Style Origins: Trinoma

The fabulous Cesca Litton as the chica host for that night!

Joseph Marco clad in an amazing blazer.

There were several wire structures all over the stage. One served as a cage. Loves it! 

Enchong Dee in a pair floral pants from Sassa Jimenez

Jonver and Cariza. New friends!

A hazy me with Mamon Lopez. Yup, Mamon. Loves it!

The obligatory group shot; mirror style!

Cariza invited me to attend the Style Orgins Fashion Show held in Trinoma's Activity Center yesterday, May 5. It was such an amazing show! Several brands showed their current season as well as several menswear designers featuring their capsule collections. Designers M Barretto and Norman Noriega showed a comprehensive collection which received oohs and aahs from the crowd. It was definitely jaw-dropping!  I heard Nixon Marquez was suppose to show a collection but someone told me he was out of the country. Oh well, I bet he has a great one nevertheless. Hopefully I could see it soon!

I was with Cariza and Jonver throughout the show. After the event, we all headed out to the famous Moonleaf Maginhawa. We all grabbed some milk tea and talked so much! It's amazing how you can be totally awkward with people at first then be friends with them at the end of the day. We had so much fun and  definitely, this should not be the last.

Forest Red's and Blues

Polo from Ralph Lauren

Tribal shirt from Crazy Eddie's

Jeans from Giordano Concepts

Shoes from Doc Martens

Glasses from SM Accessories

Second day in the province and I badly wanna go home. HAHA Kidding. Thank god we're staying at this hotel-slash-restaurant that's livable. Yep, livable. Not entirely luxurious but I can totally live with that. And besides, we're the only ones checked in. So yeah, woot woot!

On that day, (if I remember it well. haha) we attended the annual procession around town. It's quite tiring and stressful, ugh. But nevertheless, I enjoyed mingling with the people from the province. They seem to be really interested on the things I'm wearing. Which is weird for me, honestly speaking.

I wore this blue solid colored polo over a tribal shirt to balance it out. Makes each other stand out. And since my wardrobe is limited, I have to use these pants and boots all over again. Oh well. But why red and blue? Because I love red and blue! Blue, especially.

The good thing about being in the province is you will never run out of places to take good photos. I mean, these photos were taken just behind the church! Crazy, I know! Almost looks like a forest. LOL

But then again, I was in the province. There are more trees than houses. Just sayin'.

Of Fields And Abandoned Schools

Shirt from Gap

Pants from Karl Leuterio. Got it during Blogger's United!

Shoes from Sebago

Straw hat from SM Accessories

Vintage Sunglasses from the mother

For the past month, April, obviously, I've been very busy! I went to the province, did several shoots (which I'll be posting soon enough) and went to so many places! April has been an amazing month for me and hopefully May will be! So apologies for the month-long hiatus.

On the second week of April, we went to the province to celebrate the Holy Week. And when I say province, I mean proooovince! It's a 7-hour drive away from Manila my love. Lots of fields, nipa huts and carabaos. LOL. But I think the fresh air did a lot of good stuff for me. Made me feel cleaner. Even if it's only on the inside. CHOS. 

Day 1. This is what I wore. It was pretty hot that day and jeans were definitely not an option. The straw hat was a summer staple, obviously. But it was also there to cover my disastrous hair. HAHA 

There are so many fields where my parents come from so we just HAD to shoot there. And it's amazing having an audience of chickens and cows watching while you pose in the middle of a rice field. Yihee! Insane, I know!

The last shot we took in an abandoned school. Really cool place to shoot in the morning, really scary place at night. HAHAHA

More province related posts to go! It's been an insane month and I'm completely backlogged.

Toodles!

Annuale Live 2012

Last March 28, I got invited to watch SDA's Annuale Live 2012. The show featured SDA's most promising talents in different fileds such as production design, dance, music, fashion design, animation, and lots more. It was truly a great show! Really! And it's quite amazing to see what other art schools can offer. 

There was never a dull moment. It's more of a variety show actually! And you never know what's next. It was a dance number, then a choir presentation then a film showing then something next! What really struck me was that it was a celebration of talent; something we don't see very much in CFAD. You can totally tell how they have no artistic limitations.

People who know me very well are aware that I wanted to shift to CSB but I feel like I wanna finish my course here in UST first. CSB SDA's atmosphere is more appropriate for artists. I dunno, there's something in their air. You can easily express yourself there without getting your ID taken. LOL. But then it had me thinking.

I just wish CFAD was more artistically understanding.  I hope CFAD becomes a place where you can foster creative growth and not restrain it.

As for the show, bravo, SDA! Bravo indeed. 

Now when will CFAD have a show like this? HAHA

Old Hallowed Halls

I attended my sister's Recognition Day in DBS a few days back. It was the school that formed my elementary years. It's quite small now since I already grew up. HAHA 

I found the Recognition Day rites a bit boring. And to think that I've been a part of so many of those! I was actually an overachiever when I was a kid; getting all kinds of awards and medals, unlike now. But really, must've sucked for the parents who are waiting that long; mine included. Lol.

I had the camera with me that day and since I was bored beyond belief, I started taking photos; random snapshots to be more exact. Did it in black and white for a more nostalgic appeal. It's only now that I started to appreciate the schools I come from. An appreciation a bit too late, don't you think?

I miss this place. I miss being a kid. Nearest thing I'll get to being a kid is to be a kid at heart.

Go lang ng go!

Crazy Saturday Evenings

Had milk tea at Moon Leaf with Nina after the Mode show. Free Chalk magazine! Whoopee!

Met up with Nicole. Even if their entry for Fashion Wars didn't win, it was still beyond awesome!

Crazy people at this awesome party! 

With Ronn Wong. He designed the blazer he's wearing! Check his blog here.

With the gorgeous girls Nina and Ashley!

Headed to The Distillery Makati afterwards for a few drinks. With my brother here. Check out the skulls!

What I wore:


Jacket from 5CM
Polo from the father
Pants from Hong Kong
Boots from Doc Martens
And my usual stash of accessories

Had an amazing, random night last 17th of March! Watched the Mode Fashion Show then headed to Silver City to the Avant Garde party with Ronn, Mikhail and my brother. We also supported Nicole, Renz, and the others for Fashion Wars. They had an awesome entry but didn't win, sadly. Afterwards, went to Greenbelt to meet with the girls, Nina and Ashley! Went to Il Ponticello then The Distillery at Makati. Got a bit tipsy pero nothing bad. HAHA. Crazy, crazy night!

Didn't have the time to color coordinate so what's on is on. Wore this vivid blue polo from the father's closet. God, I love that place! HAHAHA And this brown pair of pants went well with the color. Wore boots to give it the extra oomph. And of course, the arm candies. The jacket here is one of my fave's from 5CM, a gift from the mother. 

It's amazing how crazy one night could be! 

More Hippie Than Hip

What I wore:

Chambray polo from Gap (kids! Size XL. HAHA)

Boots from Scene

Jeans from Giordano Concepts

Aviators and accessories from Divisoria

Bag from Marc by Marc Jacobs

So this was what I wore for the Baccalaureate Mass of Class 2012 of UST. I was in no mood to dress up too much that day so I decided to pull on a chambray shirt, my usual black jeans and a pair of black boots. The usual stash of accessories also were in my wrists that day. However, what made this look different is the hippie band I made out of sheer boredom earlier that morning. It's quite random, really. Saw a pair of ribbons and a strand of raffia. Braided it then voila! A hippie band for a non-hippie outfit. HAHA

But really though. It made quite a change in my outfit. Made it a little more laidback, I think. And the balloon! The huge ass balloon was definitely the best accessory I got that day! As you can see, it's quite large; larger than my torso! Totally awesome! 

And if you're wondering what the "C" stands for, it's actually for college. Yep, College. We had 4 balloons, each representing the initials of our college namely CFAD. Yep, I'm the C, baby.

But I think in this case, the C stands for Chic! Definitely chic.