Manang Gina for being my last-minute photographer!

As a child, I often received compliments for being a long-legged girl. I used to think that I will grow really tall but then my growth halted at 5ft 3in. when I reached college. Quite average, but sometimes I wonder why I look so short in photos. :/ Maybe because of the angle or something? I've met some bloggers in person and most of them were just my height or even shorter but why do I look so short? Hehe. Help, I need enlightenment. :/ 

I just finished packing and I'm all set to leave my hometown again tomorrow. :(

Nevertheless, this isn't goodbye yet for us. I still have a few backlog posts before I finally go on a leave of absence. I will be holding giveaways, from time to time, so just keep visiting! :D

Much <3,

Mela