Fashion Illustration by Jean Yu of Anything Goes

 Tartans and plaids were the main print and trend at Fall 2013 and at Topshop- for which I bought this gorgeous pants. Question: Is this appropriate enough for a Sunday mass? Hahaha. Cause I wore this to mass, and maybe you guys would disagree or not, I took the chance. These plaid/tartan pants remind of a pair of pajamas my mother owns and though, these pants are skin-tight, they feel comfortable. I'm leaning toward the grungy-androgynous kind of style in this outfit, that I hope I did. 

What came in the mail, as well, is this silver hologram clutch ~ which are on trend right now, too ~ so I took this clutch for a spin, even if it was for Church. 

 The spaghetti strap of this basic tank was too loose for me not too notice so I knotted it and made it fit~ it turned it pretty...swell, I think. Accessories fell short, only wearing pearl earrings since I haven't bought any new accessories yet. But still looks good though, despite minimalist jewelries. 

School is pretty much over, one week left before summer. I pretty much just want to get a good night's sleep and get the daily dose of an  8-hour sleep. This would also mean summer photos, Manila trips and outfit shots. Yipee!!!

Top from Forever 21, Pants from Topshop, Clutch from Love Eyecandy

I actually got the courage to show a bit of midriff and back. I'm not much of skin-baring style kind of person; but the top was too cute not to buy. So I thought, why not? I took a risk- in a way.

I thought of going ethnic/tribal with this ensemble because the yellow midriff top looked good "ethnic enough" to pair with my "tribal paisley" printed skated skirt. I added my favorite turquoise necklace- which always reminds me of Pocahontas and her turquoise necklace in the movie- to add more color to the outfit because I love adding colors onto colors.  So you could say this outfit was inspired a little bit of Pocahontas.

Now the back~ the back was the statement of this whole outfit. I decided to put my hair in a ponytail to emphasize the ribbon detail at the back so everyone can witness it. Haha! Adding more to skin-baring phenomena, I showed a little bit of midriff- sans abs line- and kept the shoes into a minimalistic black open-toed sandals. 

Top from Binkydoodles, Shoes from Charles and Keith

 

Till next post,

Shannen 

xx

I am totally obsessed with the red-lips frenzy nowadays. You'd find my MAC Ruby Woo in my bag all the time. I love it. I donned my first red-lips look back on the last week of December in Manila. What better way to end the year than red lips, blue striped outfit and gold shoes? 

My other obsession now is my bowler hat that I got from What A Girl Wants. The hat matches every outfit I wear, whether classic look or the grungy type. So apparently bowler hats aren't just for the hipsters huh? I just threw this ensemble on without having second thoughts. I love prints; so stripes on stripes wasn't much of a better. And adding some gold shoes to top it off, just stood me out. (I think?)

 Sidenote: I loved taking outfit shots in my aunt's neighborhood back in Manila. Clean and not-so-spacious but decent-looking roads sufficed for a little photoshoot.

Top from Mango, Skirt from SM Department, Bowler Hat from WAGW, Shoes from Cole Vintage

Shannen 

xx