Clothes Spin: Blue Stripes [Throwback Thursday]

The husband celebrated his birthday last month, so I thought I'd post a look from his birthday from a couple of years back for this Throwback Thursday. This was from 2011, but I still have and wear this outfit. That night we had dinner at Borough and it was lovely.

Blue and white striped dress from Nectar at The Ramp, blue and brown striped wedges from Lela Rose for Payless

Clothes Spin: Deep Pink and Blue Prints [Throwback Thursday]

It's kind of rainy today, all gloomy and a bit chilly. This weather reminded me of the time when I attended a resort wedding that was supposed have a beach vibe in the middle of December. Unfortunately, it rained a lot that day, but thankfully the dress code called for prints and somehow the cheery outfits some of the guests had on made up for the dismal weather.

Blue and pink printed maxi dress from The Ramp, silver necklace from SM

Clothes Spin: Navy Zara Trousers Love! [Throwback Thursday]

If you know me you would know that I love my Zara trousers. They're completely versatile and can be worn a lot of ways. I have a semi-androgynous style as well, and these pants, which are a bit baggy on top and tapered at the bottom really work for me. I have three colors -- khaki, gray, and navy.

For this Throwback Thursday, I'm taking a stroll back in time and going through the various ways I wore my pair of navy Zara trousers. It's one of the easiest pieces in my closet because I can just throw it on like jeans and go.

Casual Edge

Edgy peep-toe booties made a big difference in this outfit.

Silver circle earrings from Boracay's D'Mall, periwinkle top from Human, Longchamp LM Metal bag in Steel, navy Zara trousers, gray Aldo watch, silver and black knuckle ring from Forever 21, black peep-toe booties from SM Dept. Store   

White and Khaki

It can be worn with just a white t-shirt and brogues.

White t-shirt and beige brogues from Forever 21, black quilted Mango bag, silver Giordano watch

Clothes Spin: What We Wore on that One Hot Summer Day - Our Prenup Session [Flashback Friday]

Hello, Flashback Friday! The hubby and I have finally posted our prenup pics --  One Hot Summer Day -- as well as the behind-the-scenes photos at our wedding blog, That Happy Day. It's only fitting then to document what we wore that day on this blog. 

We wanted a casual prenup. We didn't want it to look like a movie or have magazine poses. We didn't want to act differently from how we would typically act. We also didn't want to have props or wear stuff that we wouldn't usually wear. We just wanted it to show us spending time with each other on a normal day at one of our favorite places, UST -- the place where we first met. 

Our only concept for the shoot was modern color-blocking, which was the overall theme of our wedding. We chose orange and blue outfits, our favorite colors. When he wore a blue top, I wore an orange top, and when I wore something blue, he wore orange. We really went orange and blue all the way, from the proposal day (when we didn't know we wanted blue and orange for our theme yet), to our wedding day.

On A: denim Cotton On shirt, orange jeans and brown sneakers from Forever 21 Men

On J: orange Bayo top, navy Zara trousers, blue and orange Punkberry ribbon flats

Clothes Spin: My Mom's Skirt [Throwback Thursday]

I'm missing my mom so much at the moment. She's in heaven, and well I miss her everyday, every hour, every second, but there are days when it's especially hard. Since it's Throwback Thursday, I'm posting a look that features her skirt, which was one of the few things I kept to remind me of her when she passed away. It's actually my favorite skirt, and I don't wear it often because I don't want it to ever fall apart. It's such a precious thing to me. Picture was taken April last year. 

Black Bench t-shirt, rose ring from SM Dept. Store, gray Aldo watch, wooden bead bracelet with purple hibiscus flowers from The Bead Shop, mom's vintage floral maxi skirt, black Steve Madden satchel, gray gladiator sandals from Greenhills  

Clothes Spin: Dressed-up White [Throwback Thursday]

Time for a Throwback Thursday look post! This is an outfit I wore to an unusual wedding. The guests were all required to wear white -- the girls, white dresses, and the boys, white shirts with khaki pants. That's because the wedding was Star Wars-themed, and the groom wore a Jedi-inspired black suit with bright blue accents, and the bride wore a light lavender gown. (Holla, Jho and Ron!)

The dress code was easy for the hubby, because almost all guys have white shirts and khaki pants in their wardrobe, right? It threw me for a loop though. Aside from the fact that my closet mainly consists of black, gray, blue, and orange clothes, I'm not really fond of white. I can be such a klutz and white is too high-maintenance for me. It also reminded me of Lo from the MTV Show Laguna Beach, when she said something like, "I would love a cute white dress, but I haven't found any. All white dresses I've seen are either too tacky or trashy." That was actually exactly what happened. I had a hard time finding anything that looked modern and wasn't made of lace (too itchy for me).

I like sartorial challenges though, so even if I was tempted to just ignore the dress code, I didn't give up. Eventually, I found a dress that suited my taste -- at SM, surprisingly, after scouring so many stores. Although it had a modern cut, I needed to give it another dimension. I put on silver accessories to dress it up, but my shoes added a pop of color and casual vibe to the outfit, since the boys were in khaki pants and all. Here go the pics, plus outfit deets for the hubby (my boyfriend at the time) and a couple of pics of us at the wedding under the cut.

Silver necklace and white dress from SM Dept. Store, silver bracelet bought from a cousin, silver heart connector ring bought from a friend, silver and white Giordano watch, paint splash Jellybean wedges