Does This Bow Make Me Feminine Now?

[sorry, got a little side bra here L]

Clip used as Bow Tie: IT Park Bazaar| Pants: Tickled Pink| Shoes: Robertsons

I Wouldn't Mind Dreaming 100 Years With You

My Valentines went a little differently than planned this year...

Sometimes You Find Yourself In The Middle Of Nowhere. And Sometimes, In The Middle Of Nowhere, You Find Yourself

Styling For iFeet

Top: Papaya| Tulle leggings: iFeet| High tops: Reeva

A couple of Saturdays ago, I was invited by iFeet's Jake Laude and Chesca Lu to help out with make up and styling for their 13th collection. I work with Jake and he's practically a brother to me, name calling aside (YO WADDUP, DUUDE!! lol), and I absolutely adore iFeet so my response to this invitation was definitely a no brainer.

Being on a "shorts ban" wasn't such a bad thing on this day cuz I got to whip out my tulle skirt that I've been dying to wear for ages. It was perfect for moving around and running from room to room in between shots plus, I think I looked fuhn-keeeey!

I was really glad to have found this particular piece since it put a really fun twist to the whole silhouette trend that I found to be... too girly for my liking. Hooray for mixing things up! ;)

Here are pictures from that wonderful day:

What I like to call "Organized Chaos"

Putting pins on Rai

I'm no make up artist but I've been to a few classes and youtube has educated me well. In my free time, I enjoy make overs with friends and I have done a few shoots in college. I think this is the only girly thing about me- my love for everything make up! :)

Isn't she gorge??

With Chesca and Rai

I'm the flash!

Check out iFeet's 13th collection here 

Thanks Jake and Chesca! 'Til next time!

Issa, the graphospasmic girl @.@

Sinulog 2013

[White DIY shirt: Carter (P 150.00); Shorts: Folded and Hung; Leather bag: Saki]

PIT SENYOR FROM PAOLO & I!

And from these two crazy boys…

 

I don’t have a whole lot of Sinulog pictures. Yeah, I think I’m smarter than that. I don’t think I was willing to risk breaking my phone and the closest thing I have to a decent camera even for Sinulog. But I am proud to say that I stuck by that decision even when I was drunk and apparently, according to my friends, dancing to no music at all! HAHA.

Sinulog has definitely gotten bigger this year. The streets were more crowded and I hardly recognized anybody- but you know what they say, the bigger the better (more friends to make)! And since I wasn’t able to run into my barkada during the festivities, I stuck with Paolo and his friends from Manila and Cagayan- I’m pretty sure we showed them a good time ;)

 

Look who I met! And we’re still clean!

And then suddenly…

I’m pretty sure Sinulog’s been all the rave on like… every-single-networking-site so instead, I’m going to let my pictures do the talking. You can obviously tell that things went down that night. Haha.

I honestly think that I’ll be good for one more cray-cray mardi gras before I decide to hang my Sinulog whistle in a nice tidy corner (literally). But ‘til then, Sinulog 2013 was the bomb and if you haven’t partied Cebuano style, well, I don’t need to try convince you. You probably already died of jealousy already. Haha.

To next Sinulog and to Cebu!

-Issa

I Swear, There Are No "Orange" Puns In This Post

[Coat: Loalde; Scarf Top: Loalde; Pants: Ayala Department Store; Flats: Old Navy; Watch: Fossil]

ORANGE YOU GLAD? Hahahahaha. Ok, stop. I apologize.

I decided not to get a haircut and to just let my hair grow out. Blogwise, I’d like to believe that I’m making the right choice by giving myself the benefit of endless styling possibilities. On the other hand, I’ll just be another blogger with long straight uncombed hair- but then again, I’d be a blogger with long hair I can use to cover my armpits when I’m in sleeveless tops. AHA! Silver lining, I believe I have found you! [I crack myself up sometimes]

One more rant about my hair problems and I promise, this’ll be the end of it

 

I NEED TO FIX THIS ANNOYING STRAND- it’s always finding its way into my outfit posts. So annoying.. grrr!

On a not-hair-related-note, there’s an interesting story behind my top. Wearing it made me feel so much like a kite and crazy as I am, I spent most of my day running around the office with my arms stretched out pretending to be one! I know I’m too fond of wearing white, even for my own good, but owning pretty tops like this with pretty details makes me feel like a million bucks. Plus, I had a good reason to run around the office which was great (the main reason why I love it)! And not to mention, the cut made me wish I was at the beach- I should’ve considered that before coming in to work.

 

BTW, How’s everyone doing with the SIN TAX bill coming into full blow? I know it’s for a good cause and my lungs will thank the government in the future but I started the week with 10 perfectly shaped nails and by Wednesday, I’ve already bit through 7 of them. Running around the office isn’t something I’m accustomed to, I promise, but it’s better than me battling how many sticks I have to cut in order to eventually quit. TO QUITTING! (I don’t know how many times I’ve said this in my lifetime)

-Issa

8 Ironies

Coat: WAGW; Scarf: Inc. Beach; Dress: SM Kids’ Department; Sandals: Azaleia; Bracelet: Graffities]

1.       I like wearing layers on top of layers, jackets, scarves, stockings and boots. All PERFECT for this tropical weather.

2.       This dog’s name is Barbie. My other dogs name is Meow.
3.       The only reason why I bought this dress is because it reminded me of my Kindergarten uniform (George Washington Elementary School), funny how I remember this when I was only there for 6 months.
4.       I would’ve worn this dress with purple flats and stockings…

5.       But if you look closely, you will see that I had to wear open toed shoes because there is plaster on my big toe.
6.       I ripped it open from WALKING to the ATV. And all the while, Paolo was afraid I would die riding it.

7.       My scarf, which is made for the  cold months was made by Inc. Beach…
8.       This SIN TAX bill is killing me. And I am running out of nails to chew on. 8-)

Not a happy camper,

-Issa

When It Rains, Dress Like It's Snowing

[Brown sweater: Thrifted; Necklace: Gift; Leggings: ISIS; Leg warmers: H&M; Beanie: H&M]

[Apple green sweater: Thirfted; Scarf: WAGW; Boots: Leaveland; Bag: Thrifted]

Took the day off from work cuz my Mitral Valve Prolapse was acting up again and I was having a bad headache. Luckily, it was raining and I’ve been dying to take my leg warmers out again. So, what do you do when you’re home and sick and it’s raining outside? HAVE A BEDROOM SHOOT. Of course, I used my laptop camera cuz I’m low tech like that.

Hello, from my feet and my legwarmers that I wasn't wearing properly. lol

I swear I was born on the wrong side of the earth. I need snow!

-Issa

There Is Something About These Wheels

Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Kasadya sa SRP

http://mycebuphotoblog.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/kasadya-sa-srp-2012/

Babe For Food, Dressing For Smurfs

Before the year ended, I met up with a very dear friend of mine, Justinne Go (aka your BFF in Cebu dinning, the babe for food) for a day of laughs and serious planning.

Luckily enough, she agreed to take my outfit shots and of course, it’s Justinne so I can be my naturally crazy self which explains pictures likes these:

 [Top: IT Park Bazaar, Under Shirt: Thrifted, Pants: Tickled Pink; Shoes: Given]

[Arm Party: Silver heart bracelets: Mom; Brown bracelet: From Alex Ong Oh; Watch: Fossil; Aquamarine necklace worn as bracelet: Forever21]

I was really excited to take this top out after finding it at the IT Park annual Christmas bazaar. I was attracted to the vintage design and the crop cut which, although is already as good as dead, I decided to revive.  And since I wore it to work, I decided to wear it with an undershirt that somehow matched the print of my top and a scarf to mute out the loud print (because I broke the dress code, yet again). On any other day, I would’ve worn this top with high waist shorts and loafers. But then I’d have to get myself high waist shorts first. Meh, I never caught on to that trend- bad me.

 And then there was the picture that made me realize I badly need a haircut. HAHA.

I’m really excited to tell all of you about a collaboration that Justinne and I will be venturing into. What do you think about Fashionable Cooking? Teehee. Although I can’t divulge all the details just yet, I think it would be safest to say that you’ll probably be getting a good laugh from watching me “try” to cook. But then again, I’ll look good doing it ;)

TO 2013 & TO MAKING THINGS HAPPEN!

-Issa

Dressing For 2013

To welcome all you fashion fanatics to the new year, I thought I’d do some research on the next big thing in fashion for the year 2013. Especially since I couldn’t sit well with emerald being the pantone of the year- how do they expect me, a morena at its finest, to stomach emerald? I don’t know yet, but I will try my hardest.

In all honesty, I’m not such a big fan of trends. I like to hold off trends until they’ve died down or before they start or hardly at all. Last year, silhouettes were a really big deal and so were detachable collars, tie-dyed bikers shorts and whatnot- all which until now, I own none of. I’ve always been sort of a sloppy dresser, always in something too big or too boyish, if boho ever made it’s comeback, I’d be a shoe-in!

But I made a promise to start dressing more maturely this year. By this I mean, I promised Paolo I would dress more femininely and until now, I am still trying to figure out what the hell that means. And according to my research, if I am going to abide by any trend, 2013 is going to be that year!

[source: http://weconnectfashion.com/fido/getarticle.fcn?&type=trends&SearchString=S/S+2013&id=737870PW0000094&start=5&tr=8]

PIN UP GIRLS, DRIVING MISS DAISY AND EVERYTHING FANCY SHMANCY!

The 50's are IN and SO AM I!

From the runway

Color palette for 1950's dressing

On other news, here are some of their fashion forecasts:

One way- ALL the way:  Last year’s fashion had to do with a lot of color blocking. Bright hues on top of bright hues and lots of neon. This year, I am glad to say we can all take a break from that a dress down in one colored pieces. Black on black? I am in.

Pattern palooza: I’m guessing this goes beyond the floral patterned pants. I want bold patterned silk pants, I’m thinking Andy Warhol on my jeans and suite then it’ll be a good day!

Futurama drama: If we can’t live it yet (flying cars and teletransporting), then I guess we can always dress it! I guess my metallic pants weren’t such a risqué buy after all. Cannot wait to buy myself these:

Bare-ing it: Mid-riffs, Bralets, Peek-a-boo cut outs. I pass. Or… I baring my back is good enough, right?

In Darkness There Is Light: This year has soo much variety, I’m loving it! We’ve got a lot of mixing and matching going on for this year, folks. There seems to be some romance going on between our brights and blacks- opposites I am willing to work with.

Sporty Spice: 4 words: THIS IS MY YEAR!

Leather It Up: Leather shorts, leather pants, leather skirts, leather dresses, leather tops. I think I just died.

If you’re asking me for my verdict, I would definitely have to say that this year was made for power dressing and making big BIG statements. There is definitely no room for mediocrity when it comes to dressing anymore, people. IT’S TIME TO GO BIG OR GO HOME!

What are you excited for?