The Upper East Side

Went to a fine dining Filipino restaurant near San Miguel Malacanang for a dinner with high school barkada. Casa Roces, formerly a house which turned into this beautiful old style yet highly sophisticated and classic Filipino restaurant.

This is the cleopatra chair available on the 2nd floor. It comes with a mirror beside it, and facing two beautifully designed bathrooms.

This is the sitting area of one of the function rooms above. So classic high society.

This is the beautifully decorated bathroom I was talking about. Can't resist not taking a shot inside it!

Since the restaurant was a bit formal, I opted for a vintage/classy look with a lace halter top and lace mini skirt, with main hues of black and white. I put on a black belt to add more blacks to the almost all-white ensemble. And then, since I was going for a vintage classic look, why not use these amazing silver shoes with glass heels? Love the femme dainty feel of those! 

This is the lace halter top, with a brooch which gives a Victorian feel to the outfit.

And this is the lace mini skirt which matches the top perfectly.

I added some golds to the look to look more accented and defined. These gold cuff and ring adds the Grecian vibe or the goddess feel to my outfit, which adds more sophistication and class.

These are the ah-mazing silver shoes with glass heels. Got them a few years ago from Hong Kong and barely used them. When I prepared this outfit, I just knew that it is time to bring these babies out.

And this is the gang... JACKI!

My seat mate, Audrey.

Kim, me, Audrey, and Jin. (missing Christine)

=)

xoxo

Calliope lace top. Morgan skirt. Staccato heels. Glitterati belt.

Charles and Keith clutch. H&M ring.

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Paint the Town in Pink

It was a work + shopping + dinner with old friends day. I had to wear comfortable yet stylish clothes to feel good during shopping at greenhills and also to look fab at the dinner. I opted for a nice and easy look with a cute top and shorts and comfortable wedges. I paired vintage and dainty accessories to keep my sweet look, and edgy and loud wedges to make a statement. In an ordinary and simple outfit like this, the "papansin" wedges is the statement piece. I felt good the whole day, without worrying that I have compromised or sacrificed my stylish side for comfortable shopping.

FOREVER21 lace top, neck piece, and rings. H&M shorts and wedges. 

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Old English

Romantic. After the scorching glare of the sun has hidden behind the clouds or has gone down and melted to the sea during sunset, all those left in the sky will be stars shining brightly and the moon staring tenderly from above. It's so nice to just lie down on Dedon beds beside the pool at night, look at the sky, breathe the evening breeze and count the seemingly endless diamonds up above. After a long hot day outside, chilling down and retiring at night would be the best part. My favorite part is when all the traffic noises and the heat of the sun dies down and make way for a quiet and romantic night.

This is one of the outfits that I would wear at night. Be it for a high-profile party, or a date, or just hang-out with friends, this outfit is night-out ready. It's elegant, simple, yet stylish. It's a statement outfit that reflects my personality and taste. In my case, I like to stick to black and other neutral or earth tones at night. I reserve my bright hues during the day. And certainly, I am a fan of elegant and sophisticated clothing pieces.

This top reminds me of clothing of women centuries ago. They would wear ball gowns that are corset-type sexy, yet conservative with the sleeves and length of the gown. I love this top because it gives me a nostalgia of those times and is also modern in its shape and texture. I paired it with a brown belt which gives more shape to my outfit.

You have certainly seen me in this pleated mullet skirt for a number of outfits already. I love this for the moment and can't keep my hands off it!

I finished off my look with minimal accessories. A vintage old rose ring, orange gold ring, and a brown one to add color and edge to my look.

Vero Moda top. Forever21 pleated mullet skirt. Vero Moda brown belt. Accessorize pink ring. H&M orange ring. Forever21 brown ring. H&M wedges.

Photos by Michael Hung.

Til my next blog post. I'm off to Hong Kong for my last Eat, Pray, and Love trip! xoxo